First Ever NYC High Road Restaurant Week!

Posted April 23, 2014 by Migdalia Rivera Like many people, I enjoy eating out. It not only gives me a break from cooking, it allows me to savor dishes I would never know how to create on my own. In my eyes, that was a win-win, until I discovered the dismal conditions restaurant workers endure. Reality: Restaurant workers face 3x the poverty [...]

via Ebony: The Coolest Black Family in America, No. 40

Posted April 23, 2014 by Kristin Congratulations to MomsRising.org Senior Campaign Director Monifa Bandele and her husband Lumumba Bandele on being named one of Ebony's "Coolest Black Families in America"! Check out the spectacular Ebony profile article below that spans from activism to romance, to having and raising kids, to making your own rules, and more. It's a must read: Ebony: The Coolest Black Family in America, [...]

#FoodFri Tweetchat: Healthy Workplaces + Meetings = Healthy YOU

Posted April 23, 2014 by Migdalia Rivera TweetchatMany of us spend the majority of our day at work and much of that time is spent in meetings. If workplaces and meetings don't provide supportive environments, with healthy food and opportunities for physical activity, it can be hard to be healthy during the workday. This #FoodFri, @MomsRising will be joined by @American_Heart, and [...]

Once You Work from Home, There's No Going Back

Posted April 23, 2014 by Elisa Batista SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Yesterday was one of those moments, in which I felt my life come full circle. Almost 11 years ago, I left a reporting job in San Francisco to be home with my newborn son…and to be on the lookout for a job that I could do from home. I freelanced for a [...]

Sex Education 2.0

Posted April 22, 2014 by Leslie Kantor By Leslie Kantor, Vice President of Education, Planned Parenthood Federation of America If your teen is anything like mine, it can be nearly impossible to get him away from his phone! Knowing that it’s such an integral part of their lives, and that teens want to get information on their phones from trustworthy sources instantaneously, [...]

Did this mom have to die?

Posted April 22, 2014 by Nina Perez Take Action The answer is no. Charlene Dill, a Florida mom of three, died on March 21st while working one of three part-time jobs—and her passing could have been prevented if the Florida Legislature had simply acted in time. Florida state leaders have chosen not to expand Medicaid health coverage for thousands of Floridians—rejecting 15 million dollars, [...]

On Earth Day: Help Get Toxic Chemicals Out of Children’s Products

Posted April 22, 2014 by Michelle Noehren One of my favorite quotes relating to environmental health is this: It's true. One thing every human being has in common is that we all grew in our mother's bodies. Our mother's womb is the place we first existed and we relied on her (and her body) for nourishment and safety. But what if, unbeknownst [...]

Our kids need to talk about mental health

Posted April 21, 2014 by Mary Jacksteit Txt Msg Action!Finding ways for our kids to talk about mental illness and mental health is really important.  I live near Washington DC and had to read last week about a local high school with 6 suicides in the past two years. Two of the kids were 15 years old. Imagining the pain of the parents of [...]