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June 15, 2025

This Sunday, families will presumably gather to honor the fathers and father figures in their lives; they’ll celebrate fatherhood and paternal bonds and the influence of fathers in society. Maybe they’ll be a special dinner, maybe they’ll be gifts of socks, ties, “the best dad ever” aprons, and...

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Namatie Mansaray

Health Care Military Families

June 12, 2025

“My husband and I are both on fixed incomes due to being 100% disabled veterans. My adopted son, who is now 7 years old, is autistic and has ADHD. Medicaid is our saving grace for our son.” - Victoria in Arizona Medicaid—a healthcare program that is a lifeline for over 72 million people in the U.S—...

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Felicia Burnett

MomsRising Near You

June 11, 2025

Welcome to the June Dispatch! Thank you for being a part of our growing, powerful Moms Next Door program! What’s the Moms Next Door Dispatch? Each month, you’ll receive the Moms Next Door Dispatch (Scroll down!)—a monthly toolkit that will arrive in your inbox to provide you and your community with...

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Jeannina Perez

Immigration

June 11, 2025

Across the country, we are watching in horror as moms are torn away from their babies and kids. [1] [2] [3] Just last week, a prominent and beloved union president - a U.S. citizen - was injured and detained by ICE agents. [4] And many members of Congress have been denied entry into ICE facilities...

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Linda Stone

In-Person Event

Health Care

June 10, 2025

These are challenging times with unprecedented attacks on the people and communities we hold dear. The U.S. House's budget bill will have devastating consequences, which is why we must kill this "Big, Bad, Betrayal Bill” in Congress. Join us in this fight by attending an "Our Health Over Corporate...

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Felicia Burnett

Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Parenting & Families Podcast Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages Reproductive Justice

June 9, 2025

On the radio show this week, we dive into the attacks on Planned Parenthood and how the Republican budget could close 200 health centers and impact over a million people's access to reproductive health care. We hear about the unprecedented emergency happening right now to our democracy and how the...

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Maternal Justice

June 4, 2025

May was Maternal Mental Health Month and to close the month out I sat down with Carrie Banks to discuss the mental health challenges faced by moms in rural communities of the United States. Carrie is the Peer Support Programs Director at Postpartum Support International. After the birth of her...

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Gina Arias

"Moms wish Happy Birthday to Head Start that has served 38 million kids & families!"

Childcare & Early Education

May 23, 2025

Happy Birthday Head Start! May 18th marked the 60th anniversary of the groundbreaking Head Start program, which has provided opportunity and care to more than 38 MILLION children and their families over the last six decades! View this post on Instagram A post shared by MomsRising.org (@momsrising)...

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Hanna Addis

Our Stories

Arielle speaking at a podium in front of the Capitol

Health Care

May 23, 2025

MomsRising, Families Over Billionaires, and a dozen other partners held a rally outside the Capitol just hours before House Republicans passed their budget and tax bill. Our member Arielle spoke to the crowd about the impacts this bill will have on her family. Here is her story: My name is Arielle...

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Felicia Burnett