As a parent, one of your worst nightmares is not being able to provide for your children. Unfortunately, it’s a nightmare that’s come true for far too many North Carolina parents in recent years due to no fault of their own. With the fifth highest unemployment rate in the nation, tens of thousands of North [...]
Lots of schools are out for Election Day, so it’s the perfect opportunity to show your kids why voting is important. And what could be more fun than celebrating with your friends? That’s why NC MomsRising has partnered with Kids Voting NC to encourage families to celebrate Election Day with a voting party for your [...]
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…. a North Carolina Stroller Brigade for Safer Chemicals! If you happened to be in downtown Raleigh, NC last week, you would have been in for quite a treat. It’s rare to see a super hero strolling down the city streets, let alone a whole parade going by with [...]
Backpack? (Check!) Number 2 pencils? (Check!) Crayons and Kleenex? (Check!) It’s back-to-school time and with it comes the always fun school supply shopping trip! Over the next few weeks many of us will find ourselves crowded into the aisles of our local stores, looking for the best deals on notebooks and pencils as we try [...]
Superheroes are an everyday occurrence at my house. As the mother of a small boy, I seem to be constantly stepping on Batman or Superman wherever I turn. But this week I’ve found myself yearning for a real hero who can come to the rescue and save a wonderful preschool and kindergarten program that has [...]
Yesterday my family was proud to join other children and moms braving the 100 degree heat to hold a lemonade stand at the General Assembly raising money for education and other kids’ programs cut in the current budget proposal. Unfortunately, in addition to raising some much needed money for the state budget, our children learned [...]
The long, lazy days of summer are slowly winding to a close and school supply lists are starting to pop up in mailboxes across NC. In amongst the crayons, glue, and binders our kids will need this fall, there’s the ever present request for Kleenex. If you’re like me, you groan a little every time [...]
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