Childcare & Early Education

July 19, 2023

To-wen is a mom and journalist based in California. She has been a MomsRIsing member for a decade! Through the years, To-wen has participated in a number of MomsRising actions and was part of MomsRising's inaugural RISERS cohort in 2021-2022. We asked To-wen to share a bit about how her advocacy...

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Diana Limongi

Childcare & Early Education

July 14, 2023

Summer is in full swing – kids are out of school and while we’d like it to be all popsicles, playgrounds, and making memories, the fact is: families in Iowa and across the country continue with the childcare struggle-juggle and rising costs make making ends meet more difficult than ever before.

MomsRising Together

Lauren Hipp

Childcare & Early Education

July 12, 2023

Are you a parent or caregiver who has children or works with children ages five and under? Are you interested in helping lawmakers understand what families in the USA need? Are you interested in building power in your local community? If you answered YES to these questions then being a RISER might be for you! We’re excited to announce that the RISERS Parent Leadership program application period is now open for the 2023-2024 year!

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Diana Limongi

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Maternal Justice MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

July 7, 2023

Introducing our new cohort of powerful and dynamic Washington State MomsForce fellows!

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Sara Alcid

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Parenting & Families Social & Emotional Development

July 4, 2023

At such a critical time around the country for diverse books and the increase in book bans, we have been empowering families and caregivers to advocate in partnership with the Diverse Books for All coalition. States like Florida, Texas, South Carolina, and more have experienced active removal of...

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Monica Mahecha

Childcare & Early Education Immigration

June 29, 2023

June is Immigrant Heritage Month but as a proud daughter of immigrants, I celebrate the contributions of immigrants EVERY DAY! And as a mother to children who are children of an immigrant, and grandchildren of immigrants, it is really important for me that they know how important immigrants are to...

MomsRising Education Fund

Diana Limongi

Woman holds her baby up in the air as the sun sets behind them on the beach

Childcare & Early Education

June 22, 2023

There have been a few versions of songs called Cruel Summer, from Bananarama in the 80s to Taylor Swift in the 2000s and though they are total bops, they can unfortunately also be a theme song for the fact that summer can be exceedingly cruel on the wallets of families around the country.

MomsRising Together

S. Nadia Hussain

Pride Month

LGBTQ+ FAMILIES DESERVE SAFE AND WELCOMING CHILD CARE

Childcare & Early Education Parenting & Families Politics & Policy

June 15, 2023

Take a moment to envision a beautiful future where families and children are happy and thriving. Where inclusion and compassion are core community values and caregivers are supported as together we build the strong foundation needed to truly uplift our future generations. What would this strong,...

MomsRising Education Fund

S. Nadia Hussain

Sign on!

Childcare & Early Education

June 15, 2023

So the new numbers are in and it’s not looking great. According to the annual Kids Count data released yesterday , Florida ranks 31st in child well-being and lack of high-quality, affordable child care is playing into that. I don’t know about you, but I’m not surprised. I am FEELING the child care...

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Jeannina Perez

Childcare & Early Education

June 8, 2023

Moms, dads, caregivers, early educators, and child care advocates from around New York State have been sounding the alarm saying for years that our child care system is broken, a fact and lived-reality that only became much worse as a result of three years of a global pandemic. This storybook "New...

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Diana Limongi