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The devastation facing western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene is impossible to comprehend. Since this catastrophe began, the people, families, and communities of western North Carolina, alongside those impacted by the tornado in Rocky Mount, have been on our minds and in our hearts. MomsRising has members in all 100 NC counties, including every single area impacted. To those of you affected, know that we are with you and people all across the state and nation are aching to find...
On the radio show this week we dive into what was said (and not said) in the first Presidential debate between Harris and Trump; then we cover some dramatic wins that the Biden - Harris Administration have been moving forward for parents - and how your voice is making a positive difference; after that we close the show hearing about a new study that identifies the root causes and solutions related to childhood poverty – and we also hear how solving childhood poverty lifts families everywhere,...
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September 24, 2024
Every family deserves access to high-quality, nutritious food to keep our children healthy and happy. The USDA recently released data on U.S. household food security from 2023 , finding one in SEVEN households (13.5 percent) in America struggled with hunger. The rates of food insecurity were higher for Black (23.3 percent) and Latinx (21.9 percent) U.S. households compared to the rate of White non-Latinx U.S. households (9.9 percent). A staggering ONE in FIVE U.S. children experienced hunger in...
Time flies–my 11-year-old started his first year in middle school last month. Between schoolwork, swim team practice, Math Olympiad, and violin lessons, he’s so busy that he can hardly breathe. But these are all his own choices–I tried to help him cut down on some activities, but he wouldn’t hear of it. Now with the back-to-school season waning, he’s started to complain, “I’m so tired after swim team practice, and I still have to do math! Can you just wash my swimsuit?” Or, “I have to practice...
The current narrative around Gen Z is that we are uneducated, unmotivated, and uncaring about elections. This is simply untrue! Research has shown that Gen Z's voter turnout in 2022 was higher than that of Gen Xers and Millennials when they made up the age 18-24 voting block¹. It is well past time to include and support the positions and solutions poised by Gen Z. We are engaged, educated, motivated, and this month, we came together in a powerful way to raise our voices, share our stories, and...
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September 18, 2024
MomsRising and MamásConPoder are thrilled to announce our fifth cohort of Washington State MomsForce fellows.
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On August 19 the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published the application for Parole in Place for undocumented immigrant spouses, and stepchildren, of U.S. citizens. This is part of a June announcement by the Biden Administration to keep families together . Under this policy announcement, an estimated 500,000 spouses could stay in the U.S. with their families while obtaining legal status. People who are undocumented and married to U.S. citizens will be able to apply for work permits...
Our Child Care 101 Blog Series focuses on informing and educating voters who want to support child care What designates an area as a child care desert, what even is a child care desert? According to our friends at the Center for American Progress, a child care desert is “any census tract with more than 50 children under age 5 that contains either no child care providers or so few options that there are more than three times as many children as licensed child care slots.” 51% of the population...
