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This 4th of July, we’re raising our voices to make it easier and more affordable for families to build good lives. Add your name to the Mom Declaration for Life, Liberty, and Happiness! We’ll deliver it to Congress so they know what we expect them to be working toward.
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July 3, 2026
This July 2026 Moms Next Door Dispatch offers five powerful ways to take action, from fighting healthcare and food assistance cuts to exploring creative "craftivism." Discover mutual aid gardening tips, inspiring community book recommendations, and upcoming virtual meetups to help you connect and grow your local village.
Overview We are currently in a child care crisis. Parents and families are struggling to find and afford child care in their communities. Meanwhile, child care providers are struggling to stay afloat while making poverty-level wages. The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), which provides essential federal child care funding to states, is desperately underfunded and not designed to address the full scope of this crisis. For those who can access it, CCDF is a critical lifeline, providing...
Phew! Summer break for our littlest learners (and those not-so-little anymore!) is here in full force. I hope you and all parents, aunties, grandparents and caregivers alike will get a much-needed break from the school year hustle – and a real chance to breathe – but there’s something brewing in our collective future that I want to make sure we’re talking about proactively. While more and more families across WA are struggling to stay afloat in Donald Trump’s economy of tariffs and inflation,...
Florida's 2026 Primary Election is fast approaching. Because Florida operates as a closed primary state, voters must register or update their political party affiliation by July 20, 2026, to vote in party-specific primaries. Read on to find the full schedule of deadlines, including how to request vote-by-mail ballots, when to access early voting windows, and what to expect on Primary Election Day.
This 4th of July, we’re raising our voices to make it easier and more affordable for families to build good lives. Add your name to the Mom Declaration for Life, Liberty, and Happiness! We’ll deliver it to Congress so they know what we expect them to be working toward.
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Together
July 3, 2026
We're thrilled to welcome the newest class of MomsRising Beacon leaders! This year marks our largest Beacon network yet, with 97 volunteer leaders stepping up to strengthen communities and build power for families across the country—including 25 new Beacons and 72 Hub Leaders. The Beacon Program is a vibrant community of parent and caregiver advocates who are passionate about creating a better future for all families. Together, they support one another, collaborate across states, and partner...
4 years after Dobbs, reproductive health care is under constant attack. Tell Congress to protect safe access to abortion and maternal care.
This year’s New York State budget includes significant investments for families, but as moms, dads and caregivers know— child care is so much more than universal pre-k, and we need to make sure that our lawmakers understand that!
