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This August we are celebrating National Breastfeeding Month recognizing the strength of families, the power of community, and the policies that make breastfeeding possible. This year’s National Breastfeeding Month theme, RISE: Resilience, Interdependence, Self-Determination, and Empowerment, reminds us that no family should have to navigate their feeding journey alone. Breastfeeding doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Families’ ability to meet their breastfeeding goals is shaped by the support they...
Welcome to the August 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—a monthly toolkit that will arrive in your inbox to provide you and your community with ideas on how to self-organize and take action, how to process and make sense of all that’s going on, AND how to remain calm, find joy in community, and recharge as we build a brighter future! Want to receive...
At a Glance Mombassador and RISER Jean Nguyen reflects on the impact of increased presence of immigration enforcement, family detention centers, and ICE has had on disrupting the safety and livelihood of families, and what she is doing to take action in protecting and sharing stories from our immigrant communities. Over 65,000 people presently in ICE detention and 460,000 have been held in detention since the beginning of Trump’s presidential term , with more than 6,300 children, toddlers, and...
Families are feeling the economic squeeze, and Congress should be focused on lowering costs — not making it harder for eligible Americans to vote. Instead, some lawmakers are once again pushing the anti-voter SAVE America Act.
On Moms’ Equal Pay Day, mothers in the United States still earn just 64 cents for every dollar paid to fathers. Comprehensive paid family and medical leave is a proven, high-impact policy solution to close the wage gap and support working families across the nation.
Thanks so much for your interest in the national “Stop the Squeeze” project! We’re so glad you’re with us! *All the How-To notes and tools are below when you scroll down. What’s happening? Like you, we’re fed up! Every time we check out at the grocery store, open a utility bill, fill the gas tank, or pay for health care and child care, or even look at our own impossible calendars, we feel it: Moms are being squeezed to the breaking point. But this is the weird thing. (Well, maybe not so weird...
The Essentials Mombassador Nathalie Demirdjian-Rivest discusses the unique challenges faced by mothers in the United States, from soaring costs to globally substandard social policies. Nathalie shares her personal experience of being a working mother, juggling caregiving and professional commitments. The $2,220 Child Tax Credit is inadequate compared to the “baby tax” of raising a child under current economic conditions. Social policies including universal child care, paid family leave,...
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Your first Florida Moms’ Seal of Approval Child Care champions have been awarded and we don’t want you to miss your chance to meet them! The Moms’ Seal of Approval on Child Care is mom made and mom moved. That means MomsRising moms have been in the driver's seat and are working to make child care a top election issue. As Florida gears up for the August 18th primary, showing up and getting to know local candidates for office is more important than ever. Meeting candidates face-to-face is one of...
On the radio show this week, we start by exploring a powerful new documentary film from Moms First that highlights structural barriers and challenges mothers face in America. After that, we discuss the concerning attacks on vital food, nutrition, and healthcare programs – and how to counter misleading narratives. Next, we delve into critical issues like the childcare and affordability crisis. Finally, we close the show with insights from a new book on how to transition from mere presence to impactful power.
