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Childcare & Early Education Health Care Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

10/24/25

October is Head Start Awareness Month and it’s a chance to reflect on 60 years of an impactful, groundbreaking program it is for millions of children and families throughout the nation. Launched in 1965 as a comprehensive child development program, Head Start has been the most important social and educational program for children, families, and communities that the United States has ever undertaken. MomsRising's new Head Start Storybook uplifts just some of the incredible Head Starts experiences of parents, families, children and providers over the last 60 years, as it provided childcare access and comprehensive services to more than 38 million children and their families.

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S. Nadia Hussain

Health Care Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

10/23/25

Some disabilities are visible. Others are not. Disability is diverse. It includes mobility, physical, sensory, and developmental differences, as well as chronic illness, mental health conditions, and neurodivergence. But whether visible or invisible, women with disabilities are working, parenting,...

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Diarra Diouf

Maternal Justice Reproductive Justice

10/22/25

It’s one thing to stop sending aid to low-income countries. But to burn almost $10 million dollars worth of products meant to go to those countries, is quite another. Taxpayers have already paid for these products. These products are not expired. Women around the world need them. And many...

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Gina Arias

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration MomsRising Paid Family Leave Parenting & Families Podcast Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

10/20/25

On the radio show this week we dive into cuts to special education, hearing directly from an educator about how these cuts impact students. We hear about Latina Equal Pay Day and the policies that would help close the wage gap, including paid family & medical leave, funding for child care, and...

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Health Care

10/20/25

“We went from a family of three to four, double income to single. We have a plan through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that only costs us $168 per month and it's a godsend compared to the $1000+ we were paying. Everyone should have affordable health insurance!” - K, Colorado Mom Health care costs...

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Felicia Burnett

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

10/16/25

You’re not imagining things when you look at prices and find yourself gasping out loud. Moms across the country are sounding the alarm — and MomsRising is turning that frustration into power.

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Nate White

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

10/16/25

Trump and Republicans in Congress have shut down the government instead of fixing the health care crisis they created—and we’re not staying quiet. On October 18th, hundreds of thousands of people across the country will come together to say NO KINGS! Will you join us? Here’s the latest update: We’...

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MomsRising Near You

10/14/25

Welcome to the October 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 (Scroll down!)—a monthly toolkit that will arrive in your inbox to provide you and your community...

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Lauren Hipp

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Gun Safety Health Care MomsRising Podcast Politics & Policy

10/06/25

On the radio show this week we dive into Trump’s Health Care Shutdown, with Republicans refusing to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits that make health insurance affordable for millions of families. We also hear about Head Start, and what recent attacks, delayed grants, and reduced staff means...

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Families & The Federal Budget

10/02/25

NEWS UPDATE! President Trump and Republicans in Congress just shut down the government as they continue to push a partisan spending bill that will cause Americans’ health care costs to soar. SIGN to tell Republican leaders in Congress: Reopen the government by passing a funding bill that reverses...

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