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05/16/25

Georgia's legislative session ended on Friday, April 4, 2025, and families, educators, and advocates across the state had reasons to celebrate and stay alert for what’s to come. Because of the hard work of communities, volunteers, and advocacy organizations, significant wins were secured, including...

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Kristen Wilder

Immigration

05/15/25

Trump's ICE agents have pushed and shoved members of Congress, detained the mayor of the largest city of New Jersey without due process, and have arrested a judge! What’s next? Who is next? Tell Congress to stop cutting programs like Medicaid for families to pay for ICE’s human rights abuses. Now...

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S. Nadia Hussain

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

05/15/25

The Trump administration wants women to have more babies, and is considering pronatalist policies such as awarding $5,000 for every birth. But real moms find this "baby bonuses" unattractive, saying what they really want is universal healthcare and affordable childcare.

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To-wen Tseng

Immigration

05/14/25

The Trump administration and Congressional Republicans are pushing forward a devastating budget proposal—and we must rise to stop it. This budget would cut more than $880 billion from Medicaid, slashing healthcare access for low-income families. It also targets critical programs that working...

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Linda Stone

Our Stories

Food!

05/14/25

Last week, our member, Meghan Hullinger from West Virginia, shared her story with the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture Democrats at a press conference about the importance of SNAP for her family. Here is her story: My name is Meghan Hullinger, and I’m a proud member of MomsRising. I am a single...

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Felicia Burnett

MomsRising Near You

05/13/25

Welcome to the May Dispatch! Thank you for being a part of our growing, powerful Moms Next Door program! QUOTE OF THE MONTH: "Hope is a Discipline." - Mariame Kaba What’s the Moms Next Door Dispatch? Each month, you’ll receive the Moms Next Door Dispatch (Scroll down!)—a monthly toolkit that will...

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Lauren Hipp

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration MomsRising Near You

05/13/25

Thanks to our collective action, Republican leadership has been forced to delay their plans to cut essential programs to fund tax breaks for the billionaires and human rights abuses. But the fight is far from over—and we need your voice now more than ever. ***Send a letter to the editor telling...

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Linda Stone

Health Care

05/09/25

Send a letter to the editor to say: Hands off Medicaid! Right now, Congress is debating a budget that would cut $880 billion from Medicaid—a health care program that is a lifeline for over 72 million Americans. This critical program helps families stay healthy and financially stable, and it also...

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Sue Anne Reed

Maternal Justice

05/07/25

The destruction of numerous federal services and programs has begun and mothers and children are amongst the main targets of this Administration. No amount of rhetoric about family values can erase the fact that Congressional Republican leaders and the Administration are aiming to dismantle several...

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Gina Arias

Mental Health Month

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Health Care Parenting & Families

05/07/25

Today marks six years since my dad died by suicide. In the months following his death, I wrote an article about the weight of suicide, the grip of shame, and the power of silence. It was my attempt to make sense of something that felt impossible to understand. I wrote about love, pain, and the...

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