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11/10/17

Serving in the United States Army, comes with a great commitment and sacrifice. Many young people register to serve the armed forces as soon as they turn 18 years old, when they are just beginning to live their lives and with their commitment also come some excellent rewards. I was one of those...

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Meryland Cuevas

Family Economic Security Health Care

11/09/17

It’s November, and you know what that means… Open Enrollment! This year, Open Enrollment is shorter than ever (November 1st to December 15th), so we want to make sure all of your questions are answered. Last week MomsRising hosted a #WellnessWed tweetchat about Open Enrollment and our guests...

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Isabella Higgins

MomsRising MomsVote Politics & Policy

11/09/17

The election results from November 7, 2017, are really exciting - and encouraging for women. In early results, 45 women trained to run for state and local office by VoteRunLead were on the ballot from Kansas to Minnesota to New York! And they’re making history! Thirty-one women who trained with...

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Erin Vilardi

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

11/09/17

Over one million young children and pregnant women are served by Head Start every year in centers, family homes, and in family childcare homes in urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout the country. Head Start and Early Head Start serve a diverse group of children and families – 38% are...

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Abbie Gately

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food!

11/09/17

There are few things more gut-wrenching for a mother, than having to put your child to bed hungry. This should not be happening in America, yet more than 1 in 6 children live in food insecure households in this country. SNAP Adult Working.jpg Anti-hunger programs like the Supplemental Nutrition...

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Abbie Gately

Breastfeeding Families & The Federal Budget Food!

11/09/17

WIC is a short-term program shown to improve health outcomes in babies, including improving birth weights and reducing infant mortality rates, as well as stronger outcomes for moms in managing weight gain in pregnancy, prolonging breastfeeding duration, and helping moms access breastfeeding support...

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Abbie Gately

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Maternal Justice

11/08/17

We need YOU to speak out in order to stop this awful tax bill that hurts our families and our economy. Here are 5 ways you can quickly take action!

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Elyssa Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Maternal Justice

11/08/17

It’s shocking when you think about it. Gridlock and political games in Congress have resulted in both the Children’s Health Insurance and Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting programs (CHIP and MIECHV) to lapse. *Sign now! Tell Congress: Our kids are not a political football! Continue...

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Felicia Burnett

Politics & Policy

11/08/17

The day began in a white pantsuit; it ended in a deluge of tears. It’s hard to believe That Tuesday in November fell one year ago. One year, really? For some it feels like yesterday; for others, it seems like … I don’t know, four years already? That beautiful, surreal day – it started with such...

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Rabbi Jaclyn Cohen

Politics & Policy

11/08/17

Things are never as simple as you want them to be , I realized. Today, right now, we need to fight with everything we have to make this broken world better for all Americans, especially those far more vulnerable than you. By November my husband and I had long since decided to move back home to...

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Rabbi Jaclyn Cohen