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Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

09/29/17

I do not remember when I made the decision to raise my daughter bilingual. I only know that it was natural to talk to her in my first language since she was born and to make our household a bilingual one. My husband, who only knows a handful of words and phrases in Spanish, speaks to her in mostly...

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Yda Balcazar-Corey

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Health Care Podcast

09/29/17

What’s going on with the NFL, #TakeAKnee, and protecting the health of althletes; we hear the latest on health care fight and what you can do to hold the line; find out about lead in our water and what you can do; and get the lowdown on the Arc's recent Paid Family and Medical Leave report ! *...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security

09/28/17

If you're raising kids today, it can be easy to focus on the negative. And it's no wonder: Thanks to the 24-hour news cycle, social media, cell phone notifications -- and even sources you wouldn't expect, like Instagram and YouTube -- kids are immersed in doom and gloom . Consider their world: The...

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Caroline Knorr

Family Economic Security MomsRising Paid Sick Days

09/28/17

Exciting things are afoot in Duluth. Spoiler alert: it’s something that’s a win-win-win for working families, businesses, and the Duluth economy. >>> I’m talking about earned sick and safe time for Duluth!

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Sara Alcid

Health Care

09/27/17

Good afternoon. My name is Suzanne Garwood and I live in Arlington, Virginia. I am a dedicated MomsRising member because the health care this organization is working to protect matters deeply to my family. My husband and I have two children with Down’s syndrome – a 14-year-old son and a 12 year-old...

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Suzanne Garwood

Health Care

09/27/17

Thank you for having me here today. My name is Jamie Davis Smith. I’m a proud MomsRising member from Washington, DC and the mother of four young children, including my wonderful 11-year-old Claire. Claire was born with a serious genetic disorder. Her heart is in the wrong place and part of her...

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Jamie Davis Smith

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising

09/27/17

At a time when our country is experiencing unprecedented income inequality, with the rich getting richer and working families struggling to put food on the table and afford child care and college, the Trump administration and House and Senate Republican leaders today offered a plan that provides...

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Health Care

09/27/17

Rylin's daughter wrote this essay for college applications. Although Graham-Cassidy has been defeated and the Affordable Care Act continues to protect families' health care, the Rodgers' family story makes clear how important health care is--and reminds us that sharing our stories can help change...

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Rylin Rodgers

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Childcare & Early Education

09/27/17

“I’m frustrated that our childcare costs more than our rent AND our car payments COMBINED.” - Christina Each day at MomsRising we hear from people like Christina who are struggling to find high-quality, affordable early learning opportunities, like childcare and Pre-K for little ones. I’m sure you’...

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security

09/27/17

143 hours. That’s how much time I spent without electricity after Hurricane Irma hit Central Florida. We had a generator and could run to the gas station whenever it needed gas, though. We also had cases and cases of water, food, and medicine. Communications were in and out and I could barely speak...

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