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Gun Safety Maternal Justice MomsRising Parenting & Families Social & Emotional Development

06/25/24

Are you an artist or creative? Do you have ideas on what our communities need to thrive and build a sense of safety and belonging? If so, we invite you to join the MomsRising coloring/drawing for a community safety challenge! MomsRising has been working at the local, state, and federal levels to...

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Kelsey Reyes

Pride Month

MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

06/25/24

Happy Pride from the other Washington - or as we like to say, the better Washington. Washington State may be a small corner of the country, but the MomsRising community here is a mighty force for change. This Pride month, we’re celebrating two big wins that the Risers championed in the 2024 state...

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Maggie Humphreys

Podcast

06/24/24

On the radio show this week, we cover Pride Month, why equality for all is essential, and how it’s past time to end gun violence; then we hear the latest from the Women’s March about the fights for our rights and how you can get involved; next we get the inside scoop about the current state of...

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MomsRising

Pride Month

Parenting & Families

06/20/24

House in the Cerulean Sea House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune is an absolute gem of a novel! Linus Baker works as a type of social worker who examines orphanages for magical youth. When he is given a unique assignment that challenges his internal biases, he finds himself outgrowing the world he...

MomsRising Education Fund

Desirée Peterson

Pride Month

A group of teenagers of various ethnicities and genders smiles at the camera

Parenting & Families

06/18/24

I'm an adolescent mental health provider, and I’d like to share an exercise with you. If you’re cisgender and heterosexual, take a moment and see if you can imagine the idea of being gay in your mind. If you’re cisgender and gay, see if you can imagine the idea of being straight in your mind. Could you do it?

MomsRising Education Fund

Alexis Bleich, LCSW, MA

Podcast

06/17/24

On the radio show this week, we cover the Fellowship for Liberated Futures to support the healing, wellness, and wellbeing of Black women and femmes who are on the frontlines leading justice-focused work across the social sector – and dive into the importance of rest to rise (and also share some...

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Childcare & Early Education

06/17/24

There was a time not that long ago where child care was essentially ignored as a national crisis even though this system has been broken for decades. For too long child care has been unaffordable and unattainable for too many families with many paying a third of their take home pay to child care...

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S. Nadia Hussain

Pride Month

Parenting & Families

06/13/24

Publishers, over the last decade, have increasingly invested in LGBTQ books for teens. There are so many stories out there now, and so many good ones. Choosing only five was almost impossible, until I decided to go with a few older books that have really stuck with me. So, here are five young LGBTQ books that live rent-free in my head and in my heart.

MomsRising Education Fund

Desirée Peterson

Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsVote

06/13/24

Wear Your Values! Show Your Pride! We’re excited to launch our first ever merch collection celebrating Pride. Throughout the month of June, we’re offering a number of our designs in Pride colors, along with some merch exclusive to this collection. Celebrate Families! Celebrate Pride! Browse Now Are...

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Sue Anne Reed

Pride Month

A young masculine Black person talking to a nicely-dressed Black woman with short hair

Health Care Parenting & Families

06/12/24

Part two in a series about LGBTQIA+ youth. How do I know if and when medical intervention is appropriate? Luckily, I have guidelines from trusted organizations. They have deep knowledge about the development, mental health, and medical well-being of adolescents. In my assessments, I’ll reference the specific criteria outlined for a diagnosis...

MomsRising Education Fund

Alexis Bleich, LCSW, MA