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12/15/11

Focus Group Results on Low-Income Parents’ Aspirations for Themselves and Their Children As America struggles to regain its economic footing, the nation’s most vulnerable families -- parents of young children who live at 200% of poverty or less -- express strong feelings of frustration and...

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Anne Mosle

Open Flexible Work Family Economic Security

12/15/11

American mothers are hard-hit by the tough economy, with 42 percent more women than men living in poverty and single moms especially vulnerable. Yet women work valiantly to sustain families, and remain thankful that they can manage at all. In a new study on American families released today, the...

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Leslie Bennetts

12/15/11

Snow, sparkles, winter light, and... voting? Wait a minute. What does voting have to do with the holidays?! This holiday season at MomsRising we're announcing the launch of.... drum roll please.... ...MomsVote 2012! And we need your support, your help, your good wishes, and all of your holiday...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Environmental Health

12/15/11

Wrapping up your holiday shopping? It's time to start wrapping and sending out those gifts! Try these top five green (and easy!) shipping tips: Green shipping options: When you’re shopping online, pay close attention to your shipping options. Many companies now give you the option to ship goods...

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Claire Moshenberg

12/14/11

It’s not hard to understand why the recent announcement that 2.5 million young adults have gained coverage through the Affordable Care Act is a big deal (this large gain is due to a provision in the law that went into effect on September 23, 2010 and allows adult children without access to job-...

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Thao Nguyen

Paid Sick Days

12/14/11

Guess what? Right now state legislators are meeting in Boston to determine their legislative priorities for the New Year. That makes right now the perfect time to send your state legislators a quick note urging them to resolve to pass the Mass paid sick days bill in 2012! http://action.momsrising...

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Ruth Martin

12/14/11

Something really amazing has been happening. Amidst the bickering in Washington D.C., some voices are rising above the din. And guess what? They're ours!! MomsRising members from around the country have been raising our voices, sharing our personal stories, sending in messages to leaders, and.....

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care

12/14/11

A few weeks ago, I wrote about our Thanks, Obamacare campaign and why exactly we are saying Thanks, Obamacare! Today, I am writing to tell you that we launched an exciting new feature on our website, the Game of Obamacare! As you spin the wheel to advance through life, you’ll be asked to make...

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Serena Woods

12/13/11

As I pecked away at my laptop on a 6:30am flight to Atlanta, I took a moment to reflect on the three tasks I just completed long before I landed to start my day job. First, I reviewed the budget projections for Lafayette Elementary School’s 2nd grade class to assess if we were on track with revenue...

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Jackie Norris

Health Care

12/13/11

With the state’s unemployment rate hovering above 11 percent, impending state budget triggers that are inciting rallies across the state, and 52% growth in health insurance premiums for California families over nearly the past decade, it's hard to find truly good news...but here's some: at a time...

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