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Upcoming Florida child care champion events & ways to support!

July 29, 2026
Your first Florida Moms’ Seal of Approval Child Care champions have been awarded and we don’t want you to miss your chance to meet them! The Moms’ Seal of Approval on Child Care is mom made and mom moved. That means MomsRising moms have been in the driver's seat and are working to make child care a...
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Jeannina Perez
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Black Women's Equal Pay Day — Tell the EEOC to Protect Pay Equity Data

July 21, 2026
On Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, Black women earn just 65 cents for every dollar paid to white men. Sign MomsRising's petition urging the EEOC to protect vital EEO-1 wage transparency data and stop corporate pay discrimination.
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Taylor Austin
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Protect Families. Protect Caregivers. Tell Congress to Save TPS.

July 21, 2026
Because of the cuts to health care programs in Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, families across the country are already facing higher costs and a growing shortage of affordable health care, child care, and aging and disability care. And now, the Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS...
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Linda Stone
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Childcare & Early Education

From Family Child Care Educator to Disabled Leader: My Journey of Advocacy, Resilience, and Purpose

June 24, 2026
Quick Read Early learning professional Gladys Jones shares her child care story as a family child care educator. After enduring a stroke, Gladys had to close her group family day care program GaGa Daycare and founded her grassroots organization ECE on the Move as well as continuing to fight for...
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Gladys Jones
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Your Moms Next Door July Dispatch is Here! 5 Ways to Fight Funding Cuts, Learn Craftivism, and Cultivate Community

July 16, 2026
This July 2026 Moms Next Door Dispatch offers five powerful ways to take action, from fighting health care and food assistance cuts to exploring creative "craftivism." Discover mutual aid gardening tips, inspiring community book recommendations, and upcoming virtual meetups to help you connect and grow your local village.
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Jeannina Perez
Childcare & Early Education

The Child Care Modernization Act Fails to Deliver Real Solutions to the Child Care Crisis

July 15, 2026
Overview We are currently in a child care crisis. Parents and families are struggling to find and afford child care in their communities. Meanwhile, child care providers are struggling to stay afloat while making poverty-level wages. The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), which provides...
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Lauren Hipp
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Join the roster of caring adults voting NO on IL26-001 and IL26-638 – invasive genital exams for girl athletes and other harmful measures

July 15, 2026
Phew! Summer break for our littlest learners (and those not-so-little anymore!) is here in full force. I hope you and all parents, aunties, grandparents and caregivers alike will get a much-needed break from the school year hustle – and a real chance to breathe – but there’s something brewing in...
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Sara Alcid
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Tell Congress to Reverse the Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP — Demand Relief from H.R. 1

July 3, 2026
One year after the passage of Donald Trump’s H.R. 1 bill, everyday families are suffering from devastating cuts to healthcare and vital food assistance. Moms across the nation are facing surging costs, hospital closures, and reduced benefits while taxpayer money funds unnecessary vanity projects. Read on to see how you can join MomsRising to demand that Congress restore essential funding to SNAP and Medicaid.
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner