WeAreMomsRising

We Are MomsRising!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

October 31, 2018

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Jade in California about the childcare struggle and her experiences as an immigrant. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . My partner Caesar is Mexican and I am British. It took...

Abbie Gately

We Are MomsRising!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Social & Emotional Development

October 22, 2018

October is HeadStart Awarness Month. In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Sheila in North Carolina about her experiences with Early Head Start and Head Start. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . My story with Head...

Abbie Gately

We Are MomsRising!

Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising Near You

September 28, 2018

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Nikki in Pennsylvania about raising little activists. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . I started getting involved with activism around Proposition 8 in 2009. After the 2016...

Abbie Gately

We Are MomsRising!

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

September 22, 2018

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Melissa in Pennsylvania about what it is like to find childcare. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . As a single mom of a toddler who was starting over in a small town with...

Abbie Gately

We Are MomsRising!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Social & Emotional Development

September 6, 2018

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Te’Jal in Ohio about what it is like to be a mom in 2018. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . We didn't have any [high-quality early learning] programs that met our standards...

Abbie Gately

We Are MomsRising!

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsRising Near You

August 28, 2018

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Nina in Arizona about how being able to access affordable health insurance (thanks to the Affordable Care Act/Obamacare!) helped her and her son. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog...

Abbie Gately

We Are MomsRising!

Breastfeeding Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

August 23, 2018

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Rebecca in New Hampshire about celebrating National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . To learn more about National Breastfeeding Awareness...

Abbie Gately

We Are MomsRising!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Social & Emotional Development

August 15, 2018

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Marysol in California about her experience of finding childcare for her two kiddos. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . I’m a mother of two. I have a six year old daughter and...

Abbie Gately

We Are MomsRising!

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy

August 6, 2018

In our third installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Sheri in Iowa who used SNAP while being a single mom and being in school. She recently graduated this May. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post. There is this myth that people...

Abbie Gately

We Are MomsRising!

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

August 1, 2018

In our second installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Cyndi in Indiana who benefited from the Affordable Care Act. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . Without the [Affordable Care Act], my whole family would have lost our...

Abbie Gately