Childcare & Early Education

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

August 26, 2021

In spite of the frenzy of back-to-school and end-of-summer, over 30 parents and community members came together in Chester County earlier this month to celebrate caregiving, and remind our members of Congress that essential programs like paid family and medical leave, early learning, and home and...

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Karen Showalter

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Childcare & Early Education

August 26, 2021

Right now, Congress is rapidly finalizing the details of the budget that will determine how much funding we have for child care and early learning. This is the moment our movement has been waiting for. Because of your actions, texts and calls now and over the years, we collectively let Congress...

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S. Nadia Hussain

Childcare & Early Education

August 19, 2021

Our priorities are at risk and we need your help to keep the pressure on! Pick up your phone and text CARE to 747464. Tell your lawmaker you’re COUNTING ON THEM to support child care, paid leave, and more. It’s time to make transformative change.

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Nate White

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

August 19, 2021

It's not enough to go back to where we were. We need to build back better. In our Care Economy Storybook 2021, MomsRising has captured powerful and moving stories from families across the nation about how hard it is to give care, making the case that it doesn't have to be this way.

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Kerri Karvetski

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August 12, 2021

Last September, as wildfires ravaged the Pacific Northwest, my son George’s preschool was closed because it was unsafe to play outside. For what was already a very hard year for our kids—in the middle of an unprecedented global pandemic—I had to explain to my son that this time it wasn’t the virus...

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WA State Representative Liz Berry

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy

July 27, 2021

Our nation can choose to provide quality child care and ensure all our families are able to thrive. We need to create a child care system that meets the needs of children, families, communities, and child care providers. Please take action!

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S. Nadia Hussain

Childcare & Early Education Health Care

July 23, 2021

It continues to be a busy summer, and we want to make sure that Congress and the White House remain focused on the priorities that matter the most to American families, businesses and economy. We have #5Actions for you to take this week on health care, prescription drug prices, childcare and paid leave so you can help make sure that happens!

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Sue Anne Reed

Childcare & Early Education Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

July 19, 2021

From January 2015 to July 2019, 58 pregnant women had miscarriages while in ICE custody.

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Claudia Tristán

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising Politics & Policy

July 9, 2021

Catch up on this can't-miss content from the MomsRising community this past week. Enjoy, and keep rising!

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Kerri Karvetski

Childcare & Early Education Health Care

July 8, 2021

As American families work to recover from the pandemic, we need your help in making sure Congress and the Biden administration prioritizes policies important to that recovery. These are #5Actions ready for you to take.

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Sue Anne Reed