Childcare & Early Education

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A photo of a sidewalk with a thank you message written in chalk]

May 12, 2020

Like a lot of parents of young kids who are trying to work from home these days – and are lucky enough to be able to do that – my most focused work time is in the early afternoon, when my three year old goes down for a nap. At least sometimes. One day, when I went to get her up, I discovered she...

Jamie Coyle

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A colorful graphic that says "Weekly Blog Round Up" on a pink background]

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

May 9, 2020

As Mother's Day approaches, the MomsRising community is leading the charge for COVID-19 relief for America's struggling families. VOICES: You Can't Reopen The Economy Without Child Care, Huffington Post MomsRising member Cleta Kramer is ready to go back to work; her factory is open. But the lack of...

Kerri Karvetski

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

May 8, 2020

Cada mamá recuerda el día que sostuvo a su(s) pequeño/a(s) por primera vez, un momento lleno de alegría y cierta ansiedad por lo que el futuro pueda traer. Me convertí en madre (y en padre) de una hermosa niña, Rosita, en septiembre de 2009. Al igual que muchas otras mamás, antes de darme cuenta,...

Lizette Escobedo

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

May 8, 2020

This Mother’s Day, America’s moms are demanding that lawmakers listen to our concerns and priorities, and address them now.

MomsRising

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A photo of three people smiling at the camera, one holding a pink flag.]

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

May 8, 2020

As Mother’s Day approaches, this year feels different. In a time of coronavirus, we need more than flowers and a day off. We need more than traditional self-care. We need recognition, deep and lasting recognition, that the work we do as caregivers is invaluable. We need recognition from society as...

Rosemarie Day

Take Action!

Childcare & Early Education

May 7, 2020

I’m on day… well who even knows anymore of working from home with my toddler and, like so many of you, my partner and I are wondering when juggling our child care and work will come to an end. But one thing is for sure, we want it to happen safely. We sat watching the news yesterday in horror as...

Nina Perez

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

May 7, 2020

As families practice “safer-at-home” measures, school their children in virtual classrooms, and abstain from most of their usual activities before this public health crisis, we have all been reminded of the importance of safety and the future. This means ensuring a full and accurate count of everyone in the 2020 Census. And while research has made it clear that we need more creative strategies to reach and encourage Latino families to include their young children in the census, it is incumbent on all of us to do our part in making sure everyone in our networks is counted.

Lizette Escobedo

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

May 5, 2020

Moms’ leadership and power has never been more critical, more needed, and more necessary as we enter another month of uncertainty as a nation. In fact, MomsRising has turned up the volume even more on the issues we fight for every day: paid family/medical leave, expanded unemployment insurance,...

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Toddler child sitting on carpet playing with toys.

Childcare & Early Education

May 4, 2020

Cada mañana, durante estas últimas dos semanas, me despierto preguntándome cómo afectará la crisis de COVID-19 la vida de mi pequeña y a todo el país. Mi pareja y yo tratamos de programar nuestro horario de trabajo lo mejor posible (¡como muchos padres y proveedores de cuidados!) para darle una...

Nina Perez

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

May 2, 2020

Like most of the nation, this week the MomsRising community was focused on responding to the COVID-19 health crisis. VOICES: Free Migrant Children and Families From Detention Diana Limogi Butterflies Instagram Post.png MomsRising's Diana Limongi made these beautiful butterflies in support of our #...

Kerri Karvetski