Childcare & Early Education

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health MomsRising MomsRising Near You

March 27, 2017

Lead exposure remains a problem across the country and right here in New Hampshire. Every year, several hundred New Hampshire children are found to be poisoned by lead – a dangerous neurotoxin that, even at low levels of exposure, can result in permanent, irreversible harm , such as cognitive...

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Tom Irwin

Childcare & Early Education Gun Safety Health Care MomsRising MomsRising Near You

March 27, 2017

We did it! Because you raised your voice, made calls, signed petitions, sent letters, shared your story, went to Town Halls, took action — along with hundreds of thousands of other people across the nation and across multiple organizations — you stopped a horrible healthcare bill in it’s tracks...

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Childcare & Early Education

March 22, 2017

As moms, we know access to a range of educational opportunities is necessary in order for children to be healthy, happy, and successful. That’s why MomsRising is a member of the Cradle Through College Coalition, which includes a broad group of organizations and individuals in Washington State...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

March 22, 2017

My three year old has been going to full time day care for over one and half year so all topics and issues relating to early childhood education and the teachers who form an integral part of it interest me tremendously. The other day I overheard a child care provider explaining how stressed she was...

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Jehanara Haider

Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Podcast

March 20, 2017

Most of us spend a great deal of time at work - with our colleagues, doing our job. This can be a wonderful thing or a true challenge. When we feel valued, work can be an amazing thing – you feel part of something, appreciated and engaged. This is something every company should strive for, but how...

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Christina D'Allesandro

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

March 15, 2017

Some days are just amazing – and last week I had one of those days. I was able to attend an awesome concert and facilitate an amazing discussion with a fabulous group of people in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts at an awesome event organized by pianist Sarah Bob and her emerging Nasty Cooperative. The...

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Christina D'Allesandro

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! MomsRising Near You

March 15, 2017

I am angry! Food security is under attack in New Hampshire. For many New Hampshire working families, paychecks don't cover the full cost of living – daycare, rent, and utilities alone can easily add up to more than what a parent brings home. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, or...

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Jenny Foster

Childcare & Early Education

March 13, 2017

*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/bilingual_baby/?source=blog My name is Gladis, I am the mother of three children and I have one child in special education. Last month, I testified...

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Gladis Clemente

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Childcare & Early Education Gun Safety Health Care Immigration MomsRising Politics & Policy

March 13, 2017

It’s Monday ! That means we have a new #5Actions list for you! (See below.) You can do all five of the actions on one day, or spread them out across the week, your choice. One thing is for sure: All the actions that people like you are taking across the nation right now are adding up and having an...

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Childcare & Early Education MomsRising

March 10, 2017

Last year, over two thousand of Maryland’s youngest students in prekindergarten through second grade were given out-of-school suspensions or expelled. This is nearly twenty percent higher than the previous school year. Let that sink in for a second. Expelling pre-schoolers from school? This is not...

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