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Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You

January 22, 2024

For the last year I’ve been talking to parents and caregivers of young kids in every corner of our state and you know what everyone had in common? That the VPK (Voluntary Preschool Program) and child care system in our state doesn’t work for families. That’s the bad news. The good news is the new bill in the Florida legislature that could help change that.

MomsRising Together

Jeannina Perez

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Childcare & Early Education MomsRising MomsRising Near You Parenting & Families Politics & Policy

January 19, 2024

Across the country there have been efforts to ban books in schools. This is happening here in Washington State, too. We have the chance to ban book bans in public schools by passing SB 6208 and HB 2331. Sign on now to ban book bans in Washington State! These bills would prohibit the banning of...

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Mandy Kwan

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You

January 17, 2024

Jananury isn't barely over and we already have hit the ground running based on your feedback from last year! It’s 2024 and the New Year has me feeling hopeful about what we can accomplish in Florida this year. Not because fresh start affirmations and flying across the internet, but because...

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Jeannina Perez

Childcare & Early Education Parenting & Families

January 12, 2024

Durante 100 años, Mickey Mouse ha sido una imagen de la infancia, la inocencia y la risa. Pero ahora está en peligro de ser asociado con la eliminación de las protecciones contra el trabajo infantil... ¡AY! *Dile a Mickey que use su voz aguda pero poderosa para decirle a la Florida Restaurant and...

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Jeannina Perez

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

January 12, 2024

Tyree Nichols should be here. This week we honor the life of Tyree Nichols a father, skateboarding aficionado and amateur photographer who was taken from his loved by police violence at the age of 29. One year ago, #TyreNichols was driving home to have dinner with his family when he was pulled over...

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Sue Anne Reed

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

January 8, 2024

Did you know that there’s a loophole in Washington state law that allows big corporations, like Starbucks, to claim unspent customer dollars left on gift cards as revenue? It added up to $255 million in the last year alone that they can use to pad their profits, which can inflate executive bonuses...

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Mandy Kwan

Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Gun Safety Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Reproductive Justice Social & Emotional Development

December 20, 2023

Our Top Ten Wins of 2023 are wrapped, mapped, and ready to show the power of MOMS! You can read the full list of our 2023 top ten wins together with you below. Spotify Graphic 1 New 1.jpg All told, against weighty odds, we were able to win big legislative battles, move mom voters, shift the...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

December 19, 2023

School has been back in session for a few months and the end of the year is near. What are the things you’ve noticed as a caregiver that our lawmakers could address in Washington State’s upcoming legislative session? Let’s let our lawmakers know what matters to us! WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OLYMPIA? The...

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Mandy Kwan

Childcare & Early Education

December 18, 2023

Earlier this year we launched the third RISERS cohort. We welcomed 20 moms from 12 states all eager and ready to make change that will help families across the nation. This year’s RISERS cohort will be bigger and better: we will have opportunities to do more on the ground work in our communities,...

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Diana Limongi

Childcare & Early Education Maternal Justice

December 14, 2023

Danielle Wilson is a mom of three from Queens, NY. She has been a storyteller and content creator for over a decade, sharing her life as a mom and influencer in New York City on her personal blog, Dellah's Jubilation. She recently joined the MomsRising family as a RISER. We chatted with Danielle...

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Diana Limongi