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

January 28, 2025

Trump’s illegal freeze potentially impacts a wide swath of vital programs that allow parents to work, children to thrive, people to contribute to their communities, and small businesses and our economy to run, like: Head Start, health care, disaster relief, school meals, veterans programs, public schools, elder care, clean water infrastructure, housing assistance, meals on wheels, and federal cancer trials, and so much more. If this sounds incredibly concerning and illegal it is!

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Breastfeeding Food! Maternal Justice

January 17, 2025

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, many families across affected regions are grappling with challenges that disrupt everyday life, including safely feeding their babies and young children. We were grateful to join the NC Breastfeeding Coalition’s Support & Advocacy for Infant Feeding in...

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Tina Sherman

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Maternal Justice Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Parenting & Families Podcast Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages Reproductive Justice

November 18, 2024

On the radio show this week, we covered what happened in the November 5th Elections, where to find hope, how your voice and your story is more powerful than ever before, and what we can all do to lift democracy. We also cover the importance of disability economic justice, equal pay, and the...

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Food!

October 7, 2024

Eight states currently offer school meals to all students at no charge. North Carolina families want North Carolina to be the ninth state, giving all NC children access to the healthy food they need to learn, grow, and thrive. Towards that end, MomsRising volunteers in North Carolina have been...

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Jessica Burroughs

Child looking down at a bowl with text that says "One in five U.S. children faced hunger in 2023!"

Food!

September 10, 2024

Every family deserves access to high-quality, nutritious food to keep our children healthy and happy. The USDA recently released data on U.S. household food security from 2023 , finding one in SEVEN households (13.5 percent) in America struggled with hunger. The rates of food insecurity were higher...

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Hanna Addis

Food!

September 10, 2024

Toda familia merece tener acceso a comida nutritiva y de alta calidad para mantener a sus hijos sanos y felices. USDA publicó recientemente datos del 2023 sobre seguridad alimentaria en los hogares de Estados Unidos que revelaron que UNO de cada SIETE hogares (13.5%) de Estados pasaron hambre. Los...

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Hanna Addis

Environmental Health Food! Gun Safety Podcast

September 9, 2024

On the radio show this week we dive into the excellent leadership track record of Vice President Kamala Harris, culture change and voting; then we move to discussing how each of us can help end gun violence; after that we hear how food is medicine and get info on how to get access to healthy foods...

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A graphic with a heart made of fruits and vegetables with the title "Summer EBT 101: Instagram Live"

Food!

June 10, 2024

What is the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program (also known as SUN Bucks) and who qualifies for it? I had the pleasure of speaking with Kelsey Boone, the Senior Child Nutrition Policy Analyst at FRAC , on all things Summer EBT and how you can access this nutrition assistance program...

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Hanna Addis

Food! Parenting & Families

June 10, 2024

¿Qué es el programa de Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios de Verano (EBT, por sus siglas en inglés), también conocido como Sun Bucks, y quién califica para él? Tuve el placer de hablar con Kelsey Boone, Analista Sénior de Políticas de Nutrición Infantil de FRAC sobre el EBT de Verano y cómo...

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Hanna Addis

Food! Immigration

May 17, 2024

USE YOUR VOICE! Tell us about the wonderful immigrant caregivers in your life! “One of our son’s home health aides is from Haiti and she truly loves him and makes sure he’s getting great care. Her dedication and friendship have made her a part of our family and we all look forward to her time with...

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