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Family Economic Security Food! Military Families

March 27, 2017

This op-ed originally appeared in t he San Diego Union-Tribune and was authored by Representative Susan Davis and Abby Leibman Imagine serving your country, but needing help to feed your family — and because of a quirk in the law, you don’t qualify for food stamps. This is the harsh, underreported...

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Abby Leibman

Food! Politics & Policy

March 16, 2017

The Navajo Nation Preparatory School in Farmington, New Mexico prides itself on the fact that it is the only Navajo-sanctioned, college-preparatory school for Native Americans - a school that serves some of the best and brightest students from the Navajo Nation. Students of the school stay in dorms, necessitated by the fact that the Navajo Nation covers more than 27 thousand square miles and many of the students live hours away from the school. But that necessity has also become an opportunity to work with students to develop an appreciation of and interest in whole health, which works to support the development needs of tribes.

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Stephanie Vaughn

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

Food!

March 10, 2017

If you skipped breakfast today, you may be finding it difficult to concentrate. You’re not alone. Tight family budgets and busy morning schedules can mean many students arrive at school hungry and unprepared for the day ahead. Fortunately, the National School Breakfast Program ("NSBP") can give...

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Jessie Hewins

Food!

March 10, 2017

It’s National School Breakfast Week! Join #FoodFri this week as we celebrate the many benefits of school breakfast – from improved learning to decreased tardiness – as well as the variety of ways schools can improve student participation in school breakfast programs. 12.1 million low-income...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food!

February 24, 2017

We all like simple ingredients, and companies are spending big bucks on reformulating their products. But is the clean label movement good for consumers’ health or just another marketing fad? Join @MomsRising , CSPI , CrossFit , and Environmental Defense Fund for a tweet chat next Friday, February...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food!

February 20, 2017

My kids and I are always hatching plans for (I’ll be honest, often overambitious) craft projects. So we’re in and out of stores a lot, picking up the often-forgotten small items to finish that star blaster or ride-on pony. This actually happened: Last month my son and I were in a large chain store...

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Karen Showalter

Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy

February 10, 2017

Then: Election Night November 8, 2016 I fell asleep. The votes were still being counted. At three in the morning, I could feel this weird buzzing in the air. My love was awake, the cell phone light illuminating his face. He looked like he had been reading for hours. With my voice still sounding...

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Tunu Thom

Food! Politics & Policy

February 9, 2017

Your friends share petitions on Facebook and maybe you sign them or scroll past. Or perhaps, you have that one issue you feel passionate about. Maybe you’ve joined a few Facebook groups for support with like-minded moms. Does that make you an advocate? If you find yourself spurting out facts about...

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Denise Mestanza-Taylor

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Food! Gun Safety Immigration MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

February 3, 2017

Before we get too far into the New Year, I wanted to take a moment to thank our MomsRising supporters for powering incredible MOMentum in 2016. Looking back, it wasn’t that long ago that women’s and family economic security -- from paid family leave to equal pay – were barely part of the political...

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