Health Care

A nurse wearing red scrubs assists an elderly patient in a wheelchair lift a weight.

January 19, 2024

“My mother died a few months ago of cancer and we would have not made it as a family without the daily care from immigrant caregivers. This country needs immigrants from all walks of life and we are lucky to have them.” – MomsRising member from Pennsylvania Quick Signature: Tell Congress to support...

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Donna Norton

Martha Mouret-Sanders, Dallas ISD teacher. Woman smiling at camera with a tree behind her.

Health Care Immigration

January 15, 2024

Born and raised in Mexico City, Martha Mouret-Sanders never imagined one day she would have to leave her family and home behind. Until one spring morning on her way to her college classes. “I came to this country in 2001 after being kidnapped. My parents, after that situation, they didn’t think it...

MomsRising Education Fund

Claudia Tristán

Food! Health Care

January 10, 2024

Nos encontramos a solo 9 días del plazo en el cual el WIC se quedará sin fondos si el Congreso no toma medidas antes. Es por eso que HOY MomsRising/MamásConPoder se está uniendo a organizaciones, defensores y padres de todo el país para un Día de Acción de Emergencia para el WIC. Necesitamos hacer...

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Linda Stone

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

Health Care

December 1, 2023

After years of advocacy, North Carolina is expanding Medicaid coverage to low-income uninsured adults! We could not be more excited for the hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians who will finally be able to get the health care they need. We have compiled the resources below to help you get...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care

December 1, 2023

Después de años de actividades de defensa, ¡Carolina del Norte está expandiendo la cobertura de Medicaid a los adultos de bajos ingresos que no tienen seguro! No podríamos estar más emocionadas por los cientos de miles de residentes de Carolina del Norte que finalmente tendrán la atención médica...

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Felicia Burnett

Take Action

Health Care

December 1, 2023

It’s finally happening! Today, December 1st, 2023, after years of advocacy—North Carolina is expanding Medicaid coverage to low-income uninsured adults. We need your help to get the word out! Quick action: Help your community get health coverage with NC Medicaid expansion! We could not be more...

MomsRising Education Fund

Felicia Burnett

¡Tomar Acción!

Health Care

December 1, 2023

¡Por fin está sucediendo! Hoy, 1 de diciembre de 2023, después de años de actividades de defensa, Carolina del Norte está expandiendo la cobertura de Medicaid a los adultos de bajos ingresos que no tienen seguro. ¡Necesitamos tu ayuda para correr la voz! Rápida acción: ¡Ayuda a tu comunidad a tener...

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Felicia Burnett

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care MomsRising Parenting & Families Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

November 9, 2023

When I was a kid, whenever I ever asked my mother a question, her answer always started with “the Mother’s Handbook says…” Then she would make some ridiculous answer up, and yet somehow I still believed her every time. So, when I became a mom I was quite disappointed to find out there was no “...

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Kristen Sheppard

Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Parenting & Families

October 10, 2023

Eleven years ago, my youngest child, {Z} came rushing into this world like nothing I had ever seen. I wasn’t shocked. I had a feeling she would grace us early. I knew, a mother always knows. I was a high-risk pregnancy, with both of my girls. Unfortunately, signs were missed by my OB and their...

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