Health Care

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Families & The Federal Budget Health Care MomsRising

April 9, 2019

GOOD NEWS ON OUR RADIO SHOW : Big wins relating to the #FREEnewyork criminal justice reform campaign in New York! Listen for the details on how we're moving criminal justice reform forward in partnership with other groups on the ground in New York. The show also gets into why the End Diaper Need...

Anita Sarah Jackson

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Health Care MomsRising Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages

April 9, 2019

I come from a long line of nurses: my grandma is a nurse, my mom is a nurse, my aunts are nurses, and so are my cousins. These women work hard every day to provide outstanding care for premature babies, new parents recovering from childbirth, and patients fighting for their lives in the emergency...

Maggie Humphreys

Medicaid Helps Families Weather The Storm craft made from paper plate and craft stick

Health Care

April 8, 2019

Crafts are a fun way for kids to be able to participate in advocacy in a meaningful way. Here are directions for a fun springtime craft you can do with your children to deliver to your state lawmakers' and members of Congress' offices.

Felicia Burnett

Health Care

April 8, 2019

Feeling helpless and confused about the rise of teen JUULing and the vaping epidemic? So was I after finding what looked like an elongated USB drive and tiny empty plastic cartridges in my son’s backpack last summer. He’s a top student at a top-tier school, a sports team captain, club leader, and...

Christine Chessen

Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

April 4, 2019

Last month, for perhaps the first time in history, a congressional briefing featuring indigenous women leaders discussing Native Americans and Maternal Health was held in the halls of Congress. This groundbreaking event was hosted by the Center for Reproductive Rights and the U.S. Human Rights...

S. Nadia Hussain

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

April 1, 2019

I’ve taken my daughter's diapers for granted. From what kind of diapers to use, to whose turn it is to change the epic blowout (again) -- diapers are a sore spot in our house. But luckily, we’ve never had to worry about our daughter having access to a diaper to keep her clean and healthy...

Nina Perez

Trump Budget Update!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Immigration Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

March 21, 2019

President Trump released his FY2020 budget last week and no surprises here— he slashed funding for programs that boost our families and kids in order to pay for his wasteful wall and tax cuts to the 1% and Wall Street. I’ll be blunt: President Trump seems to have forgotten that people like you and...

Elyssa Koidin Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy

March 19, 2019

The Coalition on Human Needs just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for a detailed analysis of President Trump’s FY20 budget request, plus the latest on the loss of food aid for millions, the Trump emergency declaration, a new bill to protect Dreamers, and more.

Lecia Imbery

Health Care MomsRising Politics & Policy Radio

March 18, 2019

We have a brand new radio show this week were we talk with newly elected Superstar U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley and get her advice on activism. We'll get more details on what’s happening inside the beltway with the FAMILY Act and Trump, and then we'll hear about some incredible wins relating...

Amber Dorsey

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Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Radio

February 19, 2019

We have a brand new radio show this week in which we cover how to help stop the fake national emergency; why (and how) we need to address the childcare and Pre-K crisis in our nation; how you can help one fair wage move forward so tipped workers aren’t stuck earning only $2.13 per hour; and we'll...