MomsRising Near You

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February 2, 2019

Sometimes advocacy is about getting together. And so, we gathered over tea and coffee at our local café-bookstore to dedicate our postcard writing to an issue that tugs at all our hearts, the cruel separation of families and treatment of asylum seekers. Piles of colorful postcards provided by...

Regan Lamphier

We Are MomsRising!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

January 15, 2019

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Joan in Washington, D.C. about how the government shutdown is impacting her and her family. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . I didn’t know it then, but December 21st would...

Abbie Gately

MomsRising Near You

January 10, 2019

Por noveno año consecutivo, MomsRising/MamásConPoder y sus colaboradores han organizado un evento GRATUITO para honrar y celebrar el nacimiento del Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. y recordar los esfuerzos de todos los que impulsaron el movimiento de los derechos civiles. El Día de Martin Luther King es...

Linda Stone

We Are MomsRising!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising Near You

December 21, 2018

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Jamie in Washington about how being able to access a childcare subsidy helped her and her two daughters. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . For me, my childcare story, started...

Abbie Gately

MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

December 18, 2018

On October 2, the Graham County School Board quietly joined all the other 114 local school districts in North Carolina by voting to prohibit the use of corporal punishment in the public schools. Thus, for the first time in the history of our state (as well as the colony before it), no students...

Tom Vitaglione

MomsRising Near You

November 27, 2018

Hace poco preguntamos a nuestros miembros sobre cuáles son las razones que les inspira a continuar luchando. Recibimos más de 800 respuestas que nos motivaron y llenaron de energía como lo que nos compartió Marie Edna en California. “Yo continuo luchando porque a los 75 años, me niego dejar esta...

Linda Stone

Premature Awareness Month

Breastfeeding Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

November 14, 2018

Ever since I was little I knew I wanted to have kids. My husband and I married somewhat young, and we decided to try having kids when we were in our twenties, just in case it might not work out if we tried in our thirties. With our chosen professions in the food industry, there would have been no...

Nicole Stoddard

Programa de permisos familiares pagados de WA

MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

November 14, 2018

Desde niña, supe que quería tener hijos. Mi esposo y yo nos casamos cuando éramos relativamente jóvenes y decidimos tratar de tener hijos cuando teníamos veintitantos años, por si acaso no podíamos si tratábamos después de los treinta. Como trabajamos en la industria alimenticia, no íbamos a poder...

Nicole Stoddard

MomsRising MomsRising Near You MomsVote

October 17, 2018

It's ON. Early voting is underway in North Carolina from Wednesday, October 17th, until Saturday, November 3rd (of course, you can also vote on Election Day, November 6th!). There's a lot at stake for women and families this election – now it's YOUR turn to have the final say when you head to the...

Beth Messersmith

Make sure FL moms vote!

MomsRising Near You MomsVote

October 5, 2018

You spoke, and we listened! Families across the country are telling us that they can’t wait to vote AND that they are looking for impactful ways to ensure other families vote too. That’s why we couldn’t be more excited to announce the launch of our Super Voter Treasure Boxes in Florida! One of the...

Abbie Gately