The past few weeks have been a pressure cooker of negotiations over the Infrastructure and Build Back Better Reconciliation bills. Here are a few posts that sum up the current situation. In case you missed it.
October is Juvenile Justice month and to kick off the month, the Youth and Family Justice team held a Facebook Live event to educate folks on the issues of police free schools and the school-to-prison pipeline. One our main objectives was to have a group of panelists who would bring a wide array of...
This past week the MomsRising universe cranked up the MOMentum for paid leave and child care. Check out how, plus join us (it's not too late) for a sweet celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day.
U.S. Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and other congressional leaders will join moms, parents, caregivers, and caregiving advocates at a news conference on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 12:30 pm to press for a care infrastructure in the Build Back Better budget reconciliation bill.
Every year the “school-to-prison pipeline,” a disturbing national trend where children are funneled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems, continues to deny too many kids the opportunity to grow, learn, make mistakes, and still reach their full potential.
MomsRising super dad Nicholas Knight shared his family's child care story at the U.S. Treasury - giving voice to what so many families across our nation have experienced. Read his remarks and tell us your experiences with child care as we fight to ensure child care and pre-k for all becomes a reality.