Politics & Policy

Childcare & Early Education Immigration Politics & Policy

July 27, 2018

Who counts as a person in America? The answer is more complicated than it should be. Every ten years the government is required by the Constitution to count the entire resident population of the United States. The Census matters for a very long list of reasons beginning with political...

Marian Wright Edelman

Family Economic Security MomsRising Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

July 17, 2018

Urge the Portland City Council to pass a universal earned sick days ordinance that doesn't leave out certain workers or families!

Sara Alcid

Family Economic Security MomsRising Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

July 5, 2018

The Albuquerque City Council is considering paid sick days legislation this session and we have an opportunity to influence the scope and strength of the ordinance.

Sara Alcid

Sign NOW to protect SNAP!

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy

June 22, 2018

I know the world feels chaotic right now with everything happening on the news (not to mention getting your kids ready for summer!) —and there’s a lot to keep track of. It’s easy to feel down and helpless. But that’s why MomsRising is here—to remind you of how powerful your voice is and what a...

Elyssa Koidin Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

June 19, 2018

The Coalition on Human Needs just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on immigration bills in the House, advocates fighting to stop family separations at the border, a better bill for SNAP, a spending cuts package, and FY19 spending work.

Lecia Imbery

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

June 8, 2018

On the night Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who had announced his decision to run for president, was campaigning in Indiana when the news came of Dr. King’s assassination. He movingly shared the terrible news with the waiting crowd of mostly Black people, urging...

Marian Wright Edelman

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

May 29, 2018

In celebration of Mother’s Day 2018, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi hosted a Moms Summit: Addressing the Needs of America’s Families. Leader Pelosi reached out to invite MomsRising's executive director, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, to be among the leaders speaking at the event, and to invite...

Anita Sarah Jackson

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

May 24, 2018

Your voice is urgently needed to ensure over 10,000 NC children don’t lose a chance at high-quality early education! In the next forty-eight hours, NC lawmakers will be finalizing the state budget. In February, Congress passed an historic increase in federal funding that’s bringing $79 million in...

Beth Messersmith

Food! Politics & Policy

May 23, 2018

Last week the U.S. House of Representatives rejected the 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2) by a vote of 198-213. This is a huge win in the fight against hunger. Thank you to everyone that advocated and mobilized against this bad bill! Anti-hunger advocates across the country remain concerned. The fight is...

Lisa Sherrill

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

May 21, 2018

The Coalition on Human Needs just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for pieces on defeating harmful cuts to SNAP, a spending cuts package in the House, one win and one loss for consumer protections, and more.

Lecia Imbery