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Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Politics & Policy Radio

March 11, 2019

We are all new on the radio show this week as we cover the GIANT win of JPMorgan Chase's announcement that they will “no longer bank the private prison industry”! We discuss the “work beneath the work” as well as the childcare crisis in America and hear about more WINS. We also get the inside scoop...

Amber Dorsey

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy

March 8, 2019

As Latinx parents raising multicultural kids we know the challenges too well. Do we speak Spanish at home with our kids? How do we keep our kids from rejecting our cultural traditions (do we even care about these traditions...)? Where do we find books and toys that are representative of our various...

Nina Perez

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

March 8, 2019

In 2017 Hurricanes Irma and Maria caused widespread devastation across Puerto Rico, leaving children especially vulnerable—but the sad reality is Puerto Rican children were some of the most at risk in America long before the storm. Nearly 6 in 10 children in Puerto Rico live in poverty, a rate...

Marian Wright Edelman

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

March 7, 2019

Adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, particularly in the midst of current heightened anti-immigrant enforcement activities and policies, will worsen the existing undercount of low-income people, people of color, and children.

Lecia Imbery

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

March 6, 2019

D elicious avocado toast isn’t why families like mine are struggling financially, as has been ridiculously proposed, but childcare...now THAT is an actual problem. It’s hard to believe that out of touch millionaires like Tim Gurner can even suggest that eating avocados could be a reason that...

Donna Hoffman Cullinan

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

March 6, 2019

MomsRising super mom, Jessica Morrison, spoke at a press conference on Capitol Hill about how the American Family Act would help her growing family. Read her story below and watch her speak here ! Good afternoon. My name is Jessica Morrison. I live just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I...

Abbie Gately

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

March 4, 2019

The Coalition on Human Needs just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on early FY20 budget talks, the potential loss of food aid for millions, a blow to low-income consumers, ongoing immigration battles, and more. Click here to read a PDF version.

Lecia Imbery

Immigration Politics & Policy

February 28, 2019

Progress! This week, the U.S. House did what was right by rejecting President Trump’s unconstitutional misuse of national emergency powers to secure funding for his harmful wall. This unconstitutional power grab is a step toward unchecked authoritarianism and we need EVERYONE to speak out! **Quick...

Felicia Burnett

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

February 27, 2019

I’m newly back in the office after having my baby and I have one thing on my mind—we HAVE TO solve the childcare crisis in this country. At my neighborhood meetup for new parents not a week goes by that childcare doesn’t come up as a major issue for families. Moms with no choice but to quit jobs...

Nina Perez

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

February 25, 2019

Today, the White House Council of Economic Advisors released a paper on work and the cost of child care. This is yet another example of the Trump Administration white-washing its record on supporting families’ access to affordable child care. During the 2016 presidential election, then candidate...