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All families should have access to affordable, high-quality early care and education opportunities that are welcoming and inclusive of all self-defined families, provide for a well-trained and compensated workforce, and create environments where all children can thrive so that all children are ready and successful for school and life regardless of race, ZIP code, ability, identity, or any other factor.

To read our campaign's full mission statement, click here (PDF).

Eight of the country’s leading labor, policy, and advocacy organizations (including MomsRising) released a report that calls on policymakers to prioritize and fix America’s broken child care system. Read more here: https://caseforchildcare.org/2020CaseForChildCare.pdf

A small bump in my income meant I lost the child care support that was keeping my budget in line and keeping my family stable. I am a single mother of young children and I am in law school with a degree from UW. But three years ago, a single set back destabilized my entire family. A single, and...Read more
Angelica, Washington

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ENVÍA TU SOLICITUD HOY PARA SER PARTE DEL: Grupo de MamásFuertes de Washington 2025-2026

05/06/25
Es con mucho entusiasmo que les anunciamos que MomsRising está ahora aceptando solicitudes para nuestro Programa del Grupo de MamásFuertes de Washington 2025-2026. Creemos que las familias más afectadas por las políticas y los sistemas, ya sean buenos o malos, deberían estar al frente del cambio y de la creación de las nuevas políticas que generen un bienestar para TODAS las familias en el Estado de Washington, desde La Push hasta Walla Walla.
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Breaking Through: Saving Democracy, Protecting Medicaid, Advocating for Immigrant Families, Defending Public Education.

05/05/25
On the radio show this week, we dive into the overwhelming attacks on democratic institutions coming out of this White House and DOGE, and local actions you can take to protect democracy that really make a difference nationally. We discuss the huge economic benefits of Medicaid, including job...
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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsRising Parenting & Families Podcast

Breaking Through: Why Everyone from Domestic Workers to Birth Workers Needs Medicaid. Organizing Locally & More.

04/21/25
On the radio show this week, we dive into how your health care stories have helped sway Republican – yes Republican — lawmakers to protect Medicaid, and why everyone needs to be in this fight for Medicaid Next, we hear about a campaign in New York to rally state and federal efforts to improve child care. We cover Meals On Wheels, and how even a program considered the “gold-standard” for private-public partnerships and cost-savings is under threat because of the Trump administration’s reckless cuts. Finally, we discuss Black Maternal Health Week and why this is yet another occasion to call your lawmaker about protecting Medicaid.
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Breaking Through: Medicaid and Childcare Under Attack. Addressing The Maternal Health Emergency. Direct File Tool for Your Taxes

03/31/25
On the radio show this week we cover the problems with the damaging effects of the proposed cuts to Medicaid; the latest with the maternal health emergency in America; how access to childcare is under attack; and how to use a no cost direct file tool for your taxes. Special Guests include: Joan...
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Breaking Through: Standing Up for Our Democracy, Our Education, Our Healthcare, and Our Economy

03/24/25
On the radio show this week, we cover how Musk, Trump, and Republican leadership actions are causing chaos and undermining our economy; we dive into what’s at stake in immigration policy; hear about a program to build community and democracy; and find out how education is under attack along with...
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*ACTION FOR APRIL RECESS: Deliver stories to your U.S. Representative in-district

03/20/25
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment!!! The headlines are bleak and members of Congress need to hear from us again and again. (Thank you in advance!!) We’ve all been speaking out by the thousands because we know that the long-term impact of the budget cuts being proposed (including potentially...
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SAVE CHILD CARE by saying NO to Greedy Billionaires!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/45141/?source=action">SAVE CHILD CARE by saying NO to Greedy Billionaires!</a>

SIGN NOW to tell Congress NO to Billionaires, Yes to Child Care!

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Stop the Republican Child Care Heist

#HANDSOFF Head Start

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/46756/?source=action">#HANDSOFF Head Start</a>

Tell Congress to hold the line and keep Trump’s HANDS OFF Head Start.

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Keep Trump's #HANDSOFF Head Start!

TAKE ACTION NOW to protect Head Start!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/33525/?source=action">TAKE ACTION NOW to protect Head Start!</a>

Republican leadership in Congress want to cut funding for our country’s most successful early learning program, Head Start by $750 million, depriving roughly 80,000 children access to this critical program!

Take Action!
SIGN NOW to oppose cuts to Head Start!

Protect Head Start by Rolling Back Closures & Staff Firings!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/46653/?source=action">Protect Head Start by Rolling Back Closures & Staff Firings!</a>

Tell Congress: Restore Head Start Cuts & Bring Back Fired Staff NOW!

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Keep Trump's #HANDSOFF Head Start!