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Welcome to North Carolina MomsRising! We are more than 42,000 members strong in North Carolina, with members from all 100 counties. Together we work on a broad range of issues including paid family leave and paid sick days; access to high quality, affordable early learning; protecting children and families in the state budget; access to health care and oral health equity; standing with immigrant families; gun violence prevention; protecting children from exposure to toxic chemicals; maternal justice; pregnancy accommodations; hunger and food insecurity; engaging families in the voting process; holding legislators accountable for advancing policies that support NC parents and families; and more.

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Questions? Reach out to our North Carolina State MomsForce Director, Beth Messersmith, at beth@momsrising.org. 

We're making a difference for women, moms, and families in North Carolina, and we want you to be a part of it!

As a recent PhD graduate, I've been looking for full-time work while struggling to manage an active 2 year old daughter. I am fortunate to have a grandmother nearby who watches my daughter twice a week. Without her, I would not be able to apply for jobs or keep up with the few contract jobs I do...Read more
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NC Resources during COVID-19 and Ways to Help

03/24/20
As a mom of two teens who is worried about the health of my parents and the well-being of my children, I struggle to wrap my head around this pandemic. I see how the COVID-19 epidemic is increasing the stress and exacerbating the challenges that many of our families were already dealing with before...
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Jessica Burroughs
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Explaining social distancing to kids

03/24/20
After screaming into the void about the desperate need for massive testing and rapid social isolation , we are now living that quarantine life. Like many parents I am trying not to terrify my child (and myself), but unlike many parents I will not sugarcoat things. Especially after spending decades...
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Ruby Sinreich
Food!

Fighting Hunger at Work and at Home: An Americorps VISTA's Experience (Part 2 of 2)

02/03/20
True to form, this Friday the Thirteenth was rough for me. Murphy’s Law overtook my day: what could go wrong did go wrong. So, I don’t know what I expected when I pulled up to Aldi at 7:30pm. I always feel bad going into a store right before it closes, but I was pretty psyched to have some fresh food!
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Jessica Burroughs
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Food!

Fighting Hunger at Work and at Home: An Americorps VISTA's Experience (Part 1 of 2)

02/03/20
Let’s talk about food insecurity. Did you know that 34% of students at UNC Greensboro experience food insecurity at some point during the semester? That’s 6,836 of the 20,106 students enrolled in the Fall 2018 semester. Not to mention, Greensboro is ranked #9 in the country for food insecurity in metropolitan areas.
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Jessica Burroughs
Health Care

Big Changes Mean Better Oral Health Care for Thousands of NC Children!

01/29/20
We want to share the good news with you! The North Carolina Dental Board has just made changes that will give thousands more NC children access to basic, preventive dental care. Now that’s news that makes us smile! 234 MomsRising members, along with other North Carolinians, recently urged the NC...
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Jessica Burroughs
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Family Economic Security Food!

Year Round Meals Help Prevent Child Hunger During Holidays

12/20/19
In North Carolina, the harsh reality for many children in our state of agricultural abundance is: The cupboards at home are bare and refrigerators are not over-stocked. Kids rely on school meals. But what happens during the holidays?
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Tamara Cox Baker

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Quick signature: Tell NC Lawmakers to close the health coverage gap!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/9682/?source=action">Quick signature: Tell NC Lawmakers to close the health coverage gap!</a>

With mounting pressure to close the health care coverage gap in our state, lawmakers at our general assembly need to hear from you!

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Quick signature: Tell NC Lawmakers to close the health coverage gap!

Help save 10,000 NC childcare subsidies!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/7598/?source=action">Help save 10,000 NC childcare subsidies!</a>

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. They need to hear from you right now that they need to use new federal money as it was intended–to make childcare more affordable for working families!  

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Help save 10,000 NC childcare subsidies!

North Carolina: We want to hear from you!

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Do you or someone you love live in North Carolina and are uninsured? Please share your story!

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North Carolina: We want to hear from you!

RSVP for 2019 Moral March on Raleigh

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/9695/?source=action">RSVP for 2019 Moral March on Raleigh</a>

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Let's march! Join MomsRising at the HKonJ Moral March on Sat, Feb 9!

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