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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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Blog posts

Breastfeeding Maternal Justice

What Can You Expect Giving Birth in NC During COVID-19

07/01/20
Being pregnant and giving birth can be scary and raise lots of questions even in the best of times. At MomsRising, we’ve heard your concerns as you navigate this uncertain moment and your desire to make sure expecting families and providers are on the same page when it comes to ensuring positive...
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Tina Sherman
Food!

Voices of Hunger NC Podcast: Tune in and Follow on Spotify!

06/03/20
MomsRising and the North Carolina Alliance for Health, with support from MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, have just released the 17th episode of our Voices of Hunger NC podcast. The podcast raises awareness about the extent of food insecurity in our state and offers the stories behind the...
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Jessica Burroughs
Health Care

Tell NC Lawmakers to expand Medicaid coverage NOW!

04/28/20
No matter where we come from or what our color, all of us should be able to access health care when we get sick. But some politicians in Raleigh have been blocking the expansion of Medicaid coverage to low-income, uninsured adults in North Carolina! If the NC General Assembly expanded Medicaid,...
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Jessica Burroughs
New COVID-19 Emergency Paid Leave is Now Available
Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

Families First Coronavirus Response Act: New federal paid leave laws and what they mean for our families

04/06/20
New, emergency paid leave laws went into effect on Wednesday, April 1st. This includes emergency paid sick leave and emergency paid family leave. If you have a problem or want more information about your rights, our partners at A Better Balance have a free and confidential helpline at 1-833-NEED-...
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Maggie Humphreys
MomsRising

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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Health Care

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

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NC voting rights are under attack: send your note now!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/7626/?source=action">NC voting rights are under attack: send your note now!</a>

Demand lawmakers protect our voting rights and oppose voter ID laws. Send your note now!

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Voting rights are under attack again in NC!

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!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/9681/?source=action">North Carolina: We want to hear from you!</a>

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!

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