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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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Health Care MomsRising Politics & Policy

Trans rights are human rights.

05/14/21
It’s only April, yet already in 2021 more than thirty states have introduced anti-trans laws that endanger the lives of trans youth. We must ensure trans and LGBTQ youth have access to healthcare in every state.
MomsRising Together
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Diarra Aida Diouf
A child receiving a vaccine from a doctor
Health Care

URGENT: North Carolina lawmakers considering a bill to outlaw vaccine requirements

05/04/21
There is a new bill that is dangerous for public health being considered by the NC General Assembly that needs your urgent attention! House Bill 558 would make it unlawful to mandate vaccinations against ANY illness for schools, child care, and health care professionals and settings—including COVID...
MomsRising Together
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Felicia Burnett
Use your outside voice for health care!
Health Care

Tell NC lawmakers to expand health coverage!

03/17/21
Exciting news! Under the new American Rescue Plan that passed in Congress last week, North Carolina can now expand health care coverage for low-income adults AND bring an estimated $1.7 billion to our state. This couldn’t have come at a better time, as this has been a long and difficult year...
MomsRising Together
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Felicia Burnett
Taking Charge of Your Health: Health Info You Can Use
Food! Health Care

Taking Charge of Your Health: Health Info You Can Use

03/15/21
I love the saying, “good things come in small packages.” It’s true of so many things but especially Little Free Libraries. Little Free Libraries are popping up all over the place: in neighborhoods, at roadside farm stands, along busy greenways, and many other places. The concept is simple: You can...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Katie Herndon
Food!

Hunger Relief During the Pandemic: A Photo Exhibit by Tom Simon

02/23/21
In his new exhibit, North Carolina photographer Tom Simon captures both the faces of hunger and the communal efforts to alleviate hunger that touch multiple geographies, cultures and systems throughout the state. The 35-photo exhibit, Lifeline: Hunger Relief During the Pandemic, was recently on...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Jessica Burroughs
Food!

It's a SNAP: Healthy Cooking on a Budget

12/07/20
Many North Carolina families are struggling to put healthy food on the table. The way our food system is set up, the healthy choice is not always the easy or affordable choice. The economic impacts of the pandemic have made it even harder for many families to afford healthy food. While MomsRising...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Jessica Burroughs

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URGENT! Support NC kincare and safe days, allowing workers to use their sick days when they need them

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/17076/?source=action">URGENT! Support NC kincare and safe days, allowing workers to use their sick days when they need them</a>

We need your help! A NC bill has been introduced that would guarantee employees the right to use their sick days (whether paid or job-protected, unpaid) to care for a sick loved one, seek preventative care, or deal with the physical, mental, or legal impacts of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The KinCare and Safe Days Act (H875) would be game-changing for so many families, but in order for it to keep moving forward it has to pass out of the NC House this week. Can you send a quick email to your representative right now letting them know it’s critical that they pass Kincare and Safe Days? They need to hear from you!

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URGENT! Support NC kincare and safe days, allowing workers to use their sick days when they need them

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!

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!

Support NC moms struggling to feed their families!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/15787/?source=action">Support NC moms struggling to feed their families!</a>
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Support NC moms struggling to feed their families!

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