Washington State MomsForce

MomsRising is powerful in Washington State! The Washington State MomsForce represents 40,000 moms, dads, and families across the Evergreen State. Over 10+ years of advocacy, MomsRising members have won historic investments in early learning and affordable childcare, funding for dual language learning programs, pregnant worker protections, statewide paid sick days, paycheck transparency laws, and paid family and medical leave for ALL! Together, our voices are a powerful force for change.

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

Here are just a couple of examples of what Washington State elected leaders have said about our work:

MomsRising and their members were critical to winning paid family and medical leave inWashington State. MomsRising staff ensured that the experiences and needs of families were centered in crafting our state’s best-in-nation paid leave program and MomsRising members made thousands of contacts with my colleagues in the legislature to let them know that moms were counting on them to lead on leave. We couldn’t have done it without them.”
- Washington State Representative June Robinson

“MomsRising and their 40,000 Washington members were instrumental in our state’s paid family and medical leave victory. They brought the voices of mothers, fathers, and family caregivers right into the heart of the policy-making process. Washington’s paid family and medical leave law will not only strengthen families here in Washington, but it will also serve as a blueprint for other states to follow. I am so thankful for the partnership of MomsRising and their continued work to champion working moms and families.”
- Washington State Senator Karen Keiser

Emma is my 5-year-old. She was born weighing 1lb 3oz and was 11in long. She spent her first 4 months of life in the NICU. When she was born I was not given very much hope for her future. She has worked hard from the day she was born to prove the doctors wrong. Emma entered ECEAP [Early Childhood...Read more

Daree, Spokane Valley, WA

Blog posts

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

07/24/19

On a recent tour of Europe, our Czech guide told me about the family-friendly policies in her country. Mothers (or fathers; families can choose) get two years of paid family leave when a child is born. If the next child comes along before those two years are up, they start all over again. Then...

Mary Sisson

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Family Economic Security Immigration Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

07/19/19

Check out three top posts from the MomsRising blog in the last week: Read our statement on raising the minimum wage, check out a small business owner's perspective on WA paid leave, and take action on the Trump administration's inhumane immigration policies-->

Anita Sarah Jackson

Guest Blogger

MomsRising Paid Family Leave

07/19/19

I am the founder and CEO of The Derschang Group ; a mix of restaurants, cafes, and bars in Seattle, Washington. My first business was Linda’s Tavern, established in 1994, a neighborhood bar that’s become a Capitol Hill institution. In the decades since, I’ve launched eleven bars and restaurants are...

Linda Derschang

MomsForce

Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsVote Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

07/11/19

To mother is to transform. Each and every day moms are shaping a more just future for us all through small and big acts alike -- whether it’s helping a tantruming toddler understand their feelings or advocating for their community with elected leaders, moms have superpowers that move us all forward...

Casey Osborn-Hinman

#PaidLeaveWA

MomsRising Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

06/13/19

Paid leave is not just for moms. Yet, dads take leave a lot less than moms . Even when dads have access to paid family leave through their employer, they often feel social pressure to leave the benefit on the table. Seventy percent of dads only take 10 days or less of paid leave. According to one...

Seayoung Yim

Nat'l Foster Care Month

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

05/17/19

Since 2004, The Mockingbird Society has worked to ensure that youth who must enter the foster care system are placed with foster parents who are well resourced and supported in a constellation known as MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY™ . MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY™ is an empowerment-based approach to foster care,...