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June 11, 2025

Across the country, we are watching in horror as moms are torn away from their babies and kids. [1] [2] [3] Just last week, a prominent and beloved union president - a U.S. citizen - was injured and detained by ICE agents. [4] And many members of Congress have been denied entry into ICE facilities...

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Linda Stone

Gun Safety Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising Parenting & Families Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

June 26, 2025

As national debates around immigration grow increasingly heated, schools, which should be sanctuaries of learning and belonging, can unintentionally mirror the hostility, fear, and discrimination seen in broader society. As parents, caregivers, and protectors of our children, we have a...

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Kelsey Reyes

Childcare & Early Education

June 26, 2025

On Saturday, June 21, MomsRising hosted A Motherlovin’ Good Time — an afternoon filled with laughter, joy, and powerful community connection in New York City. With a packed room at Caveat NYC, moms from across the city showed up not only to laugh but to build collective power. The comedy lineup,...

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Vanessa Mota

A photo showing a small town submerged in muddy water with a wooded mountain in the background

MomsRising Near You

June 24, 2025

On June 14, 2025 Ohio County, West Virginia experienced a deadly flash flood. As one of four counties in the state’s northern panhandle, Ohio County is no stranger to flooding. The Ohio River regularly breaches its banks. But this flood, this flood was something different. Various sources estimate...

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Christina Fisanick

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Health Care

June 16, 2025

“I receive a government subsidy for my Marketplace (Affordable Care Act) insurance. I could not afford any insurance without it. I am stretched very thin financially as I have all the regular bills a person has. I barely make my mortgage, pay the gas, electric, and water bills along with my health...

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Felicia Burnett

Paid Family Leave

June 15, 2025

This Sunday, families will presumably gather to honor the fathers and father figures in their lives; they’ll celebrate fatherhood and paternal bonds and the influence of fathers in society. Maybe they’ll be a special dinner, maybe they’ll be gifts of socks, ties, “the best dad ever” aprons, and...

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Namatie Mansaray

MomsRising Near You

June 11, 2025

Welcome to the June Dispatch! Thank you for being a part of our growing, powerful Moms Next Door program! What’s the Moms Next Door Dispatch? Each month, you’ll receive the Moms Next Door Dispatch (Scroll down!)—a monthly toolkit that will arrive in your inbox to provide you and your community with...

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Jeannina Perez

Maternal Justice

June 4, 2025

May was Maternal Mental Health Month and to close the month out I sat down with Carrie Banks to discuss the mental health challenges faced by moms in rural communities of the United States. Carrie is the Peer Support Programs Director at Postpartum Support International. After the birth of her...

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Gina Arias

Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Parenting & Families Podcast Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages Reproductive Justice

June 9, 2025

On the radio show this week, we dive into the attacks on Planned Parenthood and how the Republican budget could close 200 health centers and impact over a million people's access to reproductive health care. We hear about the unprecedented emergency happening right now to our democracy and how the...

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