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07/18/16

Healthy… Nutritious… Low Fat… High Fiber… Moderation… Exercise… Carbs… Protein… These days, you can’t walk down the street or flip through your favorite magazine without being bombarded by directives about what to eat and how to eat it. Messages on how to live a healthy lifestyle are all around us...

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Sarah Widor

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Food!

07/15/16

For many, the church is a safe place of community where they can share support, fellowship and resources. This week for #FoodFri we are joined by faith leaders and clergy who are taking it a step further. They are encouraging their community to lead a healthier lifestyle, by example. 7-16-...

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Migdalia Rivera

Childcare & Early Education

07/13/16

En 1989, cuatro años después de que emigramos a los Estados Unidos, me presentaron el programa de preescolar llamado Head Start. Aún recuerdo esos primeros días cuando caminaba a mis niños a su escuela cada mañana. A pesar de los retos de la vida diaria, podía mirar la emoción que con anticipación...

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Gloria Garcia

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising

07/13/16

Durante las vacaciones de verano, muchos padres y niños tienen tiempo extra, lo que hace que sea la oportunidad perfecta para ayudar a tu niño a desarrollar sus destrezas socioemocionales antes de que comience el año escolar. Tal vez te estás preguntando, ¿qué son destrezas socioemocionales? Son...

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Donna Hoffman Cullinan

Childcare & Early Education

07/12/16

A father in county jail is ordered to take a parenting class, but isn’t too enthusiastic about it. As part of the class, he learns about the ACE Study, and does his own ACE score. “Oh my god!” he announces to the class. “I have 7 ACEs.” His mother’s an alcoholic. His dad’s been in and out of jail...

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Jane Stevens

Health Care

07/12/16

As I along with the rest of the US have attempted to digest all of the crises and atrocities we’ve been observing, I have found myself vacillating between wanting to run out and take action and withdrawing from overwhelm to return to the safety of my home. Throughout this emotional roller coast I’...

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Renee Trudeau

Blog Carnivals MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave

07/12/16

Shortly after I was born, I was diagnosed with rare form of childhood eye cancer, leaving me blind in one eye. The cancer returned again and, although the doctors were able to save my life, they were not able to save my eyesight and I became completely blind by age 8. As I think back to that time...

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Sen. Cyrus Habib

Politics & Policy

07/12/16

I am a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM). I am also a mother. I’ve dedicated my life to ending FGM and other gender-based violence; I refuse to see my children’s peers undergo the same trauma I endured. While many consider FGM to be an international issue, it affects women and girls here...

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Jaha Dukureh

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

07/12/16

In an important show of bipartisanship, Congress is on the cusp of an historic step to help many of the most vulnerable children in our nation who are abused and neglected and at risk of entering foster care and lingering in group care.

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Marian Wright Edelman

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

07/11/16

Como una madre de tres y una educadora de temprana edad, he visto el poder del aprendizaje temprana de alta calidad de ambos perspectivas. Me he convertido a una defensora, creyente, y activista de la educación de temprana edad no solo por lo que veo en mi clase, pero también de lo que veo en casa...

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