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Cuts to Child Care – Breaking Hearts and Pocketbooks

February 6, 2026
Washington lawmakers are sitting down and considering massive budget cuts to our state’s child care and early learning programs while families are making very difficult budget decisions at our own kitchen tables.
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There's never been a better time for a Millionaires Tax!

February 4, 2026
This week, a meaningful opportunity for Washington State to fix its inequitable tax code and stabilize our state’s overall health was introduced in the legislature. This Millionaires Tax (HB 2725/SB 6346) will be a major structural shift in the direction of fairness and tax justice. It asks millionaires to pay a little more while we bolster sufficient funding for essential programs and become less reliant on regressive taxes like the sales and property tax.
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Join our VIRTUAL Teach-In: Supporting Immigrant Students and Families in Hostile School Environments!

May 21, 2025
In today’s polarized political climate, supporting immigrant students in public schools is more critical than ever. As national debates around immigration grow increasingly heated, schools, which should be safe places of learning and belonging, can unintentionally mirror the hostility, fear, and...
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Diarra Diouf
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Protect Families. Protect Caregivers. Tell Congress to Save TPS.

July 21, 2026
Because of the cuts to health care programs in Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, families across the country are already facing higher costs and a growing shortage of affordable health care, child care, and aging and disability care. And now, the Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS...
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Linda Stone
Childcare & Early Education

The Child Care Modernization Act Fails to Deliver Real Solutions to the Child Care Crisis

July 15, 2026
Overview We are currently in a child care crisis. Parents and families are struggling to find and afford child care in their communities. Meanwhile, child care providers are struggling to stay afloat while making poverty-level wages. The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), which provides...
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Tell Congress to Support the Mom Declaration — A National Blueprint for Life, Liberty and Happiness

July 3, 2026
This 4th of July, we’re raising our voices to make it easier and more affordable for families to build good lives. Add your name to the Mom Declaration for Life, Liberty, and Happiness! We’ll deliver it to Congress so they know what we expect them to be working toward.
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Childcare & Early Education

ENVÍA TU SOLICITUD HOY PARA SER PARTE DEL: Grupo de MamásFuertes de Washington 2026-2027

June 29, 2026
Nuestras líderes del Grupo de MamásFuertes están firmemente arraigadas en sus comunidades. Se organizan para alzar la voz y se empoderan para organizar y alzar la voz de las familias más afectadas por las decisiones políticas y la desigualdad estructural. Juntas, estamos cuidando el presente y el futuro del estado de Washington, para que todas las personas y familias puedan salir adelante en sistemas y redes de seguridad colectiva que nos respeten y nos valoren.
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From Family Child Care Educator to Disabled Leader: My Journey of Advocacy, Resilience, and Purpose

June 24, 2026
Quick Read Early learning professional Gladys Jones shares her child care story as a family child care educator. After enduring a stroke, Gladys had to close her group family day care program GaGa Daycare and founded her grassroots organization ECE on the Move as well as continuing to fight for...
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Gladys Jones
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SIGN for NY afterschool, summer child care and $$$ for childcare educators

June 22, 2026
This year’s New York State budget includes significant investments for families, but as moms, dads and caregivers know— child care is so much more than universal pre-k, and we need to make sure that our lawmakers understand that!
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Moms Pay the Price — Testimony of My Family’s Affordability Crisis

June 18, 2026
At a Glance On April 28, 2026, Michigan member and mother Julie Groce joined MomsRising and Mamás con Poder and two other members for the first-ever mom-centered Congressional hearing on affordability ‘Moms Pay the Price’ on Capitol Hill to share their experiences on how hard it is to balance a...
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