Skip to main content

Food!

Breaking Through: IVF, Abortion, WIC, Child Tax Credit, & More

February 26, 2024
On the radio show this week, we cover the outrageous Alabama Supreme Court IVF decision and the fight for access to IVF, abortion care, birth control, and to not have fewer freedoms than our children; the incredible power of Ai-jen Poo’s care infrastructure vision and how you can make a difference; the latest with the inside the Beltway battles for WIC and the CTC; and how corporations can (and must) work to build a care infrastructure too in order to retain employees and prosper.
MomsRising's picture

¡Pide al Congreso que muestre amor por las familias en este Día de San Valentín!

January 24, 2024
En este San Valentín, le decimos al Congreso: "No rompan nuestros corazones. ¡Aprueben políticas que las familias amen!" Así es, ya es hora de que el Congreso muestre su amor por nuestras familias y apruebe políticas que sean más dulces que una caja de chocolates, políticas que beneficien a los...
linda's picture
Take Action

Tell Congress, “Don’t go breaking our hearts! Pass policies that families LOVE!”

January 23, 2024
This Valentine’s Day, we’re telling Congress: “Don’t go breaking our hearts. Pass policies that families LOVE!” That’s right, it’s past time for Congress to show their love for our families and pass policies that are sweeter than a heart-shaped box of chocolates—policies that lift children,...
Felicia Burnett's picture

¡Llama al Congreso para prevenir la emergencia en WIC!

January 10, 2024
Nos encontramos a solo 9 días del plazo en el cual el WIC se quedará sin fondos si el Congreso no toma medidas antes. Es por eso que HOY MomsRising/MamásConPoder se está uniendo a organizaciones, defensores y padres de todo el país para un Día de Acción de Emergencia para el WIC. Necesitamos hacer...
Linda López-Stone's picture

Behind-the-Scenes for Parents: School Lunch Challenges

November 29, 2023
A look inside school cafeterias to see the challenges school nutrition directors face, and how parents can help! Eight states provide free school meals for all schoolchildren; MomsRising members in North Carolina are hoping for our state to become the ninth state to provide free breakfasts and lunches for all its students.
Jessica Burroughs's picture
WIC

¡Detengan la emergencia en WIC!

November 10, 2023
La cuenta regresiva ha comenzado… ¡otra vez! El Congreso necesita tomar medidas para mantener al gobierno financiado antes del 17 de noviembre... y también DEBEN aprobar el cuidado infantil de emergencia y la financiación de WIC en ese momento o millones de familias, junto con las empresas y...
linda's picture

This is an emergency! Protect WIC now!

November 2, 2023
The time has come for us to ring all the alarm bells to protect the highly successful WIC program that provides nutritional assistance to 7 million pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and young children! Unless immediate action by Congress is taken in November when it extends the current...
Elyssa Schmier's picture

Breaking Through: #Shutdown #MediaMatters #ChildCare #Momnibus

September 26, 2023
On the radio show this week, we cover why the national budget is also a moral document that shows the deep priorities of our country – and where kids stand in that budget; we uncover the latest with Fox News, dive into double standards and false equivalencies in the media, and learn tactics to get real news; we hear about the #ChildCareCliff why it impacts businesses too and hear how we can help our nation avoid it; and we close the show discussing tactics to get every member of Congress on the bus… the Momnibus!
MomsRising's picture

Breaking Through: Happenings Inside the U.S Capitol, World Contraception Day, and More

September 18, 2023
On the radio show this week we cover the latest from the U.S. Capitol including around WIC and childcare; we learn what’s happening with access to birth control in America and about World Contraception Day; we hear the latest with local abortion bans, including outrageous proposed bans on being able to drive to get an abortion in some states; and we close the show learning why the U.S. budget fights matter to you and our economy.
MomsRising's picture

Dile al Congreso: ¡No hagan recortes al programa SNAP!

June 14, 2023
En los próximos meses se tomarán decisiones cruciales con respecto al Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP), uno de los programas más poderosos que tiene nuestra nación para combatir el hambre. Casi dos tercios de los beneficios de SNAP se destinan a familias con niños y 1 de cada...
Elyssa Schmier's picture

Pages