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Western NC needs child care to recover! Urge lawmakers to support hurricane relief aid

October 23, 2024
More than three weeks after Hurricane Helene struck western North Carolina in what Gov. Cooper has called "the deadliest and most devastating storm" in North Carolina's history, things are still far from normal for families across twenty-five counties. People are still missing and hundreds of roads...
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Nuestros corazones están en las montañas

October 2, 2024
La devastación que enfrenta el oeste de Carolina del Norte tras el huracán Helene es inimaginable. Desde que comenzó esta catástrofe, las personas, las familias y las comunidades del oeste de Carolina del Norte, junto con los afectados por el tornado en Rocky Mount, han estado presentes en nuestras...
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Our hearts are in the mountains

Hurricane Helene: Resources for NC Families

September 30, 2024
This resource is being update regularly, so please continue to share widely. A Spanish version is available here. The devastation facing western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene is impossible to comprehend. Since this catastrophe began, the people, families, and communities of western...
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Announcing the 2024-2025 Washington State MomsForce Fellows

September 16, 2024
MomsRising and MamásConPoder are thrilled to announce our fifth cohort of Washington State MomsForce fellows.
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Washington's Child Care Majority: State Candidate Resources + Polling

July 9, 2024
Washington is facing a child care crisis. According to the Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families, it’s estimated more than 600,000 Washington kids who need care because all available parents are working currently aren’t getting state licensed child care. The cost of high-quality...
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Pride Month

Celebrating Queer Joy in New Hampshire: Bethany Murabito and the NH Queer Consortium

June 30, 2024
While Pride month continues to bloom, I’m inspired and motivated by the many incredible Granite Staters who are working to build a better and more inclusive New Hampshire. I was so excited when I met Bethany Murabito (she/her) in the halls of the state house this spring when we instantly connected over our fierce love for the LGBTQIA+ community and our cat eyeliner sharp enough to… well, if you know you know!
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Pride Month

LGBTQ+ Families Fought and Won in Washington this Year

June 25, 2024
Happy Pride from the other Washington - or as we like to say, the better Washington. Washington State may be a small corner of the country, but the MomsRising community here is a mighty force for change. This Pride month, we’re celebrating two big wins that the Risers championed in the 2024 state...
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A Love Letter to Our Volunteers

April 26, 2024
Dear MomsRising Volunteer, It’s National Volunteer Week, and MomsRising is appreciating – raising a glass to, applauding, sending huge waves of love to – YOU! Thank you for being a member of our amazing, powerful, and inspiring community of more than a million moms and caregivers who make...
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A Joyous Welcome to MomsRising’s 2024 Volunteer Beacon Leaders!

March 11, 2024
We are excited to introduce MomsRising’s new class of national Beacon volunteer leaders. This year we have expanded our Beacons network to one hundred and seventeen moms and caregivers from across the country – from Alaska to Alabama, from New Mexico to Tennessee – who have committed to this ten...
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Our Stories, Our Power: 2024 Legislative Session Recap

March 7, 2024
The 2024 Washington State legislative session just wrapped, and we are celebrating some mom-umental wins. None of these would have been possible without MomsRising members meeting with their lawmakers , speaking out , testifying , testifying some more , and even mobilizing in Olympia (kiddos and...
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