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July 13, 2021

We need to improve our long-term care system to enable kids and people with disabilities, as well as older adults, to live safely at home and thrive in their communities. Tell Congress to make expansion of Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) a priority.

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Felicia Burnett

Gun Safety MomsRising Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

April 19, 2021

The unending and unjust police brutality towards Black lives has once again created a wave of devastating media content and rippling conversations families are once again forced to have. For Black families this has been a never ending conversation as police violence takes Black life, after Black...

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Claudia Tristán

Politics & Policy

October 7, 2021

Every year the “school-to-prison pipeline,” a disturbing national trend where children are funneled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems, continues to deny too many kids the opportunity to grow, learn, make mistakes, and still reach their full potential. We can change this and dismantle the school to prison pipeline for good.

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Beatriz Beckford

Politics & Policy

October 7, 2021

There is overwhelming evidence that flavored e-cigarettes – including menthol products – appeal to kids and have fueled the youth e-cigarette epidemic.

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Portia White

Breastfeeding Immigration Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

October 1, 2021

There’s so much on the line right now. We need your action to help ensure health care is included as we Build Back Better, to help protect Haitian refugees at the border, to support the PUMP Act, and more!

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Sue Anne Reed

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising Politics & Policy

September 23, 2021

MomsRising super dad Nicholas Knight shared his family's child care story at the U.S. Treasury - giving voice to what so many families across our nation have experienced. Read his remarks and tell us your experiences with child care as we fight to ensure child care and pre-k for all becomes a reality.

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Jeannina Perez

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

September 20, 2021

We have some super EXCITING news. Child Care and Pre-K have passed the U.S. House of Representatives - which is HUGE! But this movement in the House is just the first step. It’s critical that the U.S. Senate and all of Congress continue to advance child care and early learning. Here are some actions you can take right now.

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S. Nadia Hussain

Strong Care Square onesie for Care Economy Storybook

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

September 17, 2021

In our Care Economy Storybook 2021, MomsRising has captured powerful and moving stories from families across the nation about how hard it is to give care, and how our inadequate Care Infrastructure hurts families, businesses and our economy.

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care Politics & Policy

September 3, 2021

Tell governors you are outraged, and to stop playing politics with our kids’ health by banning local school officials from taking reasonable public health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19!

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Felicia Burnett

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

August 19, 2021

It's not enough to go back to where we were. We need to build back better. In our Care Economy Storybook 2021, MomsRising has captured powerful and moving stories from families across the nation about how hard it is to give care, making the case that it doesn't have to be this way.

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