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Moms want child care and Head Start in the budget!

The federal budget campaign champions the priorities of women, moms, and families in the federal budget. This campaign includes work on taxes/revenues, SNAP, WIC, Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Medicaid, CHIP, healthy school lunches, and more.

People are often surprised to hear that even a physician can end up on Medicaid...but I’m a great example that it can happen to anyone. I’m 32 years old, married, with two small children and I am a family physician. In January of this year, right at the beginning of a new plan year and new...Read more
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Hop, Skip, and Jump to it, Congress–Families Demand HHS Unfreeze the Child Care Cuts!

02/26/26
When the MomsRising MOMbassador team invited me to attend a Senate hearing on the Hill about child care fund freezes, I thought to myself, what do I as a stay at home mom have to add to this discussion? What can I learn from the experience and how can I move public policy further for families?...
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Jean Montgomery
MomsRising member Jean with her daughter at our Mombassador disco-themed event
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Food! Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice

Sparkling Strategies for Storybook Delivery and Family Activism Success

02/04/26
New Year’s is a time for reflection, joy, and moving forward with resolution, with goals in search of realized outcomes. As I was reflecting on this and considering my vision for 2026, I got the invitation from MomsRising to join other Mombassadors in a “Disco Day of Action,” to sparkle, shine, and...
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Jean Montgomery
MomsRising members and staff with Rep. Pramila Jayapal at Mombassador storybook delivery event
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave Reproductive Justice

“Don't Be Disco-nnected From Families" Mombassador Program Reflections

01/30/26
When you are raising young kids who learn at the speed of light, you have to do what you can to keep up with them. You have to evolve, and you have to adapt. You learn very quickly as a parent that taking the weight of the world on your own is not an option. Parents roll up their sleeves, they...
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Daniella Knight
Our Stories
Our Connecticut member Luna Rosado shares her SNAP and Medicaid story at a DC roundtable event
Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

Our Stories: Luna Rosado Shares SNAP and Medicaid Story at Roundtable Event in Washington D.C.

12/16/25
Our Connecticut member Luna Rosado shares her story at the Democratic Women’s Caucus’ roundtable event “Trump the Grinch: The Impact of Republicans’ Disastrous Economy on Women and Families this Holiday Season.” As a single mother of three working since she was 15 years old, Luna thanks SNAP,...
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Hanna Addis
Health Care

In case you missed it: MomsRising's November Community Meeting

12/10/25
On November 20th, Leader Stacey Abrams and Dr. Michelle Sternthal ( Community Catalyst’s Director of Government Affairs) joined us for our November Community Zoom Meeting . Thank you to everyone who joined us—we were so excited to see you! Even though the government shutdown is over, many families...
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Diarra Diouf
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Breaking Through - Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Protecting Democracy, Special Education, and Planned Parenthood

12/08/25
On the radio show this week, we dive into Trumpflation and this administration's devastating immigration policies with U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal. We also hear about protecting democracy under the lawlessness of the White House. Then we cover the role of the U.S. Department of Education in...
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Congress! STOP the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/50130/?source=action">Congress! STOP the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education!</a>

Education isn’t just a local issue. Every child in America deserves a fair chance, no matter their zip code, race, ability, or background. That’s what the Department of Education helps protect. We must not let it be erased.

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Congress! STOP the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education!

SIGN NOW! Families Over Billionaires!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/45024/?source=action">SIGN NOW! Families Over Billionaires!</a>

SIGN our letter calling on Republican leadership, along with every member of the U.S. Congress, to prioritize families over billionaires—no tax cuts for billionaires and corporations paid for by cuts to our health care, nutrition, education, and childcare.

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Tell Congress: choose families over billionaires!

Quick Signature: Tell Congress to say NO to a budget that funds human rights abuses and mass deportations!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/47086/?source=action">Quick Signature: Tell Congress to say NO to a budget that funds human rights abuses and mass deportations!</a>

Join us today in telling the Republican-led Congress they must not cut Medicaid, Social Security, and other programs for families to pay for horrific and cruel policies.

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Tell Congress to say NO to a Republican-led budget that fuels human rights abuses and mass detention, paid for by cuts to Medicaid and other programs that lift families and the economy!

Tell Congress: Undo the SNAP Cuts!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/55660/?source=action">Tell Congress: Undo the SNAP Cuts!</a>

Tell Congress to reverse the sweeping cuts to SNAP by signing the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act!

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Tell Congress: Undo the SNAP Cuts!