Motherhood has given me plenty of stories, lessons, and reasons to speak up. I am passionate about maternal health, supporting families, and creating space for honest conversations about the things moms experience every day. I believe in showing up, sharing our stories, and finding a little humor along the way.
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Our Stories

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy
October 26, 2026
At a Glance MomsRising member Kat and her daughter Rebecca traveled to Washington D.C. to join House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ affordability conference and share her family’s affordability story. Kat shared her family’s story about the impact of the high cost of child care, groceries, and gas, maternal health, paid leave, as well as what happens when families are expected to somehow keep everything together while the systems meant to support them fall short. She prioritized showing her daughters how important using your voice to connect a real family’s story like her to statistics...
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Education Fund

August 13, 2026
Key Takeaways: MomsRising member Kat De La Cruz shares why her advocacy work with MomsRising has empowered her to share her story and fight for families. Kat learned through her advocacy with MomsRising that every person has a story to share that sharing it can result in real change. While statistics may inform policy, it’s stories that change hearts. And changed hearts changes policies. Kat shares her truth involving the loss of her babies. recovering from a C-section and returning to work too soon, fostering children, paying high costs of child care and health care, and recovering from her...
MomsRising
Education Fund
