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Our Stories: Robin Sampson speaks at he National Domestic Workers Assembly, We Power Care event in Washington, DC

April 16, 2025
Last week, our member Robin Sampson from Glenmoore, PA shared her story at the National Domestic Workers Assembly, We Power Care event in Washington, DC. She spoke about the important role that Medicaid plays in helping her mother who has Parkinson’s disease access the care that she needs. Here is...
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Tell Congress to say NO to a budget that funds human rights abuses and mass deportations!

April 16, 2025
Today marks 18 years since I immigrated to the United States. Eighteen years of building a life, raising my children, and contributing to a country that welcomed me. But if I were arriving today, I don't know if I’d feel that same safety and warmth. What I’ve seen in recent months has shaken me...
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New York Moms, Dads, Caregivers and Child Care Providers: Share your Child Care Story With Us!

April 14, 2025
In New York we know: Child care doesn’t work for parents if it is not working for child care providers— and the truth is that across the country, and certainly in New York state, so many child care providers are making poverty wages and many have been unfortunately forced to leave a profession they...
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Your April Moms Next Door Dispatch is Here!

April 14, 2025
Welcome to the April Dispatch! Thank you for being a part of our growing, powerful Moms Next Door program! What’s the Moms Next Door Dispatch? Each month, you’ll receive the Moms Next Door Dispatch (Scroll down!)—a monthly toolkit that will arrive in your inbox to provide you and your community...
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The Trump administration needs to keep its greedy #HANDSOFF Head Start!

April 10, 2025
The Trump administration is endangering tens of thousands of our nation's kids & families access to child care and Head Start. We must demand Congress roll back these reckless closings that hurt families' access to child care!
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Our Stories: Cindy Camp testifies on the Hill

April 2, 2025
Last week, our member Cindy Camp from Baltimore, MD testified at the U.S. House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee to share her family's story about the importance of SNAP. Here is his story: Good afternoon. My name is Cindy Camp, and I live in Baltimore. I’m a mother, a grandmother, a...
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Our Stories: Eshawney Gaston speaks at the NC Day of Action on raising the minimum wage

April 1, 2025
Last week, our member Eshawney Gaston from Durham, NC joined our partners at the North Carolina Families Care Coalition, the Raising Wages Coalition, and over a hundred moms, kids, and allies speaking out for paid leave, paid sick days, and raising the minimum and tipped wages! Here is her story:...
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Large cuts to Medicaid funding put rural communities and their health care systems at serious risk

Medicaid is Under Threat—And Rural Communities Have the Most at Stake

March 28, 2025
Health care access for more than 72 million people in the United States is under threat. As Congress moves to cut spending across the board, critical Medicaid funding is on the chopping block—we’re looking at up to $880 billion in cuts—which would impact those in small town and rural communities...
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¡Una animada bienvenida al Programa Voluntario Beacon Leaders 2025 de MomsRising!

March 28, 2025
Nos complace presentar a la nueva clase nacional de voluntarias Beacon Leaders de MomsRising. Este año expandimos nuestra red de Beacons a 159 mamás y proveedoras de cuidados de todo el país que, desde Arizona hasta Alabama y desde Nuevo México hasta Tennessee, se han comprometido a participar en...
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#WellnessWed Medicaid & the ACA: Progess, Gaps, and the Road Ahead

March 26, 2025
On 3.26.25, we hosted a #WellnessWed conversation across X and BlueSky to mark the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and explore the ongoing impact of Medicaid expansion. The discussion centered on the progress made since the ACA’s passage, as well as the urgent need to close remaining...
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