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Health Care Politics & Policy

Your voice needed! Say you’re a #HealthCareVoter

October 25, 2018
It’s no surprise that in poll after poll this election season, health care is consistently at the top of the list of voters’ concerns. We all watched last year as the Republican-led Congress took one whack at health care after another, trying (and failing) to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
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Felicia Burnett
raising activists, teaching children to vote
MomsVote Social & Emotional Development

Teach Your Kids that Voting is Important by Taking them With You

October 24, 2018
There was a time when my children were small and I often skipped voting in the midterm elections. I had a lot of excuses - no one to watch the kids, I didn't want to stand in line with them being nuts all around me, Midterms weren't important anyway. Wait, what? Now it's hard to believe that I...
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Alexa Bigwarfe
MomsVote

NC: ¡Es hora de VOTAR!

October 24, 2018
Llegó el momento. El periodo de votación temprana comenzó en North Carolina el miércoles, 17 de octubre y termina el sábado, 3 de noviembre (¡claro que también puedes votar el 6 de noviembre, Día de las Elecciones). Muchas cosas están en juego para las mujeres y familias en estas elecciones –ahora...
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Linda Stone
Childcare & Early Education

America Must Turn the Lights On Afterschool, So Youth and Families Can Thrive

October 24, 2018
In Newark, New Jersey, the afterschool program is teaming with the Audubon Society to use infrared cameras to study how animals move overnight, and students are creating their own comic book heroes. In San Benito, Texas, a few miles from the border with Mexico, afterschool programs will hold...
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Jodi Grant
MomsVote

Join Us For A #CantWait2Vote Photo Challenge

October 23, 2018
We are in countdown mode all across the country! This has been the most memorable midterm elections to date for me. One of the things that I have been very conscious of is the messaging that I am taking in as we round the corner toward November 6th. To that end, I’d like to introduce you to the...
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Sili Recio
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Are You Planning to Early Vote? Find Out More Here!

October 22, 2018
Early voting has already started in California! Woohoo! This means you and your friends, family, and neighbors can make their voices heard at the ballot box today—you don’t have to wait until November 6th! It’s exciting stuff! I don’t know about you, but we #CantWait2Vote! ***Join us by pledging to...
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Elyssa Schmier
We Are MomsRising!
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Social & Emotional Development

We Are MomsRising, Sheila from North Carolina

October 22, 2018
October is HeadStart Awarness Month. In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Sheila in North Carolina about her experiences with Early Head Start and Head Start. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . My story with Head...
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Abbie Gately
MomsVote

Free Coloring Pages for Kids Waiting in Voting Lines!

October 22, 2018
KIDS ! This post is for you (and your parents and caregivers)! Have the adults in your life finally listened to you about voting? CONGRATULATIONS! Sometimes a reminder from a kid helps grown ups figure out what they're supposed to do-- and to do it! Thanks to all your gentle and wise reminders, the...
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Anita Sarah Jackson
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Childcare & Early Education Immigration Social & Emotional Development

Tell Congress to invest in childcare - not child prisons!

October 19, 2018
"I receive childcare assistance through my local DHS office. If I didn’t get this assistance I could not work (even though I live paycheck to paycheck) and would have to apply for Welfare. I’m more than grateful for every penny I receive for childcare. Without it I would have to pay $120 a week! My...
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Jeannina Perez
Immigration MomsVote

Top #5Actions of the Past Week: Oct 19, 2018

October 19, 2018
Happy Friday! We have a dual focus this week. With just over two weeks left until the election, we need all hands on deck to help get out the vote. See below for easy ways to get involved. At the same time, we need to keep the drumbeat going around critical issues like immigration. The Trump...
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Karen Showalter

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