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Time to Give Congress a Summer Reading Assignment

June 7, 2016
Question: What do Facebook, the U.S. Navy, and New York State all have in common? Answer: In the last year, each took real steps to expand working families' access to paid family leave, and we know that access to paid family leave is one of the best ways to boost breastfeeding rates! Wahoo! And...
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Sili Recio
Health Care Politics & Policy

Comprehensive sexuality education: the sexual assault prevention we need

June 7, 2016
As high school seniors graduate, many will begin to pack, gather information and mentally prepare for a major life transition. But there’s an important part of college life that many might overlook: Sexual assault has reached staggering proportions in this country, especially among high school and...
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Tiffany Pryor
Family Economic Security

Tell President Obama and Congress: Stand with Puerto Rican Families, Not Wall Street!

June 7, 2016
An amazing and beautiful community in the U.S. — Puerto Rico — is facing financial collapse , putting women, children and families at most risk. To grasp what is going on, I called a couple of family members there. What they shared with me is disturbing. My cousin Sandra Castro said she knew...
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Elisa Batista
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

Head Smacker: Rental Assistance to Families with Children Falls as Need Rises

June 6, 2016
High rents, especially when combined with flat wages and an economic recovery that hasn’t reached low-income families, means an increased need for rental assistance. Unfortunately, however, a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows that the number of families with children receiving federal rent subsidies has fallen by over 250,000 since 2004 and is at its lowest point in more than a decade, despite rising need.
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Lecia Imbery
Health Care Military Families

#MilitaryMonday: Zoë's Story

June 6, 2016
My daughter Zoë is a 2-year-old toddler who is unfortunately fighting a battle against a unique brain tumor. Her fight started when she was just 15 months old and her doctors spoke one word... cancer! At the time our family lived in Honolulu, Hawaii where her father was stationed with the US Army...
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Jessica Tyrney
Food!

Healthy Futures Starting in the Kitchen: Child Care Center Cooks as Agents of Change

June 6, 2016
On May 6th I had a humbling experience involving vegetables, knives, and a group of child care center cooks from across North Carolina. This group of child care center cooks and I came together for a "Healthy Futures Starting in the Kitchen" program offered by the culinary school at Central...
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Jessica Burroughs
Environmental Health

7 Steps to Surviving a Fire -- and Thriving

June 6, 2016
I am living in a hotel as we were recently in a fire. Thankfully, no one was hurt and I had homeowners insurance. Needless to say, I’ve learned a thing or two along the way. Fires in homes or burning anything man-made can be quite dangerous due to the leads, paints, and plastics we have in and...
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Clarissa LT
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NEW! NC MomsRising Facebook Group!

June 6, 2016
“I love to connect with local moms!” ~ Martha, Durham, NC IT’S HERE! You spoke, and we listened. Moms—and those who love them—here in North Carolina have been asking for a more personal way to connect with fellow MomsRising supporters online, so we’ve created a special Facebook group just for those...
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Felicia Burnett
Childcare & Early Education

Child Watch® Column: Remembering, Reclaiming and Honoring Our Roots

June 3, 2016
On the 40th anniversary of the publication of Alex Haley’s landmark book Roots: The Saga of an American Family, a new television adaptation is bringing renewed attention to the story that opened so many eyes to the harsh truth about American slavery and its aftermath – an aftermath that continues under new guises despite much progress.
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Marian Wright Edelman
Food!

FDA issues draft guidance for reducing sodium

June 3, 2016
The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has just issued draft guidance for public comment for voluntary reduction in sodium consumption for the food industry. According to the FDA, Americans consume almost 50% more sodium than what most experts recommend. Now let’...
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Jehanara Haider

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