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Good Food Force Update: Farm to School, Interview with "Cafeteria Man"

October 27, 2015
DYK it's national Farm to School Month? Check out some handy resources below! We're also sharing stories from moms speaking out about the importance of federal nutrition programs. As always, please read and share, and have a great week! 1. TOP STORIES AND QUICK ACTIONS Join us in celebrating Farm...
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Karen Showalter
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

A Federal Program that Can Provide Support During the Critical Early Years

October 27, 2015
My youngest child just turned 12, but I can still remember how hard it was when my children were babies: the lack of sleep, the colicky evenings, the diaper blow-outs, the meals eaten with one hand, the worry when they ran a fever. But I never had to worry about whether we’d have a place to sleep...
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Elizabeth Lower-Basch
Podcast

#Radio This Week: Being a Part of the Solution!

October 27, 2015
Looking for a podcast/radio show that's fun, feisty, and relevant for moms and families? Our weekly podcast is ‪#‎free‬ for all on iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/moms-rising-radio/id533519537 ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Inspiring guests talk about paid family leave, marriage equality, early...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

My Speech on Women and Work

October 26, 2015
Tomorrow I will be giving a speech about the state of working women. The event, which is sponsored by the National Women's Law Center, takes a look at both the progress we have made and what is left to be done to ensure women have equality in the workplace and our daily lives. Here are some...
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Liz Shuler
Immigration

Do the World's 232 Million Migrants Have Constitutional Rights?

October 26, 2015
If the world is going to live up to its commitment to protect the basic rights of all children and adults, we need to ensure that all the countries that have pledged under international agreements to protect migrants' rights pass and implement these rights at a national level.
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Jody Heymann
Health Care

Let’s Ask the Questions That Can Save Lives: CYW Releases ACEs Questionnaire to Pediatricians

October 24, 2015
We as pediatricians and parents have an opportunity to find out what’s happening with our children and to intervene to get children the help they need to heal. But we have to ask the right questions. Here’s a lesson that’s been learned time and time again: If we want to save lives and prevent...
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Nadine Burke Harris, M.D.
Childcare & Early Education

Fill in the Blank: My Child Care Waitlist is Longer Than...

October 23, 2015
In the midst of mothering a toddler, I see my life in pre-baby and post-baby. Pre-baby me had a lot of ideas about early learning. And given that I worked in the field, I had a lot of ideas about what my childcare situation would look like. Sure I knew that childcare costs an arm and a leg. Study...
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Lauren Hipp
Food!

Teal Pumpkin Project Makes Halloween Safe for Children with Food Allergies

October 23, 2015
Halloween is lurking around the corner. But for some families, it isn’t the chill in the air, haunted houses or costumes that have them scared. For parents of children living with severe allergies, it’s the possibility of their child ingesting a lethal allergen which could ultimately lead death...
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Denise Mestanza-Taylor
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Food!

Farm to School: Let's Get Fresh Foods In Our Kids Schools! #FoodFri

October 23, 2015
October is National Farm to School Month and we're joining in the fun with a farm to school themed #FoodFri chat! Join #FoodFri on October 23, 2015, as @MomsRising chats with @USDANutrition and @FarmtoSchool . We'll be chatting with Moms and Dads, like you, as well as organizations that are...
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Migdalia Rivera
Childcare & Early Education

Stop asking me when I’m going to have a baby, because I just can’t afford it.

October 23, 2015
I’m tired of hearing the questions. “What are you all waiting for? If you want two kids, you should probably get started soon…” or “Why are you even thinking about it?! You’re so young - enjoy the time you have together now,” and my personal favorite “Don’t be worried, you two will make great...
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Jeannina Perez

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