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[Good Food Force] The "real" Wendy, Recipes for Dad & MamasConPoder.org!

June 11, 2014
Dear Friend, Welcome to this week's Good Food Force update! We're devoting this week's issue to protecting healthy school meals! Please find an update, and some useful resources you can use to get the word out, below! 1. The Hot Line Pushback on healthy school meals continues! It's been an action...
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Karen Showalter
Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

When You Shop, Think About Moms in Retail

June 10, 2014
Last week, moms who work at Walmart walked off the job across the country. Joined by co-workers and allies, they have been calling for respect and decent wages—at least $25,000 a year—and demanding an end to retaliation against employees who speak out for better working conditions. They also took...
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Liz Shuler
Gun Safety Media Library

We called on Senators to Listen to Moms, Not the NRA

June 10, 2014
A few weeks ago, MomsRising asked our members to sign on to our message, "Don't let the NRA choose our U.S. Surgeon General," and confirm Dr. Vivek Murthy at U.S. Surgeon General. Last week on Monday, June 2, we asked members to contact their U.S. Senators to let them know that moms and tots were...
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Gloria Pan
Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

Way to Go Colorado! Much Needed Child Care Assistance Signed into Law in the Centennial State

June 9, 2014
Newsflash: Child care is expensive . In a majority of states, the cost of child care for an infant exceeds the cost of public college tuition . That cost pinches the wallets of all families with young children in paid child care. For low-income families, it’s much more than a pinch— on average,...
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Susanna Birdsong
Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

Pre-K in PA Crosses Party Lines

June 9, 2014
Early childhood education continues to receive growing support from within Pennsylvania. Through the statewide Pre-K for PA campaign, educators and community leaders are not the only ones expressing a commitment to investing in the state's youngest learners. Former Gov. Ed Rendell (D) and Former...
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Mary E. Mannix
Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

Paternity Leave for All Dads

June 9, 2014
In honor of Father’s Day, coming up later this week, I’m pleased to share a special guest post from Scott Behson . Scott is a Professor of Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He also writes a popular blog about work-family balance for fathers, Fathers, Work and Family . Scott frequently...
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Liz Ben-Ishai
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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

Let's Fly a Kite for Working Families!

June 9, 2014
Would you gather some friends (or even gather just your kids or grandkids) and draw on a paper kite that we can send to President Obama (and deliver to Congress too!)?
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Ruth Martin
Politics & Policy

Un CD Mezclado

June 8, 2014
Volví a Miami, Florida recientemente para visitar a mi madre por el Día de las Madres, y encontré un montón de mis viejos CDs mezclados de cuando tenía 15 años. Decidí escuchar uno y lo que oí era una combinación asombrosa de Shakira, Boys to Men, Enrique Iglesias y Savage Garden. Escucharlo me...
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Jeannina Perez
Politics & Policy

A Mixed CD

June 8, 2014
I went back to Miami, Florida recently to visit my mom for Mother’s Day and found a bunch of my old mixed CDs from when I was 15. I decided to give one a listen and what I heard was an amazing amalgamation of Shakira, Boys to Men, Enrique Iglesias, and Savage Garden. Listening to it made me smile,...
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Jeannina Perez
Food!

5 things I learned during the Fed Up Challenge! #Sugarfree

June 6, 2014
Note: This post was originally published on my blog, LadydeeLG. (I hope you will visit!). I'm happy to say that it's been over a week and I'm STILL drinking coffee withOUT sugar!! I took the 10 day #FedUpChallenge inspired by the team at Mom.me . I decided to take on the #FedUpChallenge, and be...
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Diana Limongi

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