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Top #5Actions of the Past Week: Friday, August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021
This week’s #5Actions include resources to help ease the transition back to school and share your story about how you’re dealing with the pandemic -- as well as about how to help build the care infrastructure that our nation needs through the Congressional process that’s moving right now.
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Back-to-School, Stressed and Exhausted. How Are You Parenting In This Pandemic?

August 27, 2021
Imagine the feeling when I received a message, six days after that first notice, that my child should’ve been quarantined because she, indeed, was in contact with the person that tested positive.
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ICYMI: Back-to-School, Child Care Crisis Stories Needed; Plus a Quick Action for Black Breastfeeding Week

August 27, 2021
Got something to say about child care, or about sending your kids back-to-school amid COVID-19? Here's your chance! Check out these two opportunities, plus a few other picks that caught our eyes...and got your attention this week.
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Quick signature: To protect schoolchildren from COVID-19

August 27, 2021
Add your name in support of the Biden Administration using its authority against governors who are blocking local school officials from preventing the spread of COVID-19 in their schools.
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Parents and Representative Meet to Celebrate Caregiving in Chester County, PA

August 26, 2021
In spite of the frenzy of back-to-school and end-of-summer, over 30 parents and community members came together in Chester County earlier this month to celebrate caregiving, and remind our members of Congress that essential programs like paid family and medical leave, early learning, and home and...
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Care Land (the Game): Brought to YOU by MomsRising

August 26, 2021
Right now, Congress is rapidly finalizing the details of the budget that will determine how much funding we have for child care and early learning. This is the moment our movement has been waiting for. Because of your actions, texts and calls now and over the years, we collectively let Congress...
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ICYMI: Breastfeeding Beats, a Super Powerful Storybook and Back-to-School Exhaustion Already

August 20, 2021
Joy. Anxiety. Solidarity. Relief! There were a lot of emotions in the content that caught our eye this week. Check out these picks from the past few days...and keep rising!
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Dear Congress: "The system is broken and it needs to be fixed." A Care Economy Storybook

August 19, 2021
It's not enough to go back to where we were. We need to build back better. In our Care Economy Storybook 2021, MomsRising has captured powerful and moving stories from families across the nation about how hard it is to give care, making the case that it doesn't have to be this way.
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Text CARE to 747464

Text CARE to 747464. Message & Data Rates May Apply.

August 19, 2021
Our priorities are at risk and we need your help to keep the pressure on! Pick up your phone and text CARE to 747464. Tell your lawmaker you’re COUNTING ON THEM to support child care, paid leave, and more. It’s time to make transformative change.
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ICYMI: Child Care Tetris Must End, Videos Needed, Stopping the DACA Roller Coaster

August 13, 2021
Here's what caught our eye this week in the MomsRising universe. Stay cool, and keep rising!
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