Beacon Hub Leader Anna Knapp dropped off a MomsRising storybook at Rep. Tony Wied’s (WI-08) office in Wisconsin.
Back-to-School Rewind: MomsRising Members Take Action in Their Districts to Defend Schools, Medicaid, SNAP, and More
This summer, MomsRising members turned up the heat during Congress’s back-to-school summer recess. Across the country, families gathered to push back against the Trump administration and GOP-led Congress’s “Big Bad Budget Bill” — legislation riddled with devastating cuts to education, Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs kids and families rely on.
MomsRising volunteers organized more than 40 on-the-ground events in 24 states, mobilized members online, generated national and regional media coverage, and hosted community meetings with education and policy experts. Together, these actions delivered a clear message to lawmakers: Don’t let this administration erase our children’s future. Protect strong public schools, healthy families, and thriving communities.
On-the-Ground Awesomeness Summary
We’re incredibly proud of how our members rose up to meet the urgency of this moment this summer. Together, they created an inspiring wave of grassroots activism that reached lawmakers right in their home communities.
Parents, kids, and community leaders painted postcards, swapped school supplies, delivered giant erasers (Don’t Erase Our Children’s Future!) and storybooks to congressional offices, and met face-to-face with elected officials — all to spotlight the urgent need to defend children, families and local communities from Trump’s harmful cuts. From coast to coast, our amazing volunteers brought such creativity, heart, and fierce determination to this fight.
We’re inspired by how they made their voices heard. Here’s a map and summary of the beautiful work they did across America.
- Arizona (District office delivery to AZ-07
- California (District office delivery to Rep Sara Jacobs CA-51 and to Sen. Alex Padilla)
- Florida (District office delivery to Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick FL-20 and to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz FL-23)
- Georgia (Member meet up in Atlanta GA-05 and Savannah GA-01)
- Indiana (District office delivery to Rep. Frank Mrvan IN-01 and to Rep. Victoria Spartz IN-05)
- Kentucky (District office delivery to Rep. Hal Rogers KY-05)
- Louisiana (Congressional office visit with Rep. Bill Cassidy LA-01)
- Maryland (District office delivery to Rep. Kweisi Mfume MD-07)
- Michigan (District office delivery to Rep Hillary Scholten MI-03)
- Minnesota (Member meet up in Minneapolis MN-05)
- Nebraska (District office delivery to Rep. Mike Flood NE-01 and to Rep. Don Bacon NE-02)
- New Hampshire (Member meet up in NH-01)
- New Jersey (District office delivery to Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. NJ-07)
- New Mexico (District office delivery to Rep. Melanie Stansbury NM-01)
- New York (District office delivery to Rep. Timothy Kennedy NY-26)
- Ohio (Member meet up in Columbus OH-15)
- Oklahoma (District office delivery to Rep. Kevin Hern OK-01)
- Pennsylvania (Member meet ups in Carlisle PA-10, Philadelphia PA-01, and Pittsburgh PA-17; Congressional office visits with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick PA-01, Sen. Dave McCormick, and Sen. John Fetterman)
- South Carolina (District office delivery to Rep. Russell Fry SC-07)
- Tennessee (District office delivery to Rep. Steve Cohen TN-09)
- Utah (District office delivery to Rep. Mike Kennedy UT-03)
- Virginia (Congressional office visit with Rep. Jen Kiggans VA-02)
- Washington State (Congressional office visit with Rep. Dan Newhouse WA-04; District office deliveries to Rep. Rick Larson WA-02 and to Rep. Marilyn Stickland WA-10)
- Wisconsin (District office delivery to Rep. Tony Wied WI-08)
We are grateful (and impressed) for our members' unwavering advocacy, dedication, and commitment during this summer campaign. When moms unite with a shared purpose, we are an unstoppable force for positive change.
MomsRising members delivered a copy of this storybook (pdf here), a Cliff’s Notes summary, of the many many stories we’ve heard from our volunteers across the country about the harm that is caused by slashing funding for public education, Medicaid and SNAP.
Capturing the Action: Photos From Our Summer of Advocacy
Nothing captures the heart and energy of this movement quite like seeing our members in action. These photos tell the story of families across the country who turned their concern into courage and their love for their families into a powerful force for change.
Take a look at some of the inspiring moments our members created this summer:
MomsRising New Hampshire State Moms Force Fellows met with NH Sen. Maggie Hassan at a local coffee shop to discuss the rising costs impacting New Hampshire families. Shirley Tomlinson, Glory Mukendi from Manchester, Mandie Michniewicz from Pembroke, Amanda Hobbs from Hooksett, and Rachelle Enes from Hampstead shared their personal experiences and voiced concerns affecting families across the state.
Fifteen MomsRising volunteers and families joined Beacon Hub Leaders Ashley Comans, Alana Griffin, Lorita Gillespie, Melissa Constantino, and Ashley Harland for a “Painting, Power and Postcards” event. Participants created art, discussed threats to education, Medicaid, and SNAP, and wrote to U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick and the Pennsylvania delegation urging them to maintain funding.
New Beacon Hub Leader Benita Arnold delivered to U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan (IN-01) at his fundraiser.
Beacon Hub Leader To-wen Tseng delivered a MomsRising storybook and a giant eraser prop to the office of U.S. Sen. Padilla, urging him to continue supporting public education.
New Beacon Hub Leader Diana Zuluaga visited the office of U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23).
New Beacon Hub Leader Gayle Hoisington met with U.S. Rep Chris Pappas (NH-01), to share the impact of rising costs on New Hampshire families.
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