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Tell Congress to Protect Abortion Access — International Safe Abortion Day

September 29, 2026
On International Safe Abortion Day, we are fighting back against growing attacks on reproductive care and demanding that Congress safeguard medication abortion and telehealth access nationwide.
MomsRising Together
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Gina Arias
Tell HSS to keep politics out of childhood vaccines
Health Care

Tell HHS to Keep Vaccines Free and Recommended — Protect Childhood Immunization Standards

September 15, 2026
SEPT. 20 DEADLINE: The Trump Administration has opened a public comment period on national childhood vaccine recommendations, threatening guaranteed, zero-cost insurance coverage and science-backed immunization schedules for families.
MomsRising Together
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Felicia Burnett
Gov. Spanberger with MomsRising members Molly Middlehurst and Anna Lukacs
Family Economic Security Health Care

Sharing What Paid Leave Means for Virginia Families, MomsRising Members Meet with Gov. Spanberger

September 14, 2026
MomsRising members Molly Middlehurst and Anna Lukacs joined Gov. Abigail Spanberger for Virginia's Labor Week Working Families Roundtable. They shared valuable insight on how the state's new Paid Family and Medical Leave and paid sick leave laws can be implemented in the most helpful ways for families like theirs.
MomsRising Education Fund
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Taylor Austin
Health Care Parenting & Families

I’ll Help Look Out for Your Kids. Will You Help Look Out for Mine?

September 10, 2026
I am a textbook “Type-B” mom. I do not know what tomorrow’s spirit week theme is, I cannot keep track of my kids’ sports’ calendars, and I will never remember what time my three kids were born. If you need someone to start a dance party when we are already late, I’m your girl. The one schedule I...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Jenny Byer
A home health care aide providing compassionate support to an aging adult at home.
Family Economic Security Health Care

The Care Economy Emergency — Millions Risk Losing Vital Home- and Community-Based Services

September 8, 2026
Federal budget cuts targeting Medicaid are threatening vital Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) — forcing states to restrict in-home support for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Join us and take action!
MomsRising Together
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Kelsey Reyes
Health Care Coverage Loss — Take Action Now
Health Care

Protect Family Health Care — Restore Medicaid and ACA Tax Credits

August 31, 2026
Recent policy choices have stripped roughly 8 million Americans of health care coverage, forcing families to face skyrocketing premiums and threatening community medical facilities with closure. Urge your member of Congress to take immediate action to restore critical Medicaid funding and reinstate essential health care tax credits.
MomsRising Together
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Felicia Burnett
Health Care Immigration

Help us protect the caregivers our families depend on via your local newspaper!

August 24, 2026
Families across our communities are already struggling with the rising costs of health care, child care, and aging and disability care. At the same time, our country is facing serious shortages of workers who provide this essential care. Now, the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Linda Stone
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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice

Mom to Mom: Why Politicians Need to Hear from Moms Like You and Me

August 13, 2026
Key Takeaways: MomsRising member Kat De La Cruz shares why her advocacy work with MomsRising has empowered her to share her story and fight for families. Kat learned through her advocacy with MomsRising that every person has a story to share that sharing it can result in real change. While...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Kat De La Cruz
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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsRising

When Mothers Rise

August 13, 2026
The Big Picture Mombassador Nathalie shares how MomsRising empowers moms to embrace all that encompasses motherhood and to find strength in transforming their experiences into powerful tools for advocacy before our elected leaders. Nathalie discusses the ways that moms can be predictably challenged...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Nathalie Demirdjian-Rivest
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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Paid Family Leave

The Mothers We Failed

August 5, 2026
The Essentials Mombassador Nathalie Demirdjian-Rivest discusses the unique challenges faced by mothers in the United States, from soaring costs to globally substandard social policies. Nathalie shares her personal experience of being a working mother, juggling caregiving and professional...
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Nathalie Demirdjian-Rivest

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