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From the Frontlines: Moms Taking Action

04/01/25
Take a quick look at why we're so grateful for you.
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Kerri Karvetski
Large cuts to Medicaid funding put rural communities and their health care systems at serious risk
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Medicaid is Under Threat—And Rural Communities Have the Most at Stake

03/28/25
Health care access for more than 72 million people in the United States is under threat. As Congress moves to cut spending across the board, critical Medicaid funding is on the chopping block—we’re looking at up to $880 billion in cuts—which would impact those in small town and rural communities...
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Felicia Burnett
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Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Reform Advocacy Day

03/28/25
For Black, Brown, Indigenous, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ youth, the rates of incarceration are alarmingly higher than their white peers. Not because they commit more crimes but rather because they are criminalized at higher rates for the same infractions as their white peers. Nationally, Black youth...
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Kelsey Reyes
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Your First Moms Next Door Dispatch is Here!

03/25/25
Welcome to the first Moms Next Door Dispatch! To help build our power together, to be there for one another, and to, well, help lift our nation up and out of this mess, we’ve started a new national pilot program to rise up together and connect locally: Moms Next Door . Sign up now to get these...
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Our Stories: Sasheena Salvador speaks at the Medicaid Day of Action Press Conference

03/24/25
On March 18th, our member Sasheena Salvador from Brooklyn, NY spoke at a press conference with Leader Jeffries for the Medicaid Day of Action. Here is her story: “Good morning! My name is Sasheena Salvador, and I live in Gravesend. I am a single woman and a mom to the amazing two-year-old, Aviana,...
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Felicia Burnett
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Breaking Through: Standing Up for Our Democracy, Our Education, Our Healthcare, and Our Economy

03/24/25
On the radio show this week, we cover how Musk, Trump, and Republican leadership actions are causing chaos and undermining our economy; we dive into what’s at stake in immigration policy; hear about a program to build community and democracy; and find out how education is under attack along with...
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Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

Billionaires Are Draining Our Classrooms – And Using Your Kids to Line Their Pockets

03/21/25
Imagine there’s more than enough public money to fully fund your child’s quality education, but instead of going to their classroom, it’s getting funneled into unaccountable private schools – some of which get to pick and choose which kids they even let through the door. Here’s the deal: School...
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Mary Lizardi
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*ACTION FOR APRIL RECESS: Deliver stories to your U.S. Representative in-district

03/20/25
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment!!! The headlines are bleak and members of Congress need to hear from us again and again. (Thank you in advance!!) We’ve all been speaking out by the thousands because we know that the long-term impact of the budget cuts being proposed (including potentially...
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Felicia Burnett
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Children with Learning Disabilities are Real. Trump’s Education Plans are Hurting Them.

03/18/25
Last week, the Trump administration is firing 50% of the Department of Education staff. With the layoffs, Title I K-12 schools and students with disabilities will take the most damage.
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To-wen Tseng
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A Joyous Welcome to MomsRising’s 2025 Volunteer Beacon Leaders! 

03/17/25
We are excited to introduce MomsRising’s new class of national Beacon volunteer leaders. This year we have expanded our Beacons network to one hundred and fifty-nine moms and caregivers from across the country – from Arizona to Alabama, from New Mexico to Tennessee – who have committed to this ten...
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Jessica Burroughs

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