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11/15/17

The holidays are upon us and it’s a great time of year to reflect, give thanks, and build community with family, friends, and neighbors. MomsRising members across Washington State are gathering to do just that. Please say you’ll join us! MomsRising staff will be traveling the state to share more...

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Casey Osborn-Hinman

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11/15/17

What are you fighting for? Health care for your child? The right to live without fear of gun violence? Ending bigotry? There’s a reason we keep marching, calling, writing. What's yours? Share a sentence or two about why you #KeepMarching. We’ll showcase your stories online and on-the-ground to...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Maternal Justice

11/13/17

The #ScaryBudget just passed the House and will have a devastating impact on programs such Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, Head Start, WIC, public housing and childcare assistance that pregnant women and their families rely on to live healthy lives. Check out our Storify as we talked about the #...

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Tasmiha Khan

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy

11/13/17

The Coalition on Human Needs just released the latest edition of the Human Needs Report, a regular newsletter on national policy affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. Read on for articles on the House and Senate tax cut bills, year-end spending deals, disaster aid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, policies hurting immigrant communities, and more.

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Lecia Imbery

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11/10/17

In Tuesday's election, democracy and justice won in many states across our nation, including Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Maine, Virginia, Washington State and in cities across the country! We saw huge voter turnout, historic wins for women and people of color, and a...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising

11/10/17

Billionaires, millionaires and wealthy corporations win, working families lose . That would be the outcome if the tax plan U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled today is adopted. It’s destructive and flat out immoral to cut taxes for the richest one percent and the wealthiest corporations while gutting...

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Health Care Politics & Policy

11/10/17

Serving in the United States Army, comes with a great commitment and sacrifice. Many young people register to serve the armed forces as soon as they turn 18 years old, when they are just beginning to live their lives and with their commitment also come some excellent rewards. I was one of those...

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Meryland Cuevas

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

11/09/17

Over one million young children and pregnant women are served by Head Start every year in centers, family homes, and in family childcare homes in urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout the country. Head Start and Early Head Start serve a diverse group of children and families – 38% are...

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Abbie Gately

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food!

11/09/17

There are few things more gut-wrenching for a mother, than having to put your child to bed hungry. This should not be happening in America, yet more than 1 in 6 children live in food insecure households in this country. SNAP Adult Working.jpg Anti-hunger programs like the Supplemental Nutrition...

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Abbie Gately

Breastfeeding Families & The Federal Budget Food!

11/09/17

WIC is a short-term program shown to improve health outcomes in babies, including improving birth weights and reducing infant mortality rates, as well as stronger outcomes for moms in managing weight gain in pregnancy, prolonging breastfeeding duration, and helping moms access breastfeeding support...

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Abbie Gately