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State Moms Force

12/08/21

How are you and your family doing? Join our online meeting for Arizona moms and caregivers to uncover shared experiences and support each other. What is on your mind these days, or what is keeping you up at night? What challenges are you facing as a mom, a daughter, a member of your community?

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising

12/08/21

Grandmothers have been stepping up in a big way to fill in gaps in care for grandkids and other members of the family during the pandemic. They know first hand how the policies in the Build Back Better Act will help their families, businesses, and the economy. That’s why, this Thursday, December 9, at 12 noon, grandmothers will be heading to the U.S. Capitol to take the lead in urging Congress to vote YES on the Build Back Better Act.

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Podcast

12/07/21

On the radio show this week we cover capturing the moment to Build Back Better via Congress, including the need to finally pass a national paid family/medical leave policy; we hear about what’s at stake in the U.S. Supreme Court with Roe v. Wade under fire and how you can help protect reproductive...

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Families & The Federal Budget Immigration

12/06/21

Senators and their staff monitor what their constituents care about by tracking letters to the editor in local newspapers. Your letter can be an important indicator of what your community thinks about immigrants and the need for protections. It’s easy!

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MomsRising Paid Family Leave

12/06/21

"Like the vast majority of workers in West Virginia and the United States, I don’t have access to paid family and medical leave. As a result, over and over again I’ve had to choose between my paycheck and caring for my loved ones when they needed me most." - Tracy Wood

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Kerri Karvetski

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Health Care Immigration Paid Family Leave

12/03/21

It’s hard to believe that 2021 is almost coming to a close. But, we have more work to do before 2022!! It’s time to let the Senate know that they need to pass the Build Back Better Act without delay! And...

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Sue Anne Reed

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget

12/03/21

We need paid family/medical leave in the Build Back Better Act. There are only 6 days left in the Congressional calendar before the Senate leaves town for the year. They must get this done now.

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MomsRising In the News

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12/01/21

On Nov. 20, 2021, Momsrising Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, National Women's Law Center President and CEO Fatima Goss Graves, and National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations Executive Director Ai-jen Poo published a must-read Opinion on CNN about the Build Back Better Act.

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11/30/21

‘Tis the season for gratitude and MOMentum! In November, fired up by your relentless energy, generosity and kindness, the MomsRising community celebrated, observed, witnessed and asked, what's in your heart? Keep reading to learn more.

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Kerri Karvetski