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Woman with prescription drug bottles and medical bills

05/04/21

With the passage of the American Rescue Plan, we are delighted that President Biden has made strides in making health care more affordable. However, there is still a lot of work to do when it comes to prescription drug affordability for families. In fact, lowering the cost of health care and...

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Tasmiha Khan

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Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave

05/03/21

Developed by Lina Acosta Sandaal, MA, LMFT MomsRising consultant and expert in child and adolescent development and infant and early childhood mental health Perinatal and postpartum disorders are extremely common in women during pregnancy and after they give birth. While there is information out...

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Tina Sherman

Childcare & Early Education

05/03/21

On May 7th, we celebrate National Child Care Providers Day. It is a day that was established to celebrate those that care for our children We wanted to celebrate and lift up the voices of one of those providers, Cassandra Brooks. Cassandra is a child care provider, owner of Little Believers Academy...

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Diana Limongi

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising

05/02/21

April has been a busy month with much to celebrate. One of those celebrations that I take pride in is that April is National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month! While we have started a new month, it’s never too late to celebrate. As the daughter of Mexican immigrants who grew up in a...

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Marysol Perez

How has the American Rescue Plan helped your family?

Breastfeeding Family Economic Security Immigration Politics & Policy

04/29/21

This week we saw President Biden pass 100 days in office and deliver a speech to a joint session of Congress that highlighted many of the priorities MomsRising members have long been fighting for around the country! A big week! We have 5Actions for you to take this week important to moms and...

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Sue Anne Reed

MomsRising Politics & Policy

04/29/21

Today is the first day of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and shine a spotlight on Asian Americans as part of the American fabric. This year, such recognition is particularly important because of the current violence against our community. The size of the...

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Gloria Pan

Social & Emotional Development

04/27/21

By now, you might feel like a caged animal. Well, you kind of are. We are human animals in captivity. COVID-19 put most of the world in a surreal lock-down experience, and our lives slowed down beyond recognition. I’ve been referring to it as The New Abnormal. I use these words to remind myself (...

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Beth Anstandig

Health Care Politics & Policy

04/27/21

As April comes to a close, a key public health deadline is approaching – the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has until April 29, 2021 to decide whether it will move forward in removing menthol cigarettes from the market. The vast majority of Black American smokers – 85% - use menthol cigarettes,...

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Portia White

Photo of moms and children in Detroit with their care can't wait kite messages

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

04/26/21

“Care can't wait. Now is the time to lift those who care for us so our economy and society can soar!” That's the message MomsRising members in Arizona, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania delivered to their respective U.S. Senators during the April Congressional Recess. These Kite...

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Kerri Karvetski

Stop killing our kids: Justice for Adam Toledo

Health Care Immigration

04/23/21

Ma’Khia Bryant should be alive today. Adam Toledo should be alive today. Daunte Wright should be alive today. George Floyd should be alive today. While a jury this week convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin on all three counts for the murder of George Floyd, as was right; we know that a...

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