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06/26/18

Last week, the House of Representatives passed a version of the Farm Bill that would be devastating to our communities and would increase hunger for millions struggling to put food on the table. This week, the Senate is considering a version that protects SNAP benefit levels and eligibility. Join...

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Lisa Sherrill

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Immigration

06/23/18

Like you, I’ve been horrified by the cruel, vicious way the Trump administration has treated asylum-seeking families. Trump’s executive order on immigration this week still imprisons children. The moms of America have zero tolerance for these human rights abuses. We’re rallying at full throttle to...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy

06/22/18

I know the world feels chaotic right now with everything happening on the news (not to mention getting your kids ready for summer!) —and there’s a lot to keep track of. It’s easy to feel down and helpless. But that’s why MomsRising is here—to remind you of how powerful your voice is and what a...

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Elyssa Schmier

Childcare & Early Education

06/22/18

For as long as I can remember, books have been my comfort and my refuge. I was also incredibly lucky to grow up in a family where I was given many opportunities to be read to and interact with books and stories including over the summers. But for many children, reading may not be as pleasurable and...

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Tara Sarathy

Immigration

06/21/18

Today’s Executive Order (EO) proves that the voices of moms, dads and people are powerful. But this EO does not stop the Trump administration from continuing human rights abuses, like imprisoning entire families, in the name of immigration enforcement, so we will continue to keep our voices raised...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Families & The Federal Budget

06/20/18

Today we are marking the six month anniversary of the passage of the disastrous Trump-GOP Tax Plan. Who have the winners been? Millionaires, billionaires, and mega-corporations. Who have the losers been? Me, you, America’s working families, and our economy. But it doesn’t have to be this way! The...

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Elyssa Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

06/19/18

The Coalition on Human Needs just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on immigration bills in the House, advocates fighting to stop family separations at the border, a better bill for SNAP, a spending cuts package, and FY19 spending work.

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Lecia Imbery

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Health Care

06/18/18

Please join us on 6/20/18 at 2pm ET for a bilingual #WellnessWed Tweetchat about Pride Month and LGBTQ+ Health! Details Topic: Pride Month and LGBTQ Health; Mes del Orgullo LGBTQ Y Salud de la Comunidad LGBTQ Date: Wednesday, 6/20/18; Miércoles, 20 de junio de 2018 Time: 2:00-3:00 PM ET Hashtags: #...

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Felicia Burnett

MomsRising supporters hold signs to show support for immigrant families' rights.

Immigration

06/18/18

Bookmark and share this! Here's your list of local orgs where you can volunteer; phone numbers and email addresses of decisionmakers, with suggestions for what you can say; links to fact sheets and resources; and much more.

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Khadija Gurnah

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Three children hold signs in support of immigrant rights inside the U.S. Capitol.

Immigration

06/18/18

Trump is using children as hostages to bargain for his anti-immigrant agenda! It’s outrageous. On Friday, President Trump suggested that he won’t change HIS new policy of intentionally separating kids from their parents, unless Democrats agreed to his other destructive immigration demands. Trump’s...

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Khadija Gurnah