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MomsRising

07/22/21

This week was a phenomenally powerful moment for American families. Check out the highlights!

MomsRising Together

Kerri Karvetski

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Health Care

07/20/21

Are Home- and Community-Based services (HCBS) important for your family? Please share your story.

MomsRising Education Fund

Felicia Burnett

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Health Care

07/19/21

Millions of Americans cannot afford their medicines, while drug companies are making record profits. To truly lower drug prices for everyone, Congress needs to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, end monopoly control of drug prices by corporations, and help people afford out-of-pocket costs. And they need to do it now!

MomsRising Together

Tasmiha Khan

Health Care

07/19/21

Exciting news! Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the NIH, and the chief medical advisor to President Biden, recently joined us to answer MamásConPoder / MomsRising member questions about the COVID-19 vaccines.

MomsRising Education Fund

Xochitl Oseguera

MomsRising

07/19/21

Recently, I hosted a workshop for advocates to learn best practices for using the power of your voice and your experiences through storytelling to shift narratives and advocate for policies and systems changes. I invite you to watch the workshop below and to share it with fellow advocates as a resource.

MomsRising Education Fund

Felicia Burnett

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Childcare & Early Education Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

07/19/21

From January 2015 to July 2019, 58 pregnant women had miscarriages while in ICE custody.

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Donna Norton

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Family Economic Security MomsRising

07/19/21

Are you aware of the Child Tax Credit that launched on July 15th? Here in Washington State, we’ve spent a large portion of the summer partnering with our lawmakers and coalition partners to spread the word about this historic benefit and share the Child Tax Credit’s impact - as well as the need to...

MomsRising Together

Mandy Kwan

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MomsRising

07/16/21

Here's what caught our eye this week in the MomsRising universe. Stay cool, and keep rising!

MomsRising Together

Kerri Karvetski

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

07/14/21

We are dedicating this week’s #5actions to the Child Tax Credit. We are here to answer all your questions about the CTC and provide ways for you to help spread the word about this amazing program that will cut child poverty in half! In addition, we need YOU to speak out for the CTC.

MomsRising Together

Elyssa Schmier

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Health Care Politics & Policy

07/13/21

We need to improve our long-term care system to enable kids and people with disabilities, as well as older adults, to live safely at home and thrive in their communities. Tell Congress to make expansion of Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) a priority.

MomsRising Together

Felicia Burnett