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toddler boy sitting on a bench reading a newspaper

10/25/18

It’s no surprise that in poll after poll this election season, health care is consistently at the top of the list of voters’ concerns. We all watched last year as the Republican-led Congress took one whack at health care after another, trying (and failing) to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...

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Felicia Burnett

raising activists, teaching children to vote

MomsVote Social & Emotional Development

10/24/18

There was a time when my children were small and I often skipped voting in the midterm elections. I had a lot of excuses - no one to watch the kids, I didn't want to stand in line with them being nuts all around me, Midterms weren't important anyway. Wait, what? Now it's hard to believe that I...

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Alexa Bigwarfe

Childcare & Early Education

10/24/18

In Newark, New Jersey, the afterschool program is teaming with the Audubon Society to use infrared cameras to study how animals move overnight, and students are creating their own comic book heroes. In San Benito, Texas, a few miles from the border with Mexico, afterschool programs will hold...

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Jodi Grant

MomsVote

10/23/18

We are in countdown mode all across the country! This has been the most memorable midterm elections to date for me. One of the things that I have been very conscious of is the messaging that I am taking in as we round the corner toward November 6th. To that end, I’d like to introduce you to the...

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Sili Recio

Take Action!

MomsVote

10/22/18

Early voting has already started in California! Woohoo! This means you and your friends, family, and neighbors can make their voices heard at the ballot box today—you don’t have to wait until November 6th! It’s exciting stuff! I don’t know about you, but we #CantWait2Vote! ***Join us by pledging to...

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Elyssa Schmier

We Are MomsRising!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Social & Emotional Development

10/22/18

October is HeadStart Awarness Month. In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Sheila in North Carolina about her experiences with Early Head Start and Head Start. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . My story with Head...

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Abbie Gately

MomsVote

10/22/18

KIDS ! This post is for you (and your parents and caregivers)! Have the adults in your life finally listened to you about voting? CONGRATULATIONS! Sometimes a reminder from a kid helps grown ups figure out what they're supposed to do-- and to do it! Thanks to all your gentle and wise reminders, the...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Quick Action!

Childcare & Early Education Immigration Social & Emotional Development

10/19/18

"I receive childcare assistance through my local DHS office. If I didn’t get this assistance I could not work (even though I live paycheck to paycheck) and would have to apply for Welfare. I’m more than grateful for every penny I receive for childcare. Without it I would have to pay $120 a week! My...

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Jeannina Perez

Immigration MomsVote

10/19/18

Happy Friday! We have a dual focus this week. With just over two weeks left until the election, we need all hands on deck to help get out the vote. See below for easy ways to get involved. At the same time, we need to keep the drumbeat going around critical issues like immigration. The Trump...

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Karen Showalter

VOTE!

MomsRising MomsVote

10/19/18

Does this election season have you stressed out? I’ve got a solution for you! Let’s Gourd Out The Vote and carve some electoral pumpkins! What the what? What is “Gourd Out the Vote” and what is an electoral pumpkin? A weird band? A polling firm? Nope! Gourd out the vote is a seasonal play on “get...

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