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07/27/18

Our family’s health is important! Medicaid is health insurance that makes it possible for 2.4 million low-income children and adults in Michigan to get and stay healthy —making sure they can work and take care of their families. It allows them to see a doctor when they are sick, get check-ups, buy...

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Elyssa Schmier

Breastfeeding Immigration Maternal Justice

07/27/18

This week we're calling out the Trump administration for its failure to reunite hundreds--perhaps more than 1,000--children with their parents or family members by yesterday's deadline. Every day, every hour, every moment that children remain separated from their parents means more terror and more...

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Karen Showalter

Podcast

07/26/18

On the radio show today, we cover the latest in Trump's war against women, children, and families; get insight into how art, culture, and social change intersect; hear about the power of stories, including your story!; and get the inside scoop on family separation and detention and what you can do...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

We Are MomsRising!

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! MomsRising Near You

07/25/18

In our first installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Heather in Alabama who benefited from SNAP (food stamps). Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . “In 2010, I suddenly found myself in an unexpected divorce. I was working...

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Abbie Gately

We Are MomsRising!

Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Immigration MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

07/24/18

I don’t know about you, but lately the doom and gloom of politics makes my head spin. It is hard to not only keep up with what is happening but also on what to make of it all. When everything feels like it is going wrong, it is more important than ever to find moments of inspiration. For me, one of...

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Abbie Gately

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

07/24/18

You know that girl from TV -- the one whose Instagram always looks perfect even with #nofilter? Or what about that amazing singer on musical.ly whom you can’t believe is only 14? And then there's that kid whose Snapchat stories of Coachella got 500 views. Your kids may be following people like this...

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Caroline Knorr

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy

07/23/18

Read on for the latest on the House Labor-H bill and other FY19 spending, migrant family separations, proposed SNAP cuts, reactions to the Supreme Court nominee, threats to the ACA, and more.

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Lecia Imbery

Health Care Maternal Justice

07/23/18

By: Dr. Mary Pell Abernathy It all started out innocent enough. She was being induced because she had been treated for breast cancer during her pregnancy. The goal was to get her delivered early (37 weeks) so that she could continue her treatment for breast cancer and improve her chance of...

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Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Childcare & Early Education Food! Immigration

07/20/18

It's Friday! And hopefully a beautiful day wherever you are. Summer is hopefully a time when you can relax and tune out a bit. And that's why our weekly #5Actions round up of top actions from the past week is so useful. Please scroll down and make sure you've checked all of these urgent calls-to-...

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Karen Showalter

MomsVote

07/17/18

Recently, I decided to do something I hadn’t done before. After seeing a post from a friend on Facebook that stated the person was unable to find her name on the voter registration database, I jumped on the Florida Department of State voter page to do a quick search, certain that I would find my...

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