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11/28/14

Got a favorite veggie dish? A scrumptious recipe for a holiday roast? Savvy ideas for leftovers? Healthy desserts that keep people asking for more? Join the #FoodFri healthy holiday recipe share! We're having a virtual holiday potluck and you're invited! On Friday, November 28, 2014, at 1pm EST /...

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Migdalia Rivera

Family Economic Security

11/28/14

Here are some insights into the expectations that can cause stress this time of year and a proven way of improving your perspective during the holiday season. Cross posted from Flourish Counseling.com .

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Angela Sasseville

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Childcare & Early Education

11/28/14

Are your kids getting restless over this long weekend? We have the perfect easy and powerful entertainment for your family and friends this Thanksgiving! It is simple: Just ask your kids or grandkids to color a paper doll that we will personally deliver to the White House! Say you will! -->...

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Lauren Hipp

Family Economic Security

11/26/14

The EITC and Child Tax Credit has helped lift millions of families out of poverty each year. As these stories from moms show, this is a vital program. Unfortunately, it is also at risk.

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Elyssa Schmier

Food!

11/26/14

Editor's note: This post, Thanksgiving Feast and the Lunchroom Economy , written by A Leanne originally appeared on Zomppa. Last week I skipped out of work and joined my sons for their school cafeteria’s annual invite-your-adults-to-lunch event. The flyer that came home (squashed and half shredded...

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Leanne Simon

Politics & Policy

11/26/14

In the wake of Ferguson and a series of young Black male deaths at the hands of official law enforcement personnel (and one self-appointed neighborhood watchman who cost Trayvon Martin his life), I hope we will use this November time of Thanksgiving and celebration of Native American Heritage month...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Family Economic Security

11/26/14

This piece was written by Kelly D., a mom who supports her family as a retail worker. I don't judge you if you shop on Thanksgiving. Some people rely on the "deals" and are able to rock the loss-leaders so that they are able to buy gifts for those they love that they wouldn't be able to afford...

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Judy Conti

Recipe

Food!

11/25/14

Kids crave sweets all the time especially in the winter. But in all honesty, in my house, the adults crave it just as much as the kids. As the days get shorter, and colder, our natural instincts kick in: eat more carbs and pack on more fat so you can survive the long cold winter (there are actually...

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Sarene Alsharif

Politics & Policy

11/25/14

I am the mother of two Black boys. As any mother would, I worry about my children every day—that I might have to rush one of them to the hospital with a broken bone, that they might experience bullying, or that they might one day have to feel the sting of heartbreak. I suspect Michael Brown’s...

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Gail Zuagar

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Health Care

11/25/14

Last week, MomsRising volunteers and staff made a real splash on Capitol Hill with our “Give our Kids a Winning Hand” campaign and delivery of family stories and over 25,000 signatures on our open letter to Congress. Thanks to help from our members, we made significant strides in educating Congress...

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