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Childcare & Early Education Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave

12/10/21

I’m stubborn. Yes, I have gifts to buy, cookies to bake, and kids and loved ones to care for, all on top of the ongoing madness of the pandemic. But I’m not taking my eyes off the Build Back Better Act. Not now. Not when we are so close to finally getting the care policies that my family -- and so...

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Maternal Justice MomsRising

12/10/21

Moms are exhausted. Burnout is real. The pandemic's effect on maternal mental health is staggering. We must – and we can – put into place public policies to support families and ease the stress and anxieties mothers are facing.

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget

12/10/21

Did you know that we could have had a fair and just universal child care system 50 years ago? That’s right (and infuriating!). It was 50 years ago today when Republican President Richard Nixon vetoed the Comprehensive Child Development Act, a bill that would have implemented a multibillion-dollar...

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising

12/09/21

The monthly Child Tax Credit payments have been a huge relief. We’ve finally been able to get out of the vicious cycle of struggling to choose between food, medicine and bills. I was even able to buy a used vehicle so we could access resources and I could look for jobs.

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Mary Beth Cochran

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy

12/08/21

If it hadn’t been for former Republican President Richard Nixon, families like ours likely wouldn’t be struggling to afford and find child care. Full stop. December 10th is the 50th anniversary of Nixon's veto on Universal Child Care, also known as the Comprehensive Child Development Act of 1971, that would have implemented a multibillion-dollar national child care system that passed both houses of Congress with bipartisan majorities.

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Jeannina Perez

State Moms Force

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12/08/21

How are you and your family doing? Join our online meeting for Arizona moms and caregivers to uncover shared experiences and support each other. What is on your mind these days, or what is keeping you up at night? What challenges are you facing as a mom, a daughter, a member of your community?

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising

12/08/21

Grandmothers have been stepping up in a big way to fill in gaps in care for grandkids and other members of the family during the pandemic. They know first hand how the policies in the Build Back Better Act will help their families, businesses, and the economy. That’s why, this Thursday, December 9, at 12 noon, grandmothers will be heading to the U.S. Capitol to take the lead in urging Congress to vote YES on the Build Back Better Act.

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Podcast

12/07/21

On the radio show this week we cover capturing the moment to Build Back Better via Congress, including the need to finally pass a national paid family/medical leave policy; we hear about what’s at stake in the U.S. Supreme Court with Roe v. Wade under fire and how you can help protect reproductive...

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Families & The Federal Budget Immigration

12/06/21

Senators and their staff monitor what their constituents care about by tracking letters to the editor in local newspapers. Your letter can be an important indicator of what your community thinks about immigrants and the need for protections. It’s easy!

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MomsRising Paid Family Leave

12/06/21

"Like the vast majority of workers in West Virginia and the United States, I don’t have access to paid family and medical leave. As a result, over and over again I’ve had to choose between my paycheck and caring for my loved ones when they needed me most." - Tracy Wood

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