Pittsburgh Moms: Join us for a meeting with Senator Toomey!
June 17, 2015
MomsRising is going to be meeting with Senator Toomey and his staff on July 8th and we want YOU to come!
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#LeadOnLeave with US Secretary of Labor, Senior White House Advisor, Small Business Owner, MomsRising, and YOU!
June 14, 2015
Because of people like you, the push for paid family/maternity/paternity leave has become a national conversation. And people are noticing. States, cities, and businesses across the country are taking action to expand paid leave to help more working families succeed. Because of you, paid family/...
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My challenge to you this summer: DO IT DIFFERENT!
June 10, 2015
This morning I made migas with mushrooms for breakfast. Then I dropped off my son to volunteer at our friends wonderful farm camp (where I was greeted by roosters and got to pet a gentle horse and a goat) and I attended a morning yoga class. Driving to my office to begin my workday, I was almost...
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Yes! I can deliver a #Mission Possible packet to my local member of Congress!
June 10, 2015
In response to our #MissionPossible campaign to show lawmakers that building a stronger economy for working families and our nation IS mission possible, over one thousand people signed up to drop off booklets directly to their local member of Congress before June 21st. The booklet is an educational...
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Well-funded Early Education Programs Provide Opportunity
June 8, 2015
In a few hours, my children will exit the front doors of Conn Elementary School as rising 1st and 3rd graders. I'm incredibly grateful for the flexibility that has allowed me the time to volunteer in each of their classrooms, and, unsurprisingly, I learned a few things while I was there...
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How YOU Can Help Stop Federal Budget Cuts
June 5, 2015
Congress is calling for deep cuts to everything from housing to health care to Head Start. Find out how YOU can prevent these cuts from becoming a reality. Join us for a webinar on Tuesday, June 9 at 1:30 pm ET. Register today.
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Michigan Moms: We need your EITC & Child Tax Credit Stories!
June 3, 2015
MomsRising is meeting with Michigan elected officials in DC next week and we want to bring YOUR stories on how the EITC and Child Tax Credit boosts your family.
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Dadvocacy!
May 26, 2015
It's a revelation that hits every parent at some point in the Goldfish-cracker and Cheerio years: I cannot protect her from everything. For me, it was in the bathroom of a Greek restaurant in Greenville, South Carolina, when she looked up at me from her toilet perch and began a conversation that...
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A Working Mom Shaping the Lives of Future Generations
May 23, 2015
"It’s always hard for Maui kids to go to the mainland for school—especially that far. It’s a big change, geographically and culturally, and these students had the additional challenges that women in math and science face. I ended up communicating with both of them a lot for the four years they were going to school—counseling them to basically hang in there. And they did!"
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This Memorial Day, tell Congress to support tax breaks for military families!
May 22, 2015
1 in 4 current or former armed forces families with children make ends meet and avoid falling into poverty by using the EITC and Child Tax Credit. Congress can really support the military this Memorial Day by strengthening and supporting these important working family tax breaks.
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