Paid Family Leave

March 17, 2016

Access to paid family (maternity, paternity, medical) leave shouldn’t be as rare as finding a four-leaf clover, but for too many New York families it feels that way. New York Senators in Albany are considering paid family leave legislation right now. Take a moment to send a quick message to your...

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Sili Recio

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

March 3, 2016

Get ready to break into a smile as you scroll down to see some fun pictures of DC MomsRising volunteers & their cute kids working on passing #PaidLeave4DC with hearts, glitter, targeted messaging, and superhero capes!

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Sara Alcid

Paid Family Leave

March 3, 2016

What if you were born tomorrow? Think about this: If you were born tomorrow, what are your chances of growing up healthy in a wealthy family? Well, let me tell you. You have a 25% chance to be born in a family living in poverty and a 0.6% chance to die before turning one year old. No, I am not...

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To-wen Tseng

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Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

February 29, 2016

The DC Universal Paid Leave Act underwent some dangerous cuts. It's up to us to make sure the bill is restored to the type of paid family leave DC families need!

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Sara Alcid

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Immigration Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

February 15, 2016

President Obama introduced his final budget last week. Find out all the details about what is in it and what is happening next!

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

January 19, 2016

Join MomsRising & other DC-area families for a high-impact playdate in support of paid family leave!

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Sara Alcid

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsVote Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

January 7, 2016

New Hampshire gets a lot of attention these days, with so many candidates running around the state it is hard to avoid the hordes of media that are hot on their tails. However, I ask you this - Are they talking about what you are interested in? Every Child Matters and MomsRising want to make sure...

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Christina D'Allesandro

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Food! Gun Safety Health Care MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

January 6, 2016

It’s the New Year and we've got a new experiment we'd like to do with you (yes, you!). We've had a ton of requests recently to have a way for our members to gather together in-person, offline, in a regular way to talk about important current topics and hang out with other cool, secret superhero...

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Jeannina Perez

Paid Family Leave

December 20, 2015

This is the story of Danelle, a MomsRising volunteer whose personal story clearly shows how much we need a national paid family leave program. Please read it and join us to make a difference for Danelle and all families! *** A few years ago, I almost died during the birth of my second child. My daughter spent a month in the NICU and I had a long, painful recovery. The unexpected expense of early delivery and lengthy hospital stays put tremendous financial strain on our family.

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