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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Paid Family Leave

December 13, 2021

It was exhausting to care for my grandkids and my mom at the same time. Because our country doesn’t have a care infrastructure, everything has fallen on my shoulders. Right now, I’m juggling providing afterschool care with making sure my mother-in-law, who lives in an assisted living facility, is well taken care of and has everything she needs. There’s no way I can return to the workforce.

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Childcare & Early Education Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave

December 10, 2021

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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MomsRising Paid Family Leave

December 6, 2021

"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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Kerri Karvetski

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Health Care Immigration Paid Family Leave

December 3, 2021

It’s hard to believe that 2021 is almost coming to a close. But, we have more work to do before 2022!! It’s time to let the Senate know that they need to pass the Build Back Better Act without delay! And...

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Sue Anne Reed

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Families & The Federal Budget Paid Family Leave

November 26, 2021

Say THANK YOU to your Representatives in the House for standing up for families by passing Build Back Better.

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

November 24, 2021

There are just seven legislative days left on the Senate calendar before the end of the year. Act now and urge your U.S. Senators to act quickly to pass the BBB Act, including paid family/medical leave, before the end of the year.

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

November 22, 2021

"It's time for employers to see their employees as people who have whole lives outside of work." - MacKenzie from New Hampshire

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MacKenzie Nicholson

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave

November 18, 2021

En nuestro Libro de Historias de la Economía del Cuidado 2021 , hemos capturado historias poderosas y conmovedoras de familias de todo el país que ilustran cómo nuestra Infraestructura de cuidado inadecuada perjudica a las familias, las empresas y nuestra economía. La construcción de una...

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Childcare & Early Education Paid Family Leave

November 18, 2021

What exactly would victory look like for childcare? The passage of the Build Back Together package means lower child care costs, guaranteed high-quality child care choices, raising the wages of early educators and...

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Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Paid Family Leave

November 17, 2021

Tuesday, MomsRising marched with Service Employees International Union (SEIU), care workers and advocates escalating their demand for Congress to pass Build Back Better this week. Here are some memorable moments from the event:

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