Politics & Policy

Breastfeeding Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

May 17, 2021

Catch up on all the good stuff that happened in the MomsRising community last week. [05/15/2021]

MomsRising Together

Kerri Karvetski

Health Care MomsRising Politics & Policy

May 14, 2021

It’s only April, yet already in 2021 more than thirty states have introduced anti-trans laws that endanger the lives of trans youth. We must ensure trans and LGBTQ youth have access to healthcare in every state.

MomsRising Together

Diarra Diouf

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Health Care MomsRising Politics & Policy

May 14, 2021

No matter how we feel about abortion, politicians shouldn’t be allowed to deny someone health coverage for it just because they are struggling financially. The EACH Act will guarantee coverage for abortion without restrictions based on how much money we have, how we are insured, or where we live.

MomsRising Together

Diarra Diouf

Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

May 14, 2021

Everything is strange this year, including tax day, which has been moved to May 17th due to the pandemic. But don’t worry, we have some actions to get you excited about taxes!

MomsRising Together

Sue Anne Reed

VIDEO

Online Event: How to Get Cash from Child Tax Credit with America Ferrara and Alyssa Milano

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising Politics & Policy

May 12, 2021

The biggest direct cash investment in families since the Great Depression is happening RIGHT NOW, but 59 percent of American women don't know about it! America Ferrera, Alyssa Milano and some very cute kids are looking to change that.

MomsRising Together

Kerri Karvetski

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

May 10, 2021

What went on in the MomsRising community last week? Lots! Take a look at the new and notable for the week ending Saturday, May 8, 2021. ACTION OF THE WEEK: Tell Congress to Lower Drug Prices Americans should not pay three times more for medicines than people in other countries do. There are...

MomsRising Together

Kerri Karvetski

Family Economic Security MomsRising Politics & Policy

May 6, 2021

This Mother’s Day weekend, we are inviting YOU to join us in taking ACTION to get Congress moving toward real change in honor of all the moms and caregivers who have moved mountains over the past 14 months of the pandemic (and way before that too). It’s time for our nation to finally build a care...

MomsRising Together

S. Nadia Hussain

Environmental Health Health Care Military Families Politics & Policy

May 5, 2021

My name is Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas, and I am a public health professional whose research focuses on the well-being of military-connected women. Long before I became an academic, I was a Marine Corps Military Police Officer. I served from 2002-2012 in garrison commands, overseas in Iraq, and...

MomsRising Together

Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas

Health Care MomsRising Politics & Policy

May 5, 2021

Being a single mother is tough. Doing the same job during a global pandemic has been nothing short of a seemingly impossible task that managed to get completed with each passing day. In March of 2020, as I was packing my luggage to make one of my many usual trips to Washington, D.C. for my work as...

MomsRising Education Fund

Lizette Escobedo

Blog Carnivals Health Care MomsRising Politics & Policy

May 5, 2021

Ser madre soltera es difícil. Hacer el mismo trabajo durante una pandemia mundial ha sido una tarea aparentemente imposible que se ha logrado llevar a cabo día a día. En marzo de 2020, me encontraba haciendo mis maletas para realizar uno de mis múltiples viajes habituales a Washington, D.C. por mi...

MomsRising Education Fund

Lizette Escobedo