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Dozens of Moms to Come to U.S. Capitol to Tell Congress: Solve the Child Care Crisis Now!

October 11, 2023
Early Care & Education

Magen Eisenstat, 202/371-1996

On Thursday, October 12, at 5:30 PM ET, members of Congress will join more than 30 MomsRising members from around the country who have struggled to access quality, affordable child care for a photo on the steps of the U.S. Capitol (House side). The moms will hold signs calling on Congress to invest in child care as well as storybooks containing real-life examples of how the child care crisis harms kids, families, businesses and our economy.

Federal COVID relief funding for child care expired on September 30, and researchers estimate as many as 3 million children could lose access to child care as a result. When families can’t access quality child care and preschool, kids miss out on essential early learning opportunities, parents are forced to leave their jobs or reduce their hours, and our nation’s businesses and economy suffer. 

WHO: Members of Congress, MomsRising Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner and other MomsRising leaders, and more than 30 moms from around the country who have struggled with child care

WHAT: Photo opportunity to send a message about the urgent need to solve our nation’s child care crisis

WHEN: 5:30 pm ET, Thursday, October 12

WHERE: In front of the stairs on the House side of the U.S. Capitol

For more information or to access photos after the event, contact Magen Eissenstat at magen@momsrising.org.

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MomsRising.org is an on-the-ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to increase family economic security, stop discrimination against women and moms, and build a nation where businesses and families can thrive. Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America’s families, including criminal justice reform, immigration policy reform, and gun safety. MomsRising is working for paid family and medical leave, affordable, high quality childcare and early learning, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes women — particularly moms and women of color — and so many others. MomsRising advocates for access to healthy food for all kids, health care for all, earned sick days, and breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start. MomsRising maintains a Spanish language website: www.MamásConPoder.org. Sign up online at www.MomsRising.org — and follow us on our blog, and on Twitter and Facebook.