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Skip to main content Skip to main content -- MomsRising.org MomsRising.org Main menu MomsVote Take Action Campaigns Blog Keep Informed Merch Newsroom Video About Español Donate Donate Now Donate Monthly Ways to Give Join MomsRising Get SMS/text alerts Standard text message charges may apply Join Us (It's Free) Get SMS/text alerts Text alerts by Moms Rising. 4 messages/month. Msg & Data Rates May Apply. Text STOP to quit. For help text HELP or contact us . What is MomsRising? MomsRising is a network of people just like you, united by the goal of building a more family-friendly America. Learn more about us » New on the Blog SIGN NOW: Impeach Trump & Invoke the 25th! We are horrified by the violence pro-Trump terrorists and white supremacists committed at the U.S. Capitol and across Washington, D.C. yesterday, and the swarming of state capitals across the country. → *Join us in urging Congress to impeach Trump immediately and for the Vice President and Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office ASAP. These were not peaceful protests but rather an outrageous attempt by a pro-Trump mob to use force and violence to overturn a free and fair... Topics: MomsRising MomsRising January 7, 2021 What You Need to Know About the New Federal Emergency Paid Leave Big News! For the first time ever, thanks to the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act, our nation will have a *limited*, nation-wide, paid sick days and paid family leave law in place during the COVID-19 crisis. The new law is a huge deal and we all helped make it happen. Thank you! But how will it work? Who's covered? How do you access the benefit? Scroll down for useful resources including a detailed fact sheet and handy infographic. Editor’s Note: This information is accurate as of... Topics: Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Karen Showalter April 17, 2020 Calling California Families: RSVP to help shape the future of child care! This year comes with new resolutions, but one of my goals has not changed: Continue using my Mom Voice to make our child care needs to be heard and prioritized. I am a mother of two and a full-time educator working remotely due to the COVID-19. Like many of you, I am continuously trying to figure out how to juggle the pressure of being 100% present at work while also having to meet my children’s diverse needs. Sound frustratingly familiar? Let’s talk about it. It’s been 10 months since COVID-19... Topics: Childcare & Early Education Marysol Perez January 13, 2021 Review the Week: Peach & Impeach [Jan. 8, 2021] ICYMI: Happy New Year MomsRising members! Not suprisingly, it's been one heck of a first week, see-sawing between joy for Georgia, horror for the attack on the Capitol, and the long, grinding struggle of keeping our families safe and secure in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Take a look at what rose to your attention for the week ending Jan. 8, 2021. 1. SIGN NOW: Impeach Trump & Invoke the 25th! Parents across America are horrified by the violence pro-Tromp terrorists and white supremecists... Topics: Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsVote Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Kerri Karvetski January 8, 2021 From one volunteer to another: Donate to MomsRising today Today I want to introduce you to a standout MomsRising supporter. Meet Miyun, a MomsRising volunteer who hand-wrote 2,500 postcards with her 80-year-old mom. Miyun shared her story and picture with us: Topics: MomsRising Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner December 28, 2020 LAST CHANCE to DOUBLE Your Impact! As 2020 winds to a close, we’re sharing just a few of the powerful, joyful, from-the-heart notes and photos that literally thousands of MomsRising supporters like you have shared with us in the past year. Thank you. Topics: MomsRising MomsRising December 29, 2020 Moving Forward Justice As we close out the year we have some special guests on the radio show this week as we talk about how much emergency relief from Congress it will take to revive the U.S. economy. We also discuss the need to extend paid leave and sick days and uncover what's going with after school care and how to get support for children during a pandemic with . We close out the show discussing how to best support a loved one if they come out as trans. This week's guest include Mark Paul, Assistant Professor of... Topics: Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Podcast Realistic & Fair Wages Amber Dorsey December 22, 2020 Top #5Actions of the Past Week: December 18, 2020 Your urgent action is still needed before the country shuts down for the year-end holidays! The clock is ticking: We’ve got to keep urging Congress to help families who are suffering COVID’s economic fallout by taking immediate steps to strengthen and expand unemployment insurance, as well as extend paid leave and sick days. And keep reaching out to Georgia voters to make sure they cast their ballots for the U.S. Senate Special Election on Jan. 5th, which is just around the corner. -- Kristin,... Topics: Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Maternal Justice MomsVote Politics & Policy Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner December 18, 2020 Getting Out The Vote for Early Care and Education As part of its America For Early Ed Initiative, NAEYC created its “Our Votes. Their Futures” electoral advocacy campaign, which engaged thousands of child care providers and families in the 2020 elections. NAEYC teamed up with partners like ECM and hosted virtual panels at both major parties’ conventions, took part in National Voter Registration Day, and used social media to bring attention to child care as an issue to ask candidates about during debates and to hold them accountable for when elected. Topics: Childcare & Early Education Erin Robinson December 17, 2020 Tips for Parents of Infants in Times of Crisis We are living in unprecedented times in a global pandemic. As a psychotherapist and child development expert, I witness and assist the anxiety and stress parents are under, and as I say, parenting is messy, and one of my missions is to help with that mess. We are currently parenting under uncertain conditions. This is not the time to demand perfection from self. It is important for parents to give themselves the grace and the time to gently move through a day with their children. This isn’t a... Topics: Childcare & Early Education Lina Acosta Sandaal December 16, 2020 More from the Blog The MomsRising blog is a soapbox where people across our nation can talk politics, policy, and parenting. The views expressed in these blogs aren't necessarily representative of MomsRising policy positions or active campaigns. Interested in blogging? Drop us a line. 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