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Hi, I’m Melissa Dingmon and I’m from Washington State. When I found out I was pregnant, I was cautiously hopeful—just like many of you, I suspect. After 10 years of infertility and five miscarriages, every previous test had ended in heartbreak. This time, my OBGYN told me I was considered high-risk. To give the pregnancy the best possible chance, I was put on bed rest. That meant I had to stop working. I wasn’t earning a paycheck anymore but I didn’t care because I would do whatever it took to...
In today’s polarized political climate, supporting immigrant students in public schools is more critical than ever. As national debates around immigration grow increasingly heated, schools, which should be safe places of learning and belonging, can unintentionally mirror the hostility, fear, and discrimination seen in broader society. Without our intentional collective efforts to support immigrant students and families, bias, harmful policies and practices, and a lack of cultural understanding...
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Education Fund
May 21, 2025
MomsRising and MamásconPoder invited over 40 of our powerful mom leaders and caregivers from 22 states across the country to join us for our Mom Power Bootcamp 2025! We brought together moms, advocates, Fellows, Fellow Alumni, and other engaged volunteers to share their stories and develop critical leadership and momentum-building advocacy skills in child care, early childhood education, and other key care issues that affect families with young children. View this post on Instagram A post...
On the radio show this week, we discuss how the wage gap moms experience impacts our families and our economy, with May marking not just Mother’s Day, but also Moms Equal Pay Day. We talk about how the Trump administration is using our tax dollars for human rights abuses against immigrant families, and how you can speak up to your Members of Congress and support mixed-status families in your community. We dive into the rural mental health crisis, especially for rural moms experiencing isolation...
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Together
May 19, 2025
Advocates call on Governor Kelly Ayotte to veto the bill and preserve academic freedom On May 15, 2025, the New Hampshire Senate voted 15-8 to impose a ban on curriculum materials and library books containing content that the government deems “harmful” to students. The passage of House Bill (HB) 324 marks another nationwide attempt at limiting academic freedom, and includes a criminal penalty to prosecute educators and school board members over school library books and curriculum materials...
Trump's ICE agents have pushed and shoved members of Congress, detained the mayor of the largest city of New Jersey without due process, and have arrested a judge! What’s next? Who is next? Tell Congress to stop cutting programs like Medicaid for families to pay for ICE’s human rights abuses. Now is the time to put some constraints on ICE, not massively increase its funding. A Trump Administration-backed ICE is demonstrating an increasingly troubling disregard for due process, for human rights...
The Trump administration wants women to have more babies, and is considering pronatalist policies such as awarding $5,000 for every birth. But real moms find this "baby bonuses" unattractive, saying what they really want is universal healthcare and affordable childcare.
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May 15, 2025
The Trump administration and Congressional Republicans are pushing forward a devastating budget proposal—and we must rise to stop it. This budget would cut more than $880 billion from Medicaid, slashing healthcare access for low-income families. It also targets critical programs that working families rely on: early learning, K–12 public education, elder care, and more. These programs give families the foundation they need to thrive. And what will these cruel cuts fund instead? More tax breaks...
Thanks to our collective action, Republican leadership has been forced to delay their plans to cut essential programs to fund tax breaks for the billionaires and human rights abuses. But the fight is far from over—and we need your voice now more than ever. ***Send a letter to the editor telling your elected officials that cutting healthcare, food, and care for our loved ones to fund tax breaks for the rich and human rights abuses of immigrants is not the America we want for our children What’s...
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Education Fund
May 14, 2025