[ [link removed] ]MomsRising presents: 5Actions
Top #5Actions
of the Past Week
Friday, August 27, 2021
We know late August can be a super busy time for families between dropping
older kids off at college, getting younger kids back to school, and other
activities. This year the stress of the pandemic has made everything more
hectic.
We are here to help! This week’s #5Actions include resources to help ease
the transition back to school and share your story about how you’re
dealing with the pandemic -- as well as about how to help build the care
infrastructure that our nation needs through the Congressional process
that’s moving right now. To that end, we also have other actions on
healthcare and prescription drug costs that are critical to keeping the
economy moving forward.
We would love to hear more from you and how you’re navigating this busy
season.
-- Sue Anne, Kristin, Felicia, Tasmiha, Gloria, Sili, Jordan, and the rest
of the MomsRising / MamásConPoder Team
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Caregiving is hard. How hard has it been for you?
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This is a 911 call: Tell MomsRising about your caregiving struggles so we
can share it with Congress and the news media! You could really make a
difference in moving forward the care policies that families need.
MomsRising is getting an overwhelming number of story requests from
journalists and leaders working on the infrastructure package. They are
asking us for real-life experiences and stories from moms and family
members to help them understand, explain, and – most importantly –
champion the care policies they are working on, including childcare for
all, universal paid family/medical leave, making permanent the expanded
Child Tax Credit, and more. This is your moment to be heard and to make a
difference! And we’ll also send you these FREE “Care” buttons to wear to
show you are part of the movement to build a Care Economy.
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a few moments!
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Three actions you can take RIGHT NOW to protect kids from COVID-19 during
back-to-school
At this moment, the Delta variant is sickening an unprecedented number of
children, pediatric ICU beds are filling up, and schools are opening for
the fall. There has been a patchwork of different approaches to protect
kids during this back-to-school season and a lot of parents aren’t sure
whether their school supplies list should include buying extra masks. It
is irresponsible for school officials not to take these steps and for
governors or other politicians to stand in their way. Unfortunately, some
states are doing better than others. We know a lot of parents are feeling
helpless and frustrated, so we’re here to help you turn that frustration
into action.
[ [link removed] ]Here are three meaningful actions you can take RIGHT NOW to protect
kids from COVID-19 during back-to-school.
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Quick signature: Tell Congress to close the health coverage gap!
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The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how important it is for people to have
health care coverage, especially in communities where large health
disparities have long been present. However, the fight against expanding
health coverage is still alive and well in over a dozen states as their
legislatures refuse to adopt (or in some cases implement) the expansion of
health care to low-income uninsured adults. These twelve non-expansion
states are primarily in the South, where the majority of uninsured people
are Black, Hispanic, or Asian. We need a federal solution to help get
health coverage to the more than two million people in the Medicaid
coverage gap who live in these non-expansion states.
[ [link removed] ]Quick signature: Tell Congress to close the coverage gap for people in
states that refuse to expand Medicaid!
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Congress must act to lower prescription drug prices
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We are so pleased that President Biden laid out his vision for lowering
prescription drug prices in his Build Back Better Agenda. But in order for
this plan to pass, we’re going to need a huge push to combat the influence
that big pharma has on members of Congress. This is a critical time to
speak out! Letters to the editor in local papers are some of the most
impactful ways to get a Representative’s attention while simultaneously
engaging your community and neighbors as well!
[ [link removed] ]It’s time to make our voices heard even louder to make sure this
policy becomes a win! Write your letter to the editor using our powerful
(and easy) tool.
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Parenting In a Pandemic: Back-to-School
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We know that back-to-school has brought with it a different level of
anxiety as the COVID-19 numbers surge. We want to know where you're
located and how you and your family are being affected as the kids return
to school. Any tips you can offer? Any words of encouragement? We are
still in this together and hearing from our community, large and small,
can help us during difficult times. We have proven that before, let’s keep
it going.
[ [link removed] ]Take a moment to let other parents out there know we are in this
together by virtually checking in by putting your dot on our map on this
page.
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