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Dear Friend,

Here at MomsRising, we gather, lift, and share your stories everyday. It
is fundamental to how we together change the world. By sharing our
stories, we help lawmakers who have the power to make the changes we need
understand what we’re facing each and every day; we also let people with
similar experiences know they’re not alone (which builds a powerful
movement!); and we shift the media narrative to build pressure for
change.  This is a critical part of how we create momentum for policy
change.

[ [link removed] ]Will you make a matched end-of-year donation today? Your gift powers
our work to collect, lift, and share stories directly with leaders who
have the power to make the changes we need – and, importantly, to win the
policies moms and families need to thrive!

Here are a few of your stories that we are sharing with the U.S. Senate
THIS WEEK as we fight to pass the Build Back Better Act:

“I cared for my husband for 8 years. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer. I
was fortunate to have the privilege of caring for him. However, it was a
24 hour per day job. Congress should pass paid family leave
immediately.”
- Mary Jo from Arizona

“As a caregiver I work long hours and very hard taking care of older
people in their homes. I feel, as others caregivers do, we don’t make
enough money. We get no breaks and no lunch hour. We work from the time
we walk in the door until we get off. I work 8, 12, 15, 24 hours with no
rest. We caregivers need good wages and benefits.”
- Faye from West Virginia

“We need the monthly expanded Child Tax Credit payments to continue, and
we need a care infrastructure. I started a new part-time job at WalMart
about a month ago. But I can’t afford afterschool care or child care
when schools are closed. If my grandkids needed to quarantine due to
COVID, I don’t know what we would do.”
- Mary Beth from North Carolina

[ [link removed] ]Stories like these are so powerful. When we share them, we spark
empathy, deepen understanding, and create connections … and that is how we
win. Can you support our work to bring the voices of moms and families
directly to Congress?

How do we share your stories? In all sorts of ways - here are a few:

* We bring individual storytellers to Washington, DC to tell their own
stories in the halls of Congress;
* We create and deliver carefully crafted issue-focused storybooks to
lawmakers;
* We share stories online and on-the-ground, wherever we are, whenever
we can, through national and local media, our blog, our social media
platforms, emails just like this, and more.

Each year at MomsRising we gather and lift thousands and thousands of
stories. These stories are our lives. They are the lifeblood of this
movement – and are a major way we build power to fuel the changes our
nation’s families need. 

[ [link removed] ]Will you support our end-of-year campaign today? Your donation powers
this critical work we do, collecting, lifting, and sharing stories as we
open avenues for people to be heard by leaders who have the power to make
the changes we need — and, importantly, help us win the policy changes
that moms and families need.

[ [link removed] ]Make a Matched Year-End Gift!

Together, We Are MomsRising. Thank you for sharing your stories with us,
for building power and change, and for helping build a future where all
moms and families can thrive.

- Kristin


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