The majority of Americans rank children and youth among their top political priorities. It’s time our elected officials listened. A recent study found that ...
Join--or start your own!--a movement to use social media to urge members of the Super Committee to protect kids. We have all the committee members' ...
Currently, the United States is the only developed country that does not ensure working parents can take job-protected, paid time away from work to bond with a new ...
Supporting breastfeeding is one effective, easy way that our country can help curb the dramatic rise in health care spending. In fact, we could save up to $2.2 ...
Are you a busy parent on the go? Mom's Rising has made it easier than ever to get action alerts. Just sign up for Mobile Action Alerts and you'll receive one ...
American’s have been hit hard by the recession and the number of children living in poverty has GROWN at an alarming rate. To prevent further harm to our ...
The White House has entered budget negotiations with congressional leaders, and Medicaid is at risk. Tell President Obama and the congressional budget negotiators: ...
Deficit reduction deals should take cuts to programs for low- and moderate-income people off the table. President Obama is scheduled to meet with Senate leaders today ...
Deficit reduction deals should take cuts to programs for low- and moderate-income people off the table. President Obama is scheduled to meet with Senate leaders to ...
Would you want to speak out if you knew that budget cuts were being considered in Washington that would deny tens of millions of the most vulnerable people medical ...
Advocates are already organizing in opposition to Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's budget plan for FY 2012, which proposes to convert the Medicaid program into a ...
The U.S. Department
of Agriculture is planning major improvements to the quality of the food
offered in school breakfast and lunch – and it wants to hear from ...
Research shows that investing in babies provides an unmatched return compared to almost any other form of public investment. Yet babies and toddlers are facing $3 ...
Each year, hundreds of thousands of American
families become homeless, including more than 1.5 million children.
While homelessness takes its toll on adults, its ...
Federal programs and services proven to foster economic progress and
protect low- and moderate-income families face deep cuts in the name of
deficit reduction. ...
The Child Care & Development Block Grant is an unusual program in that its federal funding comes from two sources: discretionary appropriations and mandatory ...
