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💵 67% of parents spend 20% or more of their household income on child care. This financial strain forces many moms to cut back on work hours or leave their jobs entirely. This election season, moms deserve to know how candidates plan to make child care more affordable. "Letters to the editor" are a simple, effective way to get the attention of candidates and urge them to provide their child care plans. Check out our letter-writing resource guide at momsfirst.us/ontherecord for: ✉ Letter template that enables you to craft your letter in 5 mins or less 📊 Statistics to include in your letter to back your story up with data 📝 Tips for how to construct your letter to make it most effective Email us at [email protected] to let us know when you've submitted your letter! 👏 👏 👏 And bravo to these moms who recognized the power of the pen and wrote letters to editors at their local newspapers: 🖊 Dulany (Maryland) 🖊 Ellen (New York) 🖊 Elissa (Oregon) 🖊 Iben (New York) 🖊 Jaime (New Jersey) 🖊 Nicole (New York) 🖊 Sam (New York) 🖊 Sophia (Missouri) 🖊 Tory (Oregon) Could your letter be the next one to get #ChildCareOnTheRecord?

🔊 Can we get 50 moms to share their child care stories by Labor Day? ➡ Your mission is simple: Use your social media platforms to share how the child care crisis has impacted you and ask candidates the question, “Will you prioritize child care in your first 100 days in office?” Tag us so we can help uplift your story! Need some inspiration for sharing your story on social? Check out our resource guide at momsfirst.us/ontherecord Our guide includes: 🤳 A tool to find your candidates on social 📸 Scroll-stopping graphics 👀 Tips to help get more attention on your post Now, let's go get #ChildCareOnTheRecord

💬 Moms First is out of office on summer break until September 3. Our team is taking a collective moment to rest, reset, and spend time with our families and loved ones. In the meantime, join us to #GetChildCareontheRecord in your local community. There are 3 easy ways to take action: 🙋♀️ Attend a Local Event ✍️ Write a Letter to the Editor 📢 Get Loud on Social Media We'll be sharing some (pre-scheduled!) how-to guides across social over the next week to make it as easy as possible to take action — be sure to keep your eyes here for any support you might need. ⏰ And don't forget, if you need a little more hand-holding, join our office hours on Friday, 9/6 from 1-2pm EDT. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/e_APrHpf See you back here Sept 3 to hit the ground running with back to school & a big election ahead of us.

Child care is an economic issue. Moms cannot work without affordable, available child care. And the reality is, is child care is neither affordable nor available. Help us #GetChildCareontheRecord by taking action here: https://lnkd.in/gEUbVJK5 Because if candidates up and down the ballot aren’t telling us their plans to tackle the child care crisis NOW, they sure as hell won’t do anything about it when they are in office. 🎥 : Reshma Saujani with Axios at #DNC2024

📅 As Summer winds down, most elected officials are back home in their districts for August recess. Many are holding town halls or appearing at community events. These events provide the perfect opportunity for moms to show up and ask elected officials and other candidates for their plan to address the child care crisis. Need some help on how to show up at an event near you? Check out our resource guide at momsfirst.us/ontherecord Our guide includes tips for how to: 🔍 Find your candidates 🗺 Locate an upcoming event near you 📣 Make your voice heard Once you make your plan to attend, let us know at [email protected]. #ChildCareOnTheRecord

📰 Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Huge shout out to our Motherhood community member, Jaime (Brown) Coleman, for getting her letter to the editor published in NJ.com's The Times! 📣 Urge candidates to #GetChildCareOnTheRecord by writing a letter to the editor at your local newspaper. ➡ Check out a simple guide for drafting a letter to the editor and other resource guides to take action at momsfirst.us/ontherecord 🙋♀️ Not yet a member of our Moms First Motherhood community? Join us now: momsfirst.us/motherhood

Our founder and CEO, Reshma Saujani, joined Axios at #DNC2024 to talk about mom’s number one concern when it comes to the cost of living: child care. “Parents have a once in a lifetime opportunity to push on their elected officials to ensure that #childcare and #paidleave are the most important issues in this election.” Read the full piece from Axios' Megan Morrone: https://lnkd.in/gmpB7Xkq

📢 Cool opportunity to share your #Motherhood story: We are chatting with a reporter who is interested in speaking with parents who has bought or are in the process of buying homes, specifically as a result of / influenced by their childcare needs. For example, someone who has (either alone or with a partner) bought a house or a duplex, or consciously rented in the same apartment building with friends, other parents, etc, for built-in community care. (i.e. this parent chose this living arrangement for ease of class pick-ups, switching off child care and date night, etc.) Similarly, they'd love to connect with anyone who has recently looked into communal living (either formal or ad-hoc like the above) and decided against it, or people who are moving to their friends' neighborhoods and then splitting a private care giver because it's cheaper than day care, etc. We know child care is crushing parents and you're getting creative to make it work for you and your family. Send us a message, along with your email address, if you're open to connecting. We'd love to make these connections by the end of the day on Wed, 8/21 and we'll update this post when we have the stories we need. Thanks!

What we hope to hear at the Democratic National Convention this week… 😉 Take action to #GetChildCareontheRecord ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ez7vwShn #Veep #DNC #ChildCare #demconvention

✉️ Letters to the editor (LTE) are a simple, yet powerful tool to make your voice heard. But if you have never written one before, it can be tough to know where to start. Sometimes seeing an example helps a ton! Check out this powerful letter from Lauren in Montana that was published in the Missoulian/Ravalli Republic earlier this week. We absolutely LOVE to see it! Need more help? We put together an easy-to-follow guide for writing and submitting a LTE in your local paper. Check out momsfirst.us/ontherecord to get started.