💛 YAAAHH! 26 #parents from UPLAN's nationwide 13 Core Member organizations are on their way to meet IN PERSON for: - Reflection - Team building - Strategic planning But FIRST warm hugs, smiles and laughter with our parents! Keep a look out for highlights of our week together!

How has it been a week already? Last Tuesday we got on planes from across the country and: -Learned about each others #Advocacy work -Strategized for the years to come All with #love in our hearts & power in #unity! We are #UPLAN! #ParentPower #Parent #Power #Community

Babies, not billionaires! MAY 12!#ChildCare providers, #parents, & #families are taking a stand to demand a child care system that prioritizes care over corporate greed! Join us in calling for thriving wages for providers & affordable child care for all. DayWithoutChildcare.org

#DayWithoutChildCare RETURNS Today! ✨May 12th, parents, childcare providers, and advocates across the country are shutting down to demand no cuts to Head Start. You in? #DWOCC25 ://DayWithoutChildcare.org

📢REMINDER! Calling all parents! Tonight we will get together virtually to say: Choose Babies NOT Billionaires! Join us! Let's Rally! 🔗 cca.is/dwocc_rally

Join TODAY! for a powerful virtual rally/town hall across movements ahead of the House vote on the reconciliation bill. 7:30PM ET/ 4:30 PM PT – don't miss it! Americans For Tax Fairness & Public Citizen Register: bit.ly/3SwXz93

💛Thank you to everyone who joined our Institute for Educational Leadership #CSxFE25 workshop! 🔥We had an engaging conversation on lifting underrepresented voices, shifting policy, and advancing equity—grounded in insights from our parent-led listening sessions. #ParentLeaders #PolicyInAction

Join us in partnership w/@TheARCUS + @caringacrossgen as we bring together advocates, experts, and community members to take action in protecting #Medicaid and upholding the rights of children and individuals with disabilities: childcareforeveryfamily.org/events #FamiliesOverBillionaires

Immigrant families are under attack—and #ParentLeaders are stepping up. We’re organizing, speaking out & standing strong together. 📖 Read how we're showing up in solidarity (English/Español): bit.ly/3ZqQBpN #UPLAN #ProtectFamilies #FamiliesBelongTogether

📣Parent leaders are stepping up to protect immigrant families & drive change. 🔥Trudy & Daree were among more than 60 parents who joined a powerful bilingual webinar to share strategies, build resilience & organize in their communities. Check out blog: bit.ly/3ZqQBpN

Today we honor the legacy of Black freedom fighters who paved the way for justice. As parent leaders, we stay rooted in truth and action—uplifting families too often left out. The fight isn’t over. #Juneteenth #ParentPower #FreedomDay

Republicans' "Big Beautiful Bill" slashes Medicaid, SNAP, and the Child Tax Credit—gutting lifelines for millions of low-income kids. While wealthy families gain $12K/year, the poorest lose $1,600. Poverty isn't an inevitability—it’s a policy choice. brnw.ch/21wTChZ

The Senate's budget bill would devastate working families, seniors & kids. Over 20M could lose health care, 16M food benefits. One child losing coverage is one too many. We urge the House to reject this bill & put families first. #ProtectFamilies #StopTheCuts

It is devastating to children and families that the White House is withholding appropriated funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant program, which was the first campaign that COFI-trained parents led! Contact your legislators today! igniteadvocacy.com/go/release-fy2…

Families deserve better.

❌The militarized action at MacArthur Park sparked fear in families & children. ✊UPLAN stands with immigrant families in LA & across the country. ⭐️We believe in dignity, safety, & full inclusion—not fear. #ProtectFamilies #parentleaders

The recent decision to make Head Start a "federal public benefit" just so immigrant babies and toddlers can't access it is cruel, racist, and harms all of our families. Tell republicans to keep their #HandsOffHeadStart! childcareforeveryfamily.org/action

The reconciliation bill passed & it was a painful blow to families. But your action made a difference. 📍 See what we accomplished together: bit.ly/4ofxcCO ✴️Thank you policy partners: Child Care for Every Family Network, CLASP + American Immigration Council #ParentPower #UPLAN #CollectiveAction