📣As the #GovShutdown continues, families face real consequences: missed paychecks, child care closures & uncertainty in schools & communities. The shutdown didn’t just happen. It’s a policy choice that’s hurting families every day. ✅Stand with families bit.ly/48tysgs

Election Day is an excellent opportunity to teach your little ones about voting! Learning about voting at an early age helps build values of participation, respect, and the power of every voice. Read these stories with your children and talk about why voting matters.

It's #ElectionDay and child care providers have been out in our communities encouraging our neighbors to vote YES on Prop 50 to put power back into the hands of the people and protect workers.

USDA can act today and use its authority to issue FULL November SNAP benefits. Families cannot wait!

#SEL for #HeadStart Educators at #HSC Education Conference Feb 11–13, in Ontario, CA. Strengthen your skills in creating supportive, connected, and emotionally responsive classrooms. Confirmed Sessions now on the website. View the agenda & learn more: bit.ly/AnnualConf26

🦋California has the 4th largest economy in the world yet, there are approximately 1.6 million children in California that live in poverty. 📣Safetynet programs like #CalFresh, #CalWORKS, #CalEITC and Child Tax Credits help to children and families cover their basic needs.

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: pregnancy is not a walk in the park. It is a high risk stage of life, and anyone who thinks otherwise is misinformed. Dr. Janell Green Smith, a certified nurse midwife, tragically passed away from complications of childbirth. If

A Black Maternal health advocate who worked as a midwife has died after giving birth in what has been called a ‘profound failure of systems meant to protect’. Dr. Janell Green Smith, from South Carolina leaves behind her newborn & husband. RIP Janell Smith yahoo.com/news/articles/…

Swipe to read BMMA’s full statement In Loving Memory of Dr. Janell Green Smith, CNM “Her loss reminds us why this movement matters and why we must remain both urgent and precise in our efforts.” -Angela D. Aina, Executive Director, BMMA

Dr. Janell Green Smith, a midwife who advocated for Black maternal health, dies of childbirth complications thegrio.com/2026/01/04/dr-…

Parent Voices Oakland is proud to have joined 200+ children’s advocacy organizations who submitted public comment to the fed govt opposing the proposed “Public Charge” rule, which would bring significant harm to children in immigrant families. For more: tinyurl.com/4cy7c4v6

🕊️On MLK Day, we carry forward a legacy rooted in courage, compassion, and nonviolence. Every day we can resist injustice by choosing wisdom and action. We do this by standing with families, advocating for fair policies, and making sure every child has the chance to thrive.

In Solidarity and support of the Week of Action beginnning today in Minnnesota, we ask that you join labor and community in urging these corporations from cooperating with ICE or allowing ICE operations on their facilities. #parentvoicesoakland #NoICE #directaction #wekeepussafe

Child care providers earn less than THE FEDERAL minimum wage in California TODAY! To continue stabilizing child care, California must take immediate action to pay providers for the true cost of care so we can keep our doors open for working families.

On Friday, Jan 23, Minnesota pauses. No work. No school. No shopping. We refuse to accept violence and fear in our communities. We're joining in Solidarity for the statewide #DayOfTruthAndFreedom and the 2pm march in Downtown Minneapolis. #ICEOutOfMN #ICEOutForGood

Breaking News: A general strike is happening in Minnesota today! People are refusing to go to work. Schools & businesses are closed. The Demands: ICE must leave Minnesota, Congress must abolish ICE, and Renee Good’s killer must be arrested. This is what solidarity looks like!

TODAY: Hundreds of thousands in Minnesota braved -10°F weather to march through downtown Minneapolis as part of the statewide general strike demanding ICE out of the Twin Cities.