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Children's Defense Fund
Tonight, CDF will honor five young people from the D.C. area who have overcome tremendous adversity and gone on to achieve academic excellence and give back to their communities at the Washington, DC Beat the Odds® Awards Dinner. These extraordinary high school seniors will each receive a CDF Beat the Odds® scholarship... and laptop computer at an event this evening hosted by George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth. Learn more about the Beat the Odds® program and read stories of past recipients!Read More

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Founded in 1990, the Beat the Odds program has awarded hundreds of scholarships to high school students who have overcome tremendous adversity in their lives and gone on to achieve academic excellence and give back to their communities.
Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund Find out what the House health reform bill passed this weekend means for children and what lies ahead in the Senate with our latest Health Reform Legislative Update!

Source: www.childrensdefense.org
A legislative update on how children are faring in health reform.
Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund Did you know that children could be worse – rather than better - off as a result of current health reform legislation? Read Mrs. Edelman’s Child Watch® Column on the three things that can help ensure children have comprehensive, affordable and accessible health coverage.

Source: www.childrensdefense.org
CDF President Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch Column,
Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund Check out this great video coverage of our Stroller Brigade in Mississippi over the weekend! A big thanks to our Mississippi Champions for Children's Health for sending a clear message to Congress that children must be better, not worse, off after health reform.

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Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund Do you have a question about how health care reform will impact children? Why not ask Sen. Patty Murray on MomsRising's website! Hurry though - you have to get them in by 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday.

Source: www.momsrising.org
Where Moms and the people who love them fight for a better America
Lois Hamilton
Lois Hamilton
Patty, tell me what you think of this health care bill just passed by the House? I really hate the idea of making uninsured people buy private insurance or be fined. It is really ludicrous to reward these greedy corporations for destroying peoples' lives.
Sun at 6:34pm
Kitty Darst
Kitty Darst
Please, just what have you thought about all the misogynist rhetoric?
Yesterday at 1:53am
Donna Brooks
Donna Brooks
I say that instead of having more children, let's take care of the ones we have!! There is NO REASON why funding for viagra should EVER be paid for by insurance, private or public. Talk about a selfish, egotistical use of other people's money!! In fact, now is a really good time to bring that whole issue out into the open & expose the deep sexism that pervades "health care". Viagra isn't for "healthcare"; it's for EGO care!! NO VIAGRA WITH PUBLIC FUNDS!!!
Yesterday at 4:34am
Don Brown

Don Brown An inspirational song that encourages all adults to help our nation's children.

Source: defendthechildren.net
Defend The Children is a song written to inspire all to come to the aid of America's children.
Madelaine

Madelaine Help fix that stroller and health coverage for all children

Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund Hey San Francisco friends! Join the Champions for Children's Health Stroller Brigade on the steps of City Hall (1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.) this Sunday at 2 p.m.! Join hundreds of moms, activists, children and faith leaders who will be sending a strong and urgent message to CA leaders for health reform that makes children better, not worse, off.

Source: www.childrensdefense.org
Alex
Alex
Please join us for this important event! For more information go to http://www.cdfca.org/.
November 6 at 1:45pm
Lindsey Wade
Lindsey Wade
Good timing with the House vote on Saturday! We need to send a message to Speaker Pelosi--Don't eliminate CHIP coverage for children! Covering children through CHIP is less expensive for taxpayers, and more affordable for children and their families.
November 6 at 1:46pm
Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Secretary @Kathleen Sebelius notes that it can be a struggle to enroll eligible children in Medicaid and CHIP (and keep them enrolled). Real child health reform can fix this, making enrollment simple and seamless. You can make that happen: http://bit.ly/2Zuuh1

Source: www.chicagobreakingnews.com
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius addresses the National Children's Health Insurance Summit in Chicago. (David Pierini/Chicago Tribune)
Joyce

Joyce Rep. Peter Roskam office has advised me that he will not be supporting Health Care Reform. DO WE CONSIDER RE-ELECTION? I THINK NOT!!!!!!! THIS IS A POOR EXCUSE OF REPRESENTATION.......WHO DO YOU THINK HAS PETER IN THEIR POCKET?????? CAN YOU SAY HIGHER DEDUCTABLE FOR CAMPAIGN DONATIONS????????..

Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund
Watch this great video of participants from our Washington, DC Champions for Children's Health Stroller Brigade sing Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA" song, but with a message about the need for REAL child health reform. You can watch other videos from the day here: http://www.childrensdefense.org/helping-americas-childr...en/childrens-health/health-coverage-for-all-children-campaign/stroller-brigade/multimedia.htmlRead More

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school children sing for health care reform
Joyce
Joyce
People of Illinois.....READ THIS....Rep. Peter Roskam office has advised me that he will not be supporting Health Care Reform. DO WE CONSIDER RE-ELECTION? I THINK NOT!!!!!!! THIS IS A POOR EXCUSE OF REPRESENTATION.......WHO DO YOU THINK HAS PETER IN THEIR POCKET?????? CAN YOU SAY HIGHER DEDUCTABLE FOR CAMPAIGN DONATIONS????????..
November 6 at 10:41am
Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund Can't make it to one of the stroller brigades this weekend, but still want to show your support? Add our Stroller Brigade badge to your Facebook profile! It's easy - just visit CDF's Facebook Page (http://bit.ly/2JtUxq), go to our "My Stuff" box on the left side, and click on the "Grab This" link!

Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund More than 200 individuals from thirty groups rallied outside the offices of New York’s Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senator Chuck Schumertoday to send a clear message that they want real health reform for all children. Way to go NY!

Evelyn Bethune
Evelyn Bethune
Keep it coming
November 5 at 2:37pm
Laura Campanelli
Laura Campanelli
yeaaaaa.good job!
November 5 at 4:48pm
Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund Last Chance to help CDF win $50,000 from America’s Giving Challenge. Can you donate $10 today?

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Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund Sen. Bob Casey, Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Rep. Bobby Rush joined CDF President Marian Wright Edelman yesterday for a "stroll"
around the nation's Capitol to ensure that children are better, not
worse off, after health care reform.

Linda
Linda
Thank you Sen. Bob Casey, Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Rep. Bobby Rush. And a special thanks to CDF Pres. M. W. Edelman
November 5 at 12:18pm
Amy Mitchell-Washington
Amy Mitchell-Washington
Advocate extraordinaire!
November 5 at 12:28pm
Hans Michele
Hans Michele
Ms. Edleman, you are an inspiration to us all.
November 5 at 1:36pm