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Children's Defense Fund As a little girl growing up in Bennettsville, South Carolina, CDF President Marian Wright Edelman loved to read, but because of segregation she was not welcomed in her hometown's public library. This Sunday, supporters, colleagues, friends and family of Mrs. Edelman will gather in her hometown to take part in the openi...ng of the Marian Wright Edelman Public Library. The sign at the entrance reads, “WELCOME TO EVERYONE.”
www.marianwrightedelmanlibrary.org
Children's Defense Fund A new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released this week finds that the recent economic downturn has taken a tremendous toll on people’s ability to afford health insurance and middle class Americans have been the hardest hit. Enough is enough. NOW is the time for real health reform!
Children's Defense Fund Health Reform: Yes or No? CDF joins over 200 national organizations in saying 'YES!' Check out the recent ad run by Families USA to find out what a 'Yes' vote on health reform means for children and families.
www.familiesusa.org
Children's Defense Fund Millions of children need real health reform now! Call Congress today and urge your Representative to support the President’s effort to enact critical health reform now and give more than 95% of the children in America a chance for a healthy start in life.
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Children's Defense Fund This week, millions of households will receive their 2010 Census questionnaire in the mail. Accurate census data on children is critical to billions in federal funding and community planning. Learn more about the ‘Children Count Too’ awareness campaign and help spread the word.
www.census.gov
Children's Defense Fund Read CDF President Marian Wright Edelman’s latest Child Watch® column, “Juvenile Justice Reform: Making the ‘Missouri Model’ an American Model”, and learn about the state of Missouri’s successful rehabilitative system for youths.
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The state of Missouri has created a juvenile justice system that has proved so successful over the last thirty years it's known as the "Missouri Miracle." A number of practices combine to make Missouri’s ...
Josie Kimball JC Human Services is hosting a free parent and childcare community meeting. There will be a wealth of resources and information to support you as a parent. If you know of daycare workers, babysitters, relative providers and those that care for children this forum is for you as well. March 20th from 11:30 - 1:00 Saturday R.S.V.P. (313) 574 – 7728 (Metro Detroit area)
Children's Defense Fund Tonight, CDF-Minnesota honors 4 high school seniors at its 18th annual Beat the Odds® awards dinner. This year's scholarship recipients have achieved academic excellence and continue to give back to their communities despite facing tremendous adversity. Read their amazing stories in this article!
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Lauri Rosen Sack Please visit www.ChildrenChapters.com- your go to resource for ALL kids books! Daily Storytime coming soon to the website...
Childrens Chapters Online Bookstore specializing in good books for kids, resources for children with
www.childrenschapters.com
Let me guide you through every chapter of a child's life. Children's Chapters is a unique children's book and gift store online. Books, Puzzles, Games...Extensive Special Needs and All My Feelings category. ...
Children's Defense Fund All children need real health reform now! Read this op-ed from Senator Bob Casey(D-PA), a true champion for children, and learn about why the Children’s Health Insurance Program has been so successful in bridging the health coverage gap for millions of children – and why we must pass health reform legislation that preserves it.
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Many of the headlines in the health care reform debate have bypassed a very important group that is too often overlooked: children.
Children's Defense Fund In the world’s richest nation, we cannot be satisfied with a system that inequitably funds the education of our most vulnerable children based on where they live. As the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress pursue reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), a revision of the Title I fun...ding formula is absolutely necessary to ensure that ALL children are given equal opportunity to succeed.
www.edweek.org
If one is under the impression that the Title I formula of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is rational, consider this. Last month, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Hamlet, N.C., to discuss rural education ("Rural Areas Perceive Policy Tilt," Sept. ...
Scott Parnall What if everyone in the US had unlimited access to medical care?
The rules are as follows: Give rhetorical questions starting with “What if?”; The subject matter will be “What would make this country a better place to live.”; Be creative, but not impossible, and...
Children's Defense Fund Cover the Uninsured Week is March 14-20! Find out how you can help raise awareness about the 46 million people in our country―including more than 8 million children―who lack health coverage, and become part of the solution to expand coverage for all by visiting www.covertheuninsured.org.
www.covertheuninsured.org
Every 24 minutes, someone in America dies because they were uninsured and could not get the care they needed. Now is the time for our nation's leaders to work together to find solutions to cover the uninsured.
Catherine Flowers TX continues 2 have the highest number of uninsured kids in the nation-1.5 million. More than half of them are already eligible but not enrolled. The Children's Defense Fund works with TX school districts to identify & assist uninsured kids with health coverage. For more info on how to get your church, civic group, etc... involved please reach out to Kelli King-Jackson for more info.
Children's Defense Fund "We spend tens of billions to fight wars abroad but lack a commitment to defend children at risk of injury and death at home. We need to get our priorities straight," wrote CDF President Marian Wright Edelman in her Child Watch® Column last week. Children need and deserve comprehensive improvements in protections from ...child abuse and neglect, including strengthening families and preventing maltreatment early.
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In January 2008, four sisters were found dead in their southeast Washington, D.C. home. The girls, ages 5, 6, 11, and 17, had been murdered by their mother, Banita Jacks, months earlier. She was recently convicted and sentenced to 120 years in prison. ...
