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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
Source: www.childrensdefense.org
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 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 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 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 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
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 Help fix that stroller and health coverage for all children
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
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 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
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-
Source: www.youtube.com
school children sing for health care reform
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 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!
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
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.
