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Thank you Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) for stepping up for children's health and supporting the Casey Children's CHIP Amendment.

Thank You Senator Barbara Boxer for Stepping Up for Children

Children's Defense Fund-California thanks Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)for supporting critical amendments for children's health. Senator Boxer's leadership helped ensure that the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)was protected in the final Senate health reform bill.Click here for more

Honoring Los Angeles Youths Who Beat the Odds

On December 3, Mrs. Marian Wright Edelman joined Hollywood celebrities for the 19th Annual Beat the Odds® Awards in Los Angeles to honor five Los Angeles high school students who have demonstrated academic excellence and community leadership despite facing tremendous adversity in their personal lives. The event was held at the Beverly Hills Hotel where guest presenters included Jennifer Garner, Regina King, Zoe Saldana, and director J.J. Abrams.Click here for more

Champions for Child Health Reform Rallied in San Francisco at Stroller Brigade

On Sunday, November 8, nearly 200 people attended CDF-CA’s Champions for Children's Health Stroller Brigade to advocate for children in national health reform. The event was co-sponsored by Mom’s Rising and San Francisco Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier. People of all ages, from babies in strollers to senior citizens, joined together for fun activities and actions to ensure children are better off after national health reform.Click here for more

Young Leaders Take the Next Step to Break Down the Prison Pipeline in California

Young leaders from across the nation participated in the second Cradle to Prison Pipeline® Young Leaders Training sponsored by The California Endowment. This dynamic training provided participants with further knowledge of the prison pipeline which put tens of thousands of children on paths that lead to incarceration or worse. Learn about the young leaders' action plans, see photos and more. Click here for more

SCHIP's fate may hang in balance by Carrie Budoff Brown read more..

The top stakeholders in health reform by Tom Daschle and John C. Danforth read more..

Children's healthcare benefit cuts will begin: 13,600 local kids face ouster read more..

Herdt: It's a bad time to be young: Economy may recover, but they're only 18 once read more..

Cuts in safety net for children go far too deep read more..

Calfornia Deal Leaves More Kids Uninsured read more..

Advocates Concerned About Cuts to Healthy Families Program read more..

Budget Puts California Children At Risk by Lindsey Wade read more..

Opinion: Health reform must include all children by Dolores Huerta read more..

Governor Signs “Good, Bad And Very Ugly” Budget by Lori Abbott read more..

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