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Governor Schwarzenegger Proposes Shameful Budget that Abandons CA Children
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed drastic cuts and the elimination of critical programs that provide health coverage, food, cash assistance, and other support services to children. These proposed cuts threaten the basic health and well-being of California’s neediest children and could push children further into the Pipeline to Prison. CDF-CA rejects the "cuts-only" approach to addressing California's budget shortfall and urged leaders to step up and protect children by considering raising revenue in a recent oral and written testimony submitted to the state Legislature.Click here for more |
California Children Need National Health Care Reform NOW!
The California budget crisis makes it clear that strong national health reform is needed now to help ensure that children in struggling states like California have access to comprehensive, affordable, health coverage. While we continue to fight in Sacramento to save Healthy Families and other children’ health programs, we must also push the powerful California Congressional delegation to support national health reform that provides comprehensive, affordable, seamless health coverage for every child and pregnant woman in America. California children cannot wait; this is the year for national health care reform. Learn more, take action, and get involved. Click here for more |
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry
It's not to too late to register! The Children's Defense Fund's Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy invites the next generation of religious leaders to step forward for children as the New Leaders of the Joshua and Deborah Generation.Click here for more |
Dismantling the Prison Pipeline in California
Hundreds of leaders from around the country gathered for the California/National Cradle to Prison Pipeline® Summit to discuss solutions that will stop the funneling of tens of thousands of youth down a pipeline which often leads to incarceration and in some cases premature death. The solution driven Summit included discussions on how to reduce detention and incarceration by increasing preventive services children need such as access to quality early childhood development and education services and accessible, comprehensive health and mental health coverage. Close to 200 young adult leaders from around the country also gave their unique perspective and policy recommendations for dismantling the Pipeline to Prison. Click here for more |
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