FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 6, 2020 CONTACT: Maria Mejia, (510) 763-2444 x 108, [email protected] Over 600 Organizations to Newsom: Protect Children’s Health California children’s supporters urge agency to reform Medi-Cal contracts Oakland, Calif., – More than 600 California Pro-Kid organizations from The Children’s Movement sent a letter today, urging the administration of Governor Gavin Newsom to protect children by holding health plans accountable for providing quality, equitable care. The [...]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 10, 2020 Contact: Maria Mejia, (510) 763-2444 x108, [email protected] Children Now Endorses Prop. 15 to Generate Increased Investments in Schools and Communities Oakland, Calif., – Children Now announced today its support for Proposition 15, which will close corporate property tax loopholes to generate billions in investments for California’s schools and local communities [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 24 Contact: Maria Mejia, (510) 763-2444 x108, [email protected] Hundreds of Oral Health Advocates Show Support for Local Dental Pilot Projects More than 500 non-profits, community-based organizations, dentists, and other oral health stakeholders from across California have joined together to support an extension of innovative pilots that are working to improve access to [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 23 Contact: Maria Mejia, (510) 763-2444 x108, [email protected] Children Now Statement on the 2020-21 State Budget Agreement Ted Lempert, President, Children Now, issued the following statement in response to the 2020-21 state budget agreement: “The state budget agreement protects critical investments for kids, including providing a hold harmless provision [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2020 Contact: Maria Mejia, (510) 763-2444 x108, [email protected] Children Now Statement on Gov. Newsom's May Revision Ted Lempert, President, Children Now, issued the following statement in response to Governor Newsom's May Revision: “The May Revise proposal fails to reflect that the majority of the state’s children were in crises before [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 23 Contact: Maria Mejia, (510) 763-2444 x108, [email protected] Over 755 Organizations Urge Governor and Legislature to Prioritize Kids in the Upcoming Budget OAKLAND, Calif. – More than 755 Pro-Kid organizations from The Children’s Movement sent a letter to the Governor and Legislature today urging them to prioritize kids [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 28 at 8:00am PST Contact: Maria Mejia, (510) 763-2444 x108, [email protected] New Report Grades California on How Well It Supports Kids Data Shows California Trails Behind Other States in Many Areas of Child Well-Being Oakland, CA –While California is a leader in so many areas, like defending vulnerable [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2020 Contact: Maria Mejia, (510) 763-2444 x108, [email protected] Children Now Statement on Gov. Newsom’s Proposed 2020-21 Budget OAKLAND, CA— Children Now President Ted Lempert issued the following statement today in response to Governor Newsom's 2020-21 proposed budget: “California ranks near the bottom of the country on nearly all [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 22, 2019 Contact: Maria Mejia, 510-763-2444 x108, [email protected] California’s K-12 Schools Don’t Employ Enough Adults to Ensure Students have the Support they Need to Succeed New brief from Children Now shows California is underfunding public schools OAKLAND, Calif. — California schools are not adequately employing enough educators and staff to [...]
UNDER EMBARGO until Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 12:01 a.m. ET Contact: Maria Mejia | [email protected] | (510) 763-2444 ext. 108 More than 1 Million California Children Still Living in Concentrated Poverty New data snapshot from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows modest improvement in Child Poverty Rate OAKLAND, Calif. —The percentage of children [...]
