Mission

Children's Health Fund, co-founded in 1987 by singer/songwriter Paul Simon and pediatrician/child advocate Irwin Redlener, MD, is committed to providing health care to the nation's most medically underserved children through the development and support of innovative primary care medical programs; response to public health crises; and the promotion of guaranteed access to appropriate health care for all children.

The Fund works specifically to:

• Support a national network of pediatric programs in some of the nation's most disadvantaged rural and urban communities;
• Ensure support of its flagship pediatric programs for homeless and other medically underserved children in New York City;
• Advocate for policies and programs which will ensure access to medical homes that provide comprehensive and continuous health care for all children; and
• Educate the general public about the needs and barriers to health care experienced by disadvantaged children.