Black Friday kicked off the holiday shopping season, and now Giving Tuesday is set to spark the season of generosity as 2023 approaches peak giving time. Since 2012, millions of people have celebrated Giving Tuesday (the Tuesday after Thanksgiving) by volunteering, doing good and donating to causes around the world. According to GivingTuesday.org, 37 million
New York City is one of the world’s most resourced cities. So why is it that every year close to 50,000 children and youth in our city go without healthcare, one of their most essential needs? Lack of insurance coverage, economic poverty, homelessness, and lack of documentation—all outside of any child’s control—are just some of
New York – Children’s Health Fund (CHF) today announced the appointment of Jesse N. Hunter, healthcare operating partner at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, as the newest member of the organization’s board of directors. A Fortune 25 healthcare executive, Hunter brings over two decades of experience in business leadership supporting health enterprises and programs, community
NEW YORK, JULY 24, 2023 — Children’s Health Fund (CHF) has been granted $1.32 million from the 2023 Red Nose Day campaign to ensure a healthy future for all children. The funds raised by the annual Comic Relief US initiative will bolster CHF’s efforts to support the delivery of quality healthcare to children growing up
“Gun violence threatens our most basic human right, the right to life. It must end now.” Consider these statistics: Gun violence has been the leading cause of death of youth under age 20 in the United States since 2020, surpassing death from car crashes, cancer, and COVID-19. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data reveals that
For this year’s celebration of Juneteenth, Children’s Health Fund (CHF) joins with others across the nation in reflecting on the meaning and promise of freedom—including being free from obstacles and oppression that prevent people from living productive, fulfilling, and healthy lives. While we recognize that there is still much that needs to be done, it is also
The much-awaited Red Nose Day campaign is finally here! People nationwide and community health centers like Henry J. Austin Health Center (HJAHC) are gearing up to support a great cause to end poverty. Red Nose Day is a beloved annual global fundraising campaign to raise awareness and funds to support programs that keep children and
Dr. Kemi Alli runs a community health center supported by Red Nose Day. “We do more than just provide health services — we provide services that wrap around a patient.” “What got me into pediatrics was the idea of wanting to help and serve others. It’s rooted in this feeling that we are all connected.
Some buses roll through neighborhoods early in the morning, accepting sleepy students on their way to school. Some buses traverse whole cities at all hours of the day, picking up and depositing hurried people leading busy lives. And some buses are outfitted with medical examination areas, staffed by healthcare providers determined to give uninsured children
School-based telehealth programs in McDowell and Avery counties are getting a boost from a $100,000 grant from the Baxter International Foundation to Children’s Health Fund (CHF). The award will enable CHF affiliate, Center for Rural Health Innovation, to operate its Health-e-Schools program in all pre-K through 12th-grade schools in the two counties, according to a
SPRUCE PINE – School-based telehealth programs in McDowell and Avery counties are getting a boost from a $100,000 grant from The Baxter International Foundation to Children’s Health Fund (CHF). The award will enable CHF affiliate, Center for Rural Health Innovation, to operate its Health-e-Schools program in all Pre-K through 12th grade schools in the two
Why as a nation are we so uncaring about the needs of all of America’s children, especially the ones coming across the southern border seeking a better life? I ask that question as a pediatrician, who has spent my professional career focused on the health and well-being of children. As such, I am deeply concerned
