On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order removing barriers to the legal immigration system, creating a task force to reunite children and families who were separated at the border, and beginning an immediate review of the “public charge” rule among other harmful regulatory actions taken by the previous administration. Children’s Health
The last ten months have been incredibly difficult for families and children at the schools we support in NYC. Your donation will help provide relief from food insecurity, financial strain, and more. Please join us by making a gift Every day, I hear from families in New York City who have been pushed to the
The Homeless Outreach Medical Services (HOMES) program, a collaboration between Children’s Health Fund and Parkland Hospital in Dallas, serves children and adults without homes by providing medical, dental, and behavioral health services. HOMES is listed as a notable program addressing social determinants of health in 2021. Read more on Rac Monitor
January 7, 2021 – Children’s Health Fund is, by legal status and design, a non-political organization. And yet it is impossible for me to avoid calling out the horror of partisan politics and the white supremacy that were on display during the events that unfolded on January 6, 2021. The racism and social inequities
(Las Vegas, NV) Nurse Pam Girgis of the Nevada Health Centers mobile clinic in Las Vegas, supported by Children’s Health Fund, is profiled in this piece highlighting the clinic’s work serving children and young adults in marginalized communities, particularly teenagers who are homeless, youth who have survived child sex trafficking, and children who have recently
(New York, NY) An obituary for Children’s Health Fund Board Member, the Honorable Mayor David Dinkins, who was part of the CHF family since the organization’s founding in 1987. Read more at New York Magazine
At no other time has the health of all American’s been so threatened in our country due to COVID-19. However, it’s undeniable that the worst impact of the pandemic has been on communities of color, marginalized communities that urgently need focused attention on health equity. It’s abundantly clear that health inequities have been exacerbated by
(New Orleans, LA) Dr. Kim Mukerjee of the CHF-supported New Orleans Children’s Health Project explains how children’s health is impacted by lack of access to primary care and insurance coverage. In 2019, roughly 11,000 children in Louisiana lost their health insurance, the largest single-year drop in over a decade. Read more at Nola.com
The Children’s Health Fund 2020 virtual benefit will take place on October 7, 2020 to benefit children and families in marginalized communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pix 11 Sports Director and Lead Sports Anchor Andy Adler will host the event. Read more at Pix11
GiftPax announces the launch of a digital fundraising platform, Project ThankYou, to attract more supporters for charity programs. The first beneficiary of the project is Children’s Health Fund’s Covid-19 Emergency Response and Recovery Fund, with a goal to provide support for 50,000 children in the areas where it is needed the most across the U.S.
A bipartisan bill supported by Children’s Health Fund from Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), which would prevent online sales of electronic cigarettes to minors by applying the same safeguards already in place for traditional cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products, was passed in the Senate. Read More at Sierra Sun Times
As a Black woman and an educator, I have been feeling many emotions since hearing of the brutal murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. Primarily despair, grief, rage, and exhaustion. I look at my community and see so much beauty, vibrancy, and life. I am the aunt of four Black nephews, and
