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Keep America Moving Forward on Health Care Reform

Adapted from our federal partner Voices for America’s Children: The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act Wednesday, Jan. 18. There is too much at stake to go back to the bad old days when insurers could drop parents (or their children) when they got sick, exclude children from coverage [...]

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2011 Legislative Platform Sent to Florida’s Legislators

THE CHILDREN’S CAMPAIGN has released a 6-page excerpt of its 2011 Legislative Platform to policy-makers. The larger full document can be accessed electronically also. Established in 1995, The Children’s Campaign is Florida’s most dependable and most effective multi-issue child advocacy organization. The Children’s Campaign is committed to measuring outcomes and using metrics to evaluate performance. [...]

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High Quality Pre-K Takes School from “F” to “A”

Adorable kids thumbnail An in depth report of the impact high quality early education can make on student outcomes was featured on “The Today Show”, reported by Matt Lauer.

“Program Gives New Meaning to Prep School” highlights the various advantages and necessary steps of having a high quality program that enriches children at a young age. As Lauer explains, Kindergarten 1 or Pre-K is a start to the academic journey every child in America deserves.

The Elliot School in Boston is a prime example

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Former CC Policy Director Appointed to Parole Commission

Correcting an eight year lack of diversity, Governor Charlie Crist and the Florida Cabinet appointed Cassandra Jenkins to the Florida Parole Commission (FPC) by unanimous proclamation. Jenkins was the policy director of The Children’s Campaign prior to a more recent stint in state government. CFO Alex Sink commended the decision. “I could not be more [...]

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Step Up for Kids: VOTE!

In the closing days of this election cycle, it is important to remember the most basic rule of elections – the candidates who best turn out the vote will win. There are a number of local and statewide races which at this moment are “too close to call”. Will the children of Florida fare well [...]

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Project SPARTA Leads to New Website

The Children’s Campaign has launched a newly designed, easy to navigate website, but that is not the whole story. To understand the real triumph one needs to know how it got there. Starting in 2005, Children’s Campaign president and founder, Roy Miller, and his three siblings – Carol, Bruce and Burt – created a scholarship [...]

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Children’s Movement To Hold Rallies and Host Gubernatorial Debate

David Lawrence is a self-described frustrated Floridian. When it comes to children, he says, our state doesn’t have its priorities straight. Fifteen rallies over the course of 24 days in September stretching from Pensacola to Key West will draw attention to the pitiful plight of Florida’s children. Dubbed the “Milk Party Tour”, the organizers are [...]

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