Health

The Children's Partnership joins over 360 organizations on a signed a letter to the President and Members of Congress in support of access to health care and nutrition assistance for all Americans, including immigrant families.

Download the letter here.

The Children's Partnership signed-on with Community Catalyst as one of 193 groups from thirty-four states and Washington, DC urging the Democratic Congressional Leadership to protect Medicaid in the current budget debate to avert the fiscal cliff. 

Download the full letter here.

The Children's Partnership joined the California School Health Centers Association, the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, and other children’s advocates in support for a $50 million appropriation, in the President’s FY 2014 budget, dedicated exclusively to school-based health center (SBHC) operations.

Download the letter to Secretary Sebelius here. 

Santa Monica, CA, June 28, 2012 -- "America’s children won today," declared Wendy Lazarus, Founder and Co-Presdient of The Children's Partnership. "By upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Supreme Court has sided with making health coverage a reality for children across the United States. Nearly all of the nation’s 75 million children have already benefited or will soon benefit from the ACA. As a result of the Supreme Court’s decision, millions of parents will continue to have the peace of mind that comes from knowing that their children can get health services when they need them. Now, as we put this historic decision behind us, we will work with public and private sector leaders to implement the ACA effectively so it meets its potential to give kids a healthy start in life." 

Read the full statement here.