FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. PT Contact: Matt Roman, [email protected] or 617-835-3167.    Children Now President Ted Lempert issued the following statement in response to the Governor’s budget proposal released today (1/10/24): For decades, California has consistently underinvested in its kids.  While we recognize the large deficit affecting the Administration’s budget [...]

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MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Carter Ashforth, [email protected], (510) 763-2444 x 108 Michelle Marciniak, MPH, [email protected], (310) 990-6720   Families, Medical Experts and Advocates Urge Policymakers to Let California Kids Hear   WHAT: Presentation of the Let California Kids Hear Act, SB 635 (Menjivar & Portantino)  WHEN: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 - 1:30PM, [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2023 at 11:57 a.m. PT  CONTACT: Alex Matias, [email protected]    Children Now’s Statement on Gov. Newsom’s 2023-24 State Budget May Revision    OAKLAND, CA—Children Now President Ted Lempert issued the following statement today in response to Governor Newsom’s 2023-24 California state budget May Revision:  Since there are other areas where [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2023 at 8 a.m. PT CONTACT: Carter Ashforth, (510) 763-2444 x 108, [email protected]    Data tool shows how kids are faring across California's counties Counties vary in their success supporting children's well-being to improve past pre-pandemic levels   Oakland, CA – Today Children Now released the 2023 California County Scorecard of [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. PT Contact: Carter Ashforth, (510) 763-2444 x108, [email protected]   New Report Finds Child Health Coverage in California Stabilized During Pandemic, Points to Importance of Continuous Coverage Policies   Oakland, CA – Health coverage for California children stabilized during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new [...]

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