Campaign Update
Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Californians for Healthy Kids is excited that all three major health care reform proposals include coverage for all kids. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez and Senate President Pro Tempore Don Perata have all publicly voiced support for insuring all California children. With your continued support -- and leadership from our policymakers -- we can succeed in our joint efforts to gain affordable, comprehensive coverage for the remaining 763,000 uninsured California children.

Inside This Issue:

What
Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez's Town Hall on Healthcare

Who
Speaker Núñez, Children's Health Advocates, and You!

When
Saturday, February 3, 2007 at 11:00 a.m.

Where
UCSF Children's Hospital
Milberry Union, 500 Parnassus Ave.

Please come hear about Speaker Núñez's health reform plan, provide your feedback, and voice your support for covering all children. Click here to view the full invitation.

The momentum around covering all kids continues to increase across the state, and the media has taken notice! Please visit the links below to read recent coverage.

"We all must share the burden of health care reform," op-ed, San Jose Mercury News, January 26, 2007.

"Expansion of health coverage should start with protecting children," LA Times, January 22, 2007.

The 100% Campaign, a collaborative effort of Children Now, Children's Defense Fund and The Children's Partnership, was created to ensure that all of California's children obtain the health insurance they need to grow up strong and healthy.
www.100percentcampaign.org

The PICO California Project is the united effort of 20 California congregation-community organizations affiliated with the PICO National Network. Collectively, we represent 350 congregations and 400,000 families statewide and are actively organizing in over 70 cities in Northern and Southern California.
www.picocalifornia.org