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Congratulations Eduardo Sanchez Beltran! Each week leading to graduation, we will highlight an amazing high school senior who overcame huge odds to win a Beat the Odds scholarship.
Youth and their mentors explain why it's important to them to attend the Children's Defense Fund National Youth Conference in Cincinnati in July 2012. See Video.
CDF-MN’s ‘spokeschild’ celebrated a bi-partisan victory for children as MN legislators joined Gov. Dayton signing the HHS Omnibus bill. Learn how the bill improves child well-being.
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Beat the Odds® Celebration A Big Success

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Over 600 people attended the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Beat the Odds in Minnesota on March 16th. Four amazing youth were honored who represent the thousands of Minnesota children struggling to beat the odds. Special thanks to our sponsors, donors, chairs, volunteers, Vikings representatives and social media ambassadors. Watch for inspiring videos of the honorees coming soon.

Congratulations to the 2012 Beat the Odds® MN Honorees: Raymond Perez, Anne Sinner, Lashay Thompson, and Eduardo Sanchez Beltran!

CDF-MN News

2012 Minnesota KIDS COUNT Data Book
May 10, 2012,

Scholarship Winners Soon to Graduate
May 10, 2012,

Analysis: More Minn. students relying on free and reduced lunches
May 7, 2012, MPR News

Asleep at day care and in deadly peril
May 6, 2012, Star Tribune

Stearns offers online WIC applications
May 5, 2012, sctimes.com

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Celebrating Expanded Health Care Access For Children

April 10, 2012,
The Affordable Care Act turned two in March, a passage worth celebrating for the thousands of Americans who have received the gift of better health care coverage.

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