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Children Shouldn't Have to Beat the Odds

CDF–Minnesota will celebrate its 18th annual Beat the Odds banquet on March 12 to honor local high school seniors who have overcome tremendous obstacles and achieved personal and academic success.  We need to remove these odds for our children. Read more ...

Plant the Seeds, Help Children Bloom

Much like tending a garden or supporting a young tree, children need early investments to help ensure they bloom to their fullest potential. 

Join us at the Minnesota Capitol Rotunda for the ninth annual “Voices for Children” rally on Monday, March 1 at 10 am to urge our legislators and Governor to make greater investments in early childhood care and education.  Read more ...

The Importance of Second Chances

I will be attending Second Chance Day on the Hill this Monday because I believe in second chances. Read more ...

Don't Harm Children in Minnesota Budget

Having spent a good deal of my career as a staffer at the Capitol, I have a pretty good idea of the difficult choices frequently forced on legislators. Read more ...

The Ladder Out of Poverty Task Force Bill

Child poverty is on the rise in Minnesota and around the country. However, with wise investments, we can ensure good outcomes for Minnesota's children. Read more ...

Another Minnesota Legislative Session Has Begun!

Let's rally our voices for Minnesota's children! Read more ...

Why is No One Talking About Children in the Health Care Debate?

Every morning, newspaper and coffee in hand, I read my newspaper and search for just one article or commentary that addresses how children will wind up after health care reform and every morning I find none.  Later, as I’m driving home and listening to the radio and even later, as I’m cooking dinner and watching the evening news, I still find there is no coverage about children in this health care debate.  Why is this?  Read more ...

Don't Forget Children in the Health Care Reform Debate

The Children’s Health Insurance Program:  Strengthening What Works

Currently, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) covers about 7 million children across the nation and that number will increase to about 14 million by 2013.  CHIP is comprehensive, head to toe, affordable for low-income families, and affordable for state governments through receipt of federal dollars for participation in the program. So why would Congress end a program that they just reauthorized and expanded this past spring that efficiently provides quality health care coverage to 7 million children? Read more ...

Minnesota’s Slippery Slope: State Drops to 6th Place in National Health Ranking

Minnesota ranks poorly in the percent of pregnant women receiving prenatal care (No. 28 with 70.2 percent) and the percent of children receiving immunizations (No. 26 with 77.4 percent). Moreover the percent of children living in poverty has increased to 15.6 percent, an all time high for the decade. Read more ...

Work Support Programs Help Families and Communities

Even small increases in a family's income can impacts on a child's development, but many low-income Minnesotans don't participate in public work support programs or claim tax credits. Read more ...

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