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4 'Beat the Odds' scholarship winners have found the strength to succeed -- and be happy

March 7, 2010 —

Four metro-area high school seniors who have endured hardship and tragedy will be rewarded for their perseverance this week with $4,000 'Beat the Odds' scholarships. 

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Casey Amendment Would Protect and Ensure Children's Health Care

December 2, 2009 —

U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced an amendment to protect and ensure health care coverage for low-income children and would, in part, continue full funding for CHIP through 2019, ensure affordable coverage and high quality benefits for children and make it easier for families to enroll in the program. Please call Minnesota Senators Franken 651-221-1016 or 202-224-5641 and Klobuchar 612-727-5220 or 888-224-9043 to thank them for taking the lead by co-sponsoring the Casey CHIP Amendment.

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140,000 of Minnesota's Kids are Living in Poverty

October 5, 2009 —

From the Star Tribune: As economic problems deepen, many Minnesota children faced the "toxic stress" of poverty last year, the 2009 Kids Count report says. Read more ...

Kids Count's No. 2 Is a Warning Signal

August 16, 2009 —

Star Tribune editorial: "It's been a rough economic decade for too many Minnesota children. That -- and not a glowing No. 2 ranking among the states -- ought to be the message for Minnesotans in this year's respected annual Kids Count report, issued recently by the Annie E. Casey Foundation." Read more ...

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