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April 2010 – The City Magazine: Bismarck•Mandan•Dickinson

City Magazine and KFYR Salutes by Tom Regan

There’s a new online resource for North Dakota families who are struggling financially. The Bridge to Benefits website, www.bridgetobenefits.org, provides an online screening tool that helps families determine their potential eligibility for financial assistance programs for child care, food, energy/heat, health care and tax credits.

I’ve been reading a lot about brain research since I came back to CDF to work on the Project for Babies. The explosion in what we are learning about the actual changes in brain architecture, and the impact of early experiences—especially the impact of caregivers—is truly exciting. 

CDF-MN Director Jim Koppel discussed the recently passed health care reform law at a roundtable discussion with U.S. Senator Al Franken and other Minnesota health care advocates. 

It appears that those who care about children and their health care coverage can finally exhale. The President signed the health care reform bill last Tuesday and even though a lot of compromises were made along the way, children are certain to be better off under the new law, and that is reason to celebrate.