Friday, December 7th, 2018 The Honorable Kirstjen M. Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528 Dear Secretary Nielsen: For over 30 years, Children’s Health Fund has been on the front lines delivering medical care to vulnerable children and advocating in support of programs and policies to ensure that all children have access to comprehensive,
NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ — This afternoon, former pro and college football star Michael Griffin will help students at Cook Elementary School learn about the importance good oral hygiene at a fun and interactive event. K-2 students at the Austin school will brush larger-than-life teeth, wrangle giant floss, and meet the Tooth Guardian™, among several activities designed to get them thinking about
THE BRONX – More than 60,000 homeless people sleep in New York City shelters, and many of them are families in need of medical resources. That’s where the New York Children’s Health Project steps in. The mobile clinic, in conjunction with Montefiore Medical Center, acts as a doctor’s office for those in need. It comes at
In celebration of Giving Tuesday, H&M is supporting Children’s Health Fund and its mission of ensuring access to high-quality healthcare for some of America’s most disadvantaged children. Through a gift card sales drive online and in all stores this holiday season, H&M will donate 5% of card purchase amounts to the Children’s Health Fund, with
The goal is to shed a light on inequities in our community – highlighting the problems caused by poverty but also the solutions. This week we highlight a clinic on wheels that’s providing medical care to Miami’s neediest families. Watch the full video via South Florida PBS WPBT2
Inspire and be inspired…that was the charge to the Children’s Health Fund (CHF) leaders from across our national network as we kicked off a three-day conference in Miami on October 16th. And inspire we did! Over the course of the gathering we listened, learned, and shared about what’s working in our efforts to break down
The Community Health Centers Fund expired Oct. 1. It accounts for 70% of all federal grants for community health centers. As America’s largest primary-care network, CHCs are crucial for many of America’s most medically underserved children and families, especially those living in rural areas. Unless Congress acts, these drastic cuts will negatively affect millions of
For over 30 years, Children’s Health Fund has been on the front lines delivering health care to vulnerable children and advocating in support of programs and policies to ensure that all children have access to comprehensive, high quality health care. Having fought hard to achieve historic levels of coverage and access for the nation’s most
The Trump administration marked this year’s first day of fall with an outrageous new proposal, titled “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds,” that will further harm already vulnerable immigrant children and families. For the first time in our country’s history, an immigrant’s use of public benefits programs like Medicaid, food stamps and Section 8 housing, may
NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Children’s Health Fund (CHF) is thrilled to welcome Elizabeth Goodman, MD, MBA, as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer (EVP/CMO) to further the organization’s overall mission of ensuring high quality healthcare for America’s most disadvantaged children. Dr. Goodman joins CHF during its 30th anniversary year in which the nonprofit has
Children’s Health Fund is thrilled to be partnering with International Medical Corps in this response, and those to come,” said Dennis Walto, CEO of Children’s Health Fund. “Bringing together International Medical Corps’ global and domestic emergency-response capacity and Children’s Health Fund’s pediatric expertise and mobility will enable us to provide children and families affected by