The Homeless Outreach Medical Services (HOMES) program, a collaboration between Children’s Health Fund and Parkland Hospital in Dallas, serves children and adults without homes by providing medical, dental, and behavioral health services. HOMES is listed as a notable program addressing social determinants of health in 2021. Read more on Rac Monitor
(Las Vegas, NV) Nurse Pam Girgis of the Nevada Health Centers mobile clinic in Las Vegas, supported by Children’s Health Fund, is profiled in this piece highlighting the clinic’s work serving children and young adults in marginalized communities, particularly teenagers who are homeless, youth who have survived child sex trafficking, and children who have recently
New York, NY) An obituary for Children’s Health Fund Board Member, the Honorable Mayor David Dinkins, who was part of the CHF family since the organization’s founding in 1987. Read more at New York Magazine
(New Orleans, LA) Dr. Kim Mukerjee of the CHF-supported New Orleans Children’s Health Project explains how children’s health is impacted by lack of access to primary care and insurance coverage. In 2019, roughly 11,000 children in Louisiana lost their health insurance, the largest single-year drop in over a decade. Read more at Nola.com
The Children’s Health Fund 2020 virtual benefit will take place on October 7, 2020 to benefit children and families in marginalized communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pix 11 Sports Director and Lead Sports Anchor Andy Adler will host the event. Read more at Pix11
GiftPax announces the launch of a digital fundraising platform, Project ThankYou, to attract more supporters for charity programs. The first beneficiary of the project is Children’s Health Fund’s Covid-19 Emergency Response and Recovery Fund, with a goal to provide support for 50,000 children in the areas where it is needed the most across the U.S.
A bipartisan bill supported by Children’s Health Fund from Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), which would prevent online sales of electronic cigarettes to minors by applying the same safeguards already in place for traditional cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products, was passed in the Senate. Read More at Sierra Sun Times
We are honored to have been invited by P&G to partake in this important message, along with other organizations working to combat social inequities affecting children. We thank P&G for the opportunity to create greater awareness of the need for social change and for their generous donation in support of our efforts. This full-page ad
(Douglas, AZ) Douglas, Arizona residents showed up early Saturday, May 16, 2020 to get a free COVID-19 virus test courtesy of Chiricahua Community Health Centers Inc. The testing blitz was made possible by the following partners: Cochise County Health and Social Services, Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona, and Children’s Health Fund via a grant from
(Memphis, TN) The PepsiCo Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PepsiCo Inc., has earmarked $7 million for communities of color — which have been hit particularly hard during COVID-19 — in cities across the country. Memphis will receive $500,000 from the fund. The funds will be distributed through the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis and will
Pam Douglass, the amazing nurse practitioner at the CHF-supported Nevada Children’s Health Project Mobile Medical Unit with Nevada Health Centers, was featured in a story on the nationally-televised Red Nose Day special on NBC. The story showcased Pam’s incredible dedication to the children and families she serves, and just how vital this care is for
Actress Meg Donnelly of ABC’s American Housewife spoke with Dr. Arash Anoshiravani, medical director of the Stanford Teen Van program in San Francisco—supported by Children’s Health Fund—about anxiety, Meg’s experience with it, and coping tips for young people. Read More at Instagram Live