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Dr. Elliott Attisha examines a patient on the mobile medical clinic.

The awards are rolling in for the medical staff on the Children's Health Fund mobile clinic in Detroit!

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The art table was a major attraction for Family Fun Day attendees.

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Brooklyn, New York residents affected by Hurricane Sandy piled into The Gerritsen Beach School, PS 277, on a recent Saturday for a day of healthy fun sponsored by Children’s Health Fund, Heart 911, Gerritsen Beach Cares, and the New York Innovative Theatre Awards.  Funding from Children’s Health Fund’s Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund helped make the day possible.

The cold rain outside did not dampen enthusiasm in the community as more than 300 residents of all ages showed up for games, giveaways, arts and crafts, health information, and a hot lunch catered by Gerritsen Beach’s own Brenman’s Market. 

“The president made a strong case for universal early education in America, along with raising the minimum wage. But his commitment to eliminate extreme poverty and save children from preventable deaths was focused on children of the world. All of this is, of course, laudable.

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Happy New Year! Although it almost wasn’t a very positive start to the year as the country teetered on the fiscal cliff. Fortunately, at the eleventh hour, Congress struck a deal to avert impending tax hikes and across-the-board budget cuts.  The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which was passed by Congress on January 1, 2013, and signed into law by President Barack Obama the next day, permanently extends many tax cuts for individuals on taxable income up to $400,000 ($450,000 for couples) and postpones the sequestration cuts that were scheduled to occur this month.