We were blown away by the tremendous demonstration of care and support on display at our annual benefit, which took place last week in New York City. Over 400 people came together to learn more about our work and pay tribute to our honorees, collectively raising nearly $1 million! Athletic all-stars Allyson Felix, Katelyn Ohashi, […]
May 28, 2019 Our 2019 annual benefit is around the corner and we hope you will join us on June 5th at 6 p.m. at the historic Capitale! We will be honoring outstanding individuals and organizations who have invested their hearts, voices and financial support in the name of children and their well-being. Our friends, […]
May 28, 2019 With the end of the school year upon us, we wanted to update you on the story of one special student, Isani Castro. Isani is graduating from college this week with a degree in political science and is looking forward to starting law school in the fall. For a child growing up […]
Seeing Dilenia share a snuggle with her toddler Sophia, who glows with good health and delights in her mother’s affection, it’s hard to imagine their recent trauma and hardship before arriving at this happier moment. As an expectant first time mother, Dilenia’s real struggles began just two weeks before her due date when she and […]
To do well in school children must be in attendance. Children’s Health Fund’s Healthy and Ready to Learn program, used innovation and creativity to help eliminate absences. On the morning of the second day of March, the hallways at PS 36 were humming with excitement. In fact, more children aged 3-12 eagerly made their way […]
Children’s Health Fund is committed to ensuring kids can access healthcare whenever they need it. That’s why every year we make sure the voices of our medical providers across the country echo powerfully in Washington DC and are heard loud and clear by our nation’s elected officials. At our Spring Advocacy Conference last week, we […]
Some people have a rare ability to make visions come to life. They create tangible solutions to fix a dire need or gap that exists in the world. This spark of creation, the ability to make something out of nothing takes determination, endless resolve, and even a bit of magic. Karen Redlener, co-founder of Children’s […]
It’s hard to believe that even in a U.S. metropolis of four million people, there are still swaths, entire neighborhoods, where people and children are going without basic preventative care, let alone urgent medical care. And yet, this is the reality in Los Angeles. This Women’s History Month, we honor Michele Rigsby Pauley, a star […]
The movement to establish community health centers in the 1960s was born of the belief that healthcare is a civil right: that life, liberty, and happiness cannot be pursued without basic health. As a testament to this truth, we can invoke the words of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, who said, “…Of all the […]
In the 1960s times were changing in America. The civil rights movement was in full swing as the black community rightfully demanded rights and freedoms to help better their lives. Healthcare became an essential platform in the call for change. A young man named Olly Neal had a vision that embraced this ethos. We had […]
This Black History Month, it’s important to reflect on the urgency of health care access in the black community and the strong legacy that ties this deeply essential work to the civil rights movement. Activists during the civil rights era recognized poverty as a major hurdle to achieving equality and other basic rights–such as healthcare–and […]
The first thing you notice about LaPorsha Bourne is that she is practically bursting with positive energy and excitement for the future. You would never guess the depth of the challenges she has faced, including being homeless with a young son. While many of us associate homelessness with the person asleep on the subway or […]
