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In Gov. Hochul’s State of the State address this month she announced an unprecedented $1 billion investment in enhanced mental health services; it is a bold step to addressing the mental health needs of New York State adults and children. With nearly 20% of the state’s adults suffering from mental health disorders and students increasingly […]

In 1987, three New Yorkers—singer Paul Simon, Dr. Irwin Redlener, and Karen Redlener—came up with a novel plan to provide healthcare to the 11,000 children then living in the city’s homeless shelters and welfare hotels. Their idea, which led them to create Children’s Health Fund (CHF), was that the best way to ensure children receive […]

The new CHF Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, Pernell Brice III featured in POLITICO Influence. By CAITLIN OPRYSKO 12/20/2022 05:50 PM EST RUNNIN’ FOR THE LAST TRAIN HOME: Congressional appropriators finally unveiled their mammoth government funding package in the wee hours of the morning following a last-minute spat over the location of the FBI’s […]

By Ella Lee, USA TODAY The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services aims to make enrolling in government health care programs easier for low-income kids, disabled people and older adults by cutting red tape, according to a proposal announced Wednesday. The proposed rule, provided first to USA TODAY, takes steps to reduce the paperwork burden often associated […]

From Washington Life magazine, Summer Edition 2022.

NEW YORK – Children’s Health Fund launched its first mobile clinics for kids in underserved New York City communities 35 years ago. Today you can find them in 15 states, providing care for more than 100,000 children each year. A recent major donation will help even more young people thrive. Big blue buses bring the […]

For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, life-saving vaccines were not available for children and adolescents. But now children five and older are receiving vaccinations, and starting this week, those as young as six months will be eligible. At minimum, expanding vaccine eligibility means that vaccinated children will face a much lower risk of infection, hospitalization, […]

SPRUCE PINE – The Baxter International Foundation has announced that the foundation has awarded Children’s Health Fund (CHF) a $100,000 grant to continue and expand telehealth and COVID-19 response services for students in North Carolina’s rural McDowell and Avery counties. The funds will enable CHF affiliate, Center for Rural Health Innovation’s Health-e-Schools program, to provide […]

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (WLOS) — Thousands of dollars in grant money will be going toward expanding COVID-19 response services for children in rural North Carolina schools. A press release says the Baxter International Foundation has awarded Children’s Health Fund (CHF) a $100,000 grant to continue its expansion of telehealth and COVID-19 response services for students […]

For their unrelenting commitment to providing healthcare to children, regardless of their ability to pay, Drs. Darlene and Jonathan Melk received the Irwin Redlener Award for Innovation and Advocacy at the Children’s Health Fund 2021 annual benefit. Darlene and Jonathan lead Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. (CCHCI), serving a community in southern Arizona on the […]

Several notable actors and influencers attended a Hamilton Experience, Children’s Health Fund’s 2021 benefit, including champion gymnast Katelyn Ohashi, How to Get Away With Murder‘s Amirah Vann, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s Matilda Szydagis. Read more on Broadway World.

The Children’s Health Fund 2021 benefit, a Hamilton Experience, featured stars from the Tony Award-winning musical, including Chris Lee, who played Marquis de Lafayette & Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton from 2016 to 2018, and Miguel Cervantes, currently in the title role at the Richard Rogers Theater. Read more on Broadway World.

Thousands of children have lost parents or caregivers to COVID-19. Children’s Health Fund President and CEO, Dr. Arturo Brito, spoke to Lilo Stainton of NJ Spotlight News about what is needed to support them. “We must ensure they have the care and resources they need.” Read more at NJ Spotlight News.

Children’s Health Fund’s stance on vaccinating children in underserved communities is cited in this piece about the challenges of vaccinating older teens in rural America. Aurelia Jones-Taylor, from our partner program in Mississippi with the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services Center, spoke about the difficulties in reaching patients in the remote regions of the […]

(Las Vegas, NV) The Children’s Health Fund-supported mobile clinic in Las Vegas with Nevada Health Centers has been vaccinating adults who are experiencing homelessness, a community that is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of COVID. Read more at News 3 Las Vegas.

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

PepsiCo and The PepsiCo Foundation are helping nurture the world by replenishing food systems in local communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with a $50 million commitment, with $2 million going to Children’s Health Fund to help fund mobile health clinics administering COVID-19 screening, testing, personal protective equipment, and other supportive services. Read More at […]

Children’s Health Fund co-founders Karen and Irwin Redlener write that, while we are understandably consumed with the daily, seemingly unstoppable firehose of news about the most dangerous pandemic in a century, little attention has been paid to the long-term impact of this crisis on the world’s most vulnerable children. Read More at the Washington Post

Actress Amirah Vann of ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder interviewed our Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kamillah Wood about how COVID-19 is impacting children and families across the country, particularly in communities of color. Read More at Instagram Live

(Cochise County, AZ) Chiricahua Community Health Centers inc. announces a COVID-19 testing blitz, made possible by Cochise County Health and Social Services, Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona, and Children’s Health Fund via a generous grant from Pepsico. Read More at Herald Review/Media

NBC’s sixth annual “Red Nose Day Special” will feature the biggest names across entertainment with a packed lineup of music, comedy, and short documentary films that educate and engage viewers The two-hour telecast will raise awareness and critical funds for children who are living in poverty across the US and around the world. Broadway World […]

Due to public health concerns and the need for social distancing because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Walgreens is bringing Red Nose Day digital. The online shift offers a way for everyone to rally around the Red Nose in support of those in need during a critical time, even while remaining physically distant. Philadelphia Sunday Sun […]

For the first time since coming to the U.S. in 2015, Red Nose Day is going virtual. Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, and Adam Scott are among the many stars who will participate in NBC’s virtual Red Nose Day. Money raised supports programs that ensure children in need are safe, healthy and […]

Children’s Health Fund and researchers at Columbia University found that a year after Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana in 2005, a quarter of displaced children were either not in school at all or were missing an average of 10 days a month. Educators compare Katrina’s impact to the educational impacts children may experience from the coronavirus […]

According to a 2010 Children’s Health Fund study, “Legacy of Katrina: The Impact of a Flawed Recovery on Vulnerable Children of the Gulf Coast,” children displaced by Katrina were 4.5 times more likely to have symptoms consistent with serious emotional disturbance than did comparable children surveyed in a 2004 national study. Read More at Essence

Before coronavirus struck, YourMomCares had partnered with Children’s Health Fund to help fund mobile medical clinics offering both physical and mental health services to youth in underprivileged areas. Now, because of social distancing guidelines, the clinics have evolved into setups outside hospitals where children can get things like COVID-19 screening and testing, as well as […]

MetLife Foundation is providing grants to four New York City–based nonprofit organizations in support of COVID-19 relief efforts, totaling $1 million, as part of MetLife Foundation’s $25 million commitment to the global response to COVID-19. Children’s Health Fund received $150,000 to increase access to healthcare amid the COVID-19 pandemic and to support low-income families with […]

PepsiCo, a corporate partner of the San Jose Sharks organization, gave $2 million to Children’s Health Fund to support mobile clinics administering COVID-19 screening, testing, PPE, and support services in 22 cities. Read More at NHL.com

(New Rochelle, NY) One of the Children’s Health Fund mobile clinics in New York is pictured in this piece as the site of blood donations from those who have recovered from Covid-19, which researchers hope to use to help treat patients who are still sick. Read More at the New York Times

(Dallas, TX) A $2 million grant from The PepsiCo Foundation to Children’s Health Fund will aid mobile health clinics administering COVID-19 screening, testing, personal protective equipment, and support services in 21 communities, including Dallas. Children’s Health Fund is providing screening and testing at three drive-by locations in Dallas: Parkland Memorial Hospital, American Airlines Center, and […]

In New Rochelle, New York, a Children’s Health Fund-supported mobile clinic was used to help collect blood samples from recovered COVID-19 patients for use in a clinical trial conducted by the Montefiore Health System to determine if the antibody-rich blood could help treat patients with severe cases of COVID-19. Read More at CBS New York

Children’s Health Fund is included in a list of organizations, charities, agencies, and groups offering resources and assistance for people experiencing financial hardship as a result of job loss due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read More at Newsweek

(New Rochelle, NY) A Children’s Health Fund-supported mobile clinic dispatched from Montefiore Medical Center was used as a site for volunteer collection of blood antibodies from people who have recovered from COVID-19. The antibodies in their plasma may be used in treatment for the disease. Read More at WCBS News Radio 880

(Detroit, MI) The Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan is using its Children’s Health Fund-supported mobile clinic for newborn follow-up appointments, helping to keep the babies safe from possible exposure to COVID-19 within health centers. Read More at CW50 Detroit

YourMomCares’ Sharon Feldstein explains the organization’s partnership with Children’s Health Fund to support COVID-19 screening, testing, and primary healthcare around the country in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

(New Rochelle, NY) Congregants from a synagogue in New Rochelle, New York who have recovered from COVID-19 donated blood for possible use in treatment for the disease. A Children’s Health Fund mobile clinic was used as the site for the blood donations, which will be studied by medical professionals at Montefiore Medical Center and the […]

(New Orleans, LA) A clinic on the edge of the South 7th Ward in New Orleans has found itself on the front lines of the immigration crisis. Watch on VICE News.

(Johnstown, PA) A child’s wellness can have a significant impact on that child’s performance in the classroom, those in the education field tell us. Read on the Tribune-Democrat.

(Johnstown, PA) Pediatric health advocates say the back-to-school routine should include a trip to the doctor’s office for an annual checkup and screenings for what the experts call health barriers to learning. Read on The Tribune Democrat.

(Brooklyn/The Bronx, NY) A new health vehicle is offering up its services to people in need. Dilenia Rodriguez had given birth to her second daughter, Sophia, 22 months ago. The little girl was born with Down syndrome and respiratory issues. She had no idea where she would go for the help her daughter needed. But […]

The stars were shining on June 5, when legends in sports gathered with advocates for children’s healthcare in Manhattan. Children’s Health Fund (CHF), a non-profit committed to ensuring access to high-quality healthcare to America’s most disadvantaged children, held its annual benefit at Capitale. The event raised nearly $1 million to support these efforts across 26 […]

A program in the borough is aiming to help society’s most vulnerable to get healthy. Dilenia Rodriguez and her baby Sophia have been through their share of struggles, and now can say they are happy and healthy. During the worst of their hardships, Sophia was diagnosed with Down Syndrome and a heart defect all while […]

Health insurance is a critical component of children’s well-being; without it, they will have extraordinary difficulty realizing their potential. This is especially true for children living in poverty — but with all the talk of “Medicare for All” dominating the news, it’s important to recognize that healthcare access is not singularly defined by insurance coverage. […]

New York, NY) – Children’s Health Fund (CHF), which brings high-quality healthcare to some of the country’s most disadvantaged children, is pleased to welcome Michele A. Masucci, a Partner at Global 100 law firm Nixon Peabody, to its board of directors. News story here.

(New York, NY) – Children’s Health Fund (CHF), which brings high-quality healthcare to some of the country’s most disadvantaged children, is pleased to welcome Donald H. Layton, the outgoing CEO of Freddie Mac, to its board of directors. News story here.

An effort focused on helping kids develop lasting and proper oral health habits is making its way to St. Matthew Catholic School in Phoenix, bringing with it giant floss, larger-than-life teeth and other interactive elements. News story here.

The number of kids enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) — two government health plans for the poor — fell by nearly 600,000 in the first 11 months of 2018, a precipitous drop that has puzzled and alarmed many health policy analysts, while several states say it reflects the good news […]

Dental care is a critical part of a person’s overall health and well-being. Unfortunately, many children in underserved communities lack access to quality dental services, which can translate into missed school days, poor school performance, pain, and health issues later in life. Studies published by the American Journal of Public Health and the Journal of Pediatrics correlate toothaches with […]

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

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 […]

BY DENNIS WALTO, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR Labor Day is rapidly upon us and soon the leaves will begin to turn color, the pennant races in baseball will heat up and this year the race for control of the House of Representatives and Senate in Washington, D.C. will undoubtedly reach a red and blue fervor. Between now […]

New York) – Children’s Health Fund, which brings high-quality health care to some of the country’s most disadvantaged children, is pleased to welcome a new member to its board of directors. Marc Costantini, Executive Vice President of Commercial and Government Markets at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, joins the board as Children’s Health […]

The hospital’s Health Project, also known as the Crews’n Healthmobile, provides services to homeless, runaway and at-risk youth age 24 and younger. Many youth that use the project’s services lack health insurance. Read the full story at azcentral.com

That harrowing fact is why the group of community leaders assembled at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School on Friday morning couldn’t sit back idly. They were there to unveil a new mobile dental unit to replace an older one “held together by tape, bubble gum and a little bit of prayer,” said Dr. Erik Scheifele, division chief […]

Kindergarten and first grade students at PS 36 Margaret Douglas School in Manhattan were treated to a special event with actress and singer China Anne McClain to learn about the importance of good oral hygiene. The students will brush and floss giant teeth, among several fun and interactive activities designed to promote good oral hygiene […]

Health care is taking a whole new form, bringing doctors to neighborhoods where regular checkups and wellness exams are nearly nonexistent. Chiricahua Community Health Centers just purchased its fourth mobile health unit earlier this year. The mobile unit will join a fleet of three other mobile medical buses Chiricahua has wheeling around Cochise County throughout […]

It’s finally here, just in time for Red Nose Day! The newest Children’s Health Fund mobile health clinic just arrived in Las Vegas, ready to work with Nevada Health Centers to keep vulnerable children healthy. And it’s all because of you. Your support for Red Nose Day made this journey possible. The traveling doctor’s office […]

Helping us move from awareness to action this week is Dennis Walto. Dennis is the CEO of the Children’s Health Fund, an organization whose mission is to bring health care directly to homeless and low-income children and their families. Listen to learn about the future of Children’s Health Fund, the three things he’s learned over […]

Pat Lawson Muse speaks with community leaders who are working with NBC’s initiative Red Nose Day, a campaign to end child poverty. Frank Grilli, the district manager for Walgreens, talks about the pharmacy’s partnership with the effort and shares where you can buy your red nose. Also on the program are Aaron Harrington, the program […]

Adam Levine and Alicia Keys couldn’t be more proud of their moms. In a video launched on Mother’s Day, the Voice coaches recognize the “amazing work” their moms are doing through organization, YourMomCares. Levine’s mom Patsy Noah, Jonah Hill and Beanie Feldstein’s mom Sharon Feldstein, and Keys’ mom Terria Joseph founded YourMomCares in 2014 to […]

he mom’s of The Voice talk about helping children in need through their organization, YourMomCares. Watch the full video from The Voice at NBC.com

FSAstore.com/HSAstore.com, the largest e-commerce retailer of exclusively FSA- and HSA-eligible health, wellness and medical products, today announced the launch of Caring Mill, a new private label line of budget-friendly products that are all eligible for FSA and HSA reimbursement. With every sale of a Caring Mill product, a donation is made to Children’s Health Fund, […]

Even assuming the worst, it is hard to imagine that anybody — even in this White House — planned to have Melania Trump’s seemingly heartfelt public statement about cherishing and protecting children utterly neutralized — almost mockingly — by Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ s ice-cold reiteration of protocols for dealing with immigrant families seeking asylum […]

Entertainer Marc Anthony presented on Thursday a mobile pediatric clinic to residents of the Puerto Rican mountain municipality of Orocovis affected by Hurricane Maria. The mobile clinic, donated by The Children’s Health Fund (CHF), will be managed by the country’s Integral Health in the Mountain (SIM) organization. Read the full story at the Latin American […]

In a Nutshell: Child poverty rates in America are among the highest of all developed nations. In addition, more than 20 million children in the US lack access to quality health care. Children’s Health Fund is working to change that latter statistic by bringing health care directly to underserved families and kids in communities that need it most. […]

From limited access to health care, to contaminated drinking water and the growing opioid epidemic, America’s health is constantly being threatened and children are often hit the hardest. Co-founder of the Children’s Health Fund and public health activist Dr. Irwin Redlener joins Salon’s Amanda Marcotte to discuss his new book, “The Future of Us: What […]

Nuclear war. Jimmy Kimmel. Lionel Richie. What do these things have in common? Dr. Irwin Redlener. Columbia’s Acacia O’Connor takes you inside the doctor’s office on this episode of The Low Down. Listen to the full story on The Low Down

At-risk Las Vegas-area children will have another option in securing medical care beginning this summer. A fully operational mobile clinic will debut in a partnership between the Children’s Health Fund and Nevada Health Centers, and most important, it can’t turn a child away, says Randal Christensen, chief medical officer of Nevada Health Centers. Read the […]

The mothers of some of Hollywoods biggest names were in the Bronx Wednesday in an effort to help disadvantaged children. The moms, who make up the group Your Mom Cares, donated $50,000 to the Children’s Health Fund. The money will go towards mental health screening and treatment. The group includes the mothers of singers Alicia […]

n many ways my trip last month to Flint, Mich. — now the symbolic epicenter of how bad decisions, bad politics and ill-advised money-saving measures can seriously and permanently harm children — was more depressing than the first time I visited that struggling city in 2016. Read the full story at The Washington Post

After watching her older sister get fluoride varnish applied to her teeth, 3-year-old Trashal Rai started crying when it was her turn. The Nepalese sisters weren’t in a traditional dentist’s office. Instead, they were receiving care in a mobile clinic parked along a curb outside Family Health Services‘ Twin Falls medical clinic. Dental hygienist Lindsey […]

“We don’t know what would have happened if he hadn’t found us, we don’t know where his life would’ve been,” Vento said. Since the Orlando Health program began in 1997, over 15,000 uninsured teenagers have received medical or mental health care services. Read the full story and see the video at WKMG ClickOrlando

As congress debates funding to prevent the government from shutting down it must also fund expired federal programs like the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) that ensure health access to children and families. According to data just published, there are more than 82 million peopleliving in more than seven thousand primary care Health Professional Shortage Areas […]

Most U.S. states don’t require that children be screened for health conditions that can affect learning, according to new research supported by the Children’s Health Fund (CHF). Read the full story at Reuters

Health care for 9 million children is at risk, as states begin to notify families that they may need to seek other insurance options. CHF’s Dr. Marcee White, Medical Director of The Children’s Health Project of D.C. speaks to Soledad O’Brien and Matter of Fact about The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Watch the full […]

While a largely restored economy brings glad tidings and hope to many in our country at the end of 2017, low-income families remain burdened with a host of unresolved issues that threaten to undermine the child health safety net they depend on. So, as we give thanks and celebrate the holidays, we must remember this […]

Dr. Irwin Redlener addresses the growing crisis of child homelessness in New York City on The Leonard Lopate Show. Listen to the full interview at WNYC.org

A Port Washington student chose to pay it forward for her 10th birthday by encouraging family and friends to donate funds for hurricane relief in lieu of gifts. Téa Cotronis, a fifth-grader at John Philip Sousa Elementary School, reaped $400 last month after she sent out birthday invitations with a note at the bottom requesting […]

William wouldn’t show his eyes. The guarded, gaunt 10-year-old gazed at the floor of Dr. Irwin Redlener’s mobile pediatric unit parked in his Brooklyn neighborhood, answering the pediatrician’s questions in monosyllables. Then Redlener, who dreamed up the mobile unit — a big blue bus — with his wife, Karen, and singer-songwriter Paul Simon to bring health […]

The Florida flooding didn’t deter Lisa A. Gwynn, D.O., M.B.A., CPE, FAAP, for long. Based at Miami Miller School of Medicine, she oversees a pediatric mobile health clinic affiliated with the Children’s Health Fund, as well as nine school-based health clinics. Before the clinic went back on the road to see patients, Dr. Gwynn had […]

Dr. Julie Kaplow founded the Trauma and Grief Center at the University of Michigan in 2012 before moving it to the University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2014, and then to the Texas Children’s Hospital in August, before Harvey struck. The center will open the Harvey Resiliency and Recovery Program in early October […]

Watching the water level slowly rise outside her house, seven-year-old Molly wasn’t sure what she was supposed to do. Her Mom and Dad were monitoring the weather channel and checking their phones constantly trying to both assess the current situation and anticipate what might come next. They were playing it cool but they were clearly […]

While the post-Harvey educational context differs from New Orleans – which experienced a mandatory evacuation, major loss of life, and a state takeover of the school system – some of the insights gained as Katrina kids have grown up can help guide school officials in both the flooded Texas districts and the districts welcoming displaced […]

Irwin Redlener, president of the Children’s Health Fund, professor of pediatrics and director of pediatrics, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, and author of the forthcoming The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First Century America (Columbia University Press, 2017), talks about how individuals and governments […]

When disaster strikes, it’s children who often suffer the most, especially kids living in poverty.  Whether it’s a flood, hurricane or epidemic, Children’s Health Fund is committed to both responding quickly and staying for the long haul.  The ability to act swiftly is critical in emergency response, and as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have shown […]

A funny-looking fundraiser collected money for a cause that’s no laughing matter. Borough President Melinda Katz and officials from Walgreens and the Children’s Health Fund celebrated Red Nose Day Thursday. The annual event raises money for nonprofits that help children living in poverty by selling clown noses. At Thursday’s celebration, Katz toured The Children’s Health […]

Cyclists will end their inaugural ride from California’s Central Coast to Las Vegas this evening. The event raises money for many needed programs like Three Square and the Children’s Health Fund medical mobile unit. We got a sneak peek at one of these buses rolling into town for the public event which starts at 5:30 pm at the Walgreens near MGM. Watch […]

In 1986, as New York City reeled from a crack epidemic and runaway violence, Paul Simon, the musician, and Irwin Redlener, a doctor, paid a visit to one of the city’s notorious welfare hotels, the Martinique in Midtown Manhattan. The two had been working together to raise money and awareness for children in Africa, as part […]

In the South Bronx, Diana Cardona works as a dentist out of a giant blue truck, in a program run by the Children’s Health Fund and the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. The program gets federal funds to serve poor communities. “Can you fix this?” a woman once asked as she spat six crowns into her hand one by one. […]

The New Orleans Children’s Health Project is a partnership with Children’s Health Fund and gets funding from Red Nose Day. We meet Dr. Kim Mukerjee, a pediatrician for NOCHP, and Jeanne McKay, NOCHP’s senior program manager, at Tulane’s School of Medicine in Downtown New Orleans. McKay tells me their program was born out of Hurricane […]

(New York) – Children’s Health Fund, the nation’s premier nonprofit healthcare organization for disadvantaged children, announced two new members of its board of directors this week. World-renowned artist Chuck Close and biotech entrepreneur Dipal Doshi join the board as Children’s Health Fund enters its 30th year of service. “We are pleased to welcome Chuck and […]

The Dallas Morning News Reports A Cuban immigrant, a woman recovering from meth addiction and a young man fresh out of prison sat on a bus in the parking lot of the Salvation Army shelter. From different walks of life, they found themselves in the same place — homeless and long in need of medical […]

New York, NY (November 21, 2016) –Children’s Health Fund (CHF), a national health care nonprofit dedicated to medically underserved children across the U.S., today released a new report titled, “Unfinished Business: More Than 20 Million Children in the U.S. Still Lack Sufficient Access to Essential Health Care.” Children’s Health Fund’s analyses show that 20.3 million […]

Major NYT Story Covers “Unfinished Business: More than 20 Million Children in the US Still Lack Access to Essential Health Care” The New York Times has covered the report in a major story entitled, “Many Insured Children Lack Essential Health Care, Study Finds.” Click here to read the full story on the New York Times website.

Leading Communications Solutions Provider Pledges $75K Over Two Years MetTel, a leading communications solutions provider for enterprises and businesses, announced today that it has become a Philanthropic Partner of the Children’s Health Fund.  MetTel’s pledge of $75K over the course of two years will support the non-profit’s mission of delivering high-quality healthcare to America’s most […]

Community Support and Resilence Clinic Brings Mental Health Services to Flint FLINT, MI (September 16, 2016) – In response to increased demand for mental health services, and through the leadership support of the Council for Michigan Foundations, a Children’s Health Fund (CHF) mobile medical clinic designed to take high quality mental health services on the […]

Partnership with our Terra Firma program continues to grow Every young person from 0 to 19 years old — regardless of his or her immigration status — has a right to access medical services, proclaimed City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito in a press conference announcing a $1.5million dollar Immigrant Health Initiative that will expand legal, […]

MI Senator Debbie Stabenow and Flint Mayor Karen Weaver Welcome Big Blue Doctor’s Office on Wheels to Hurley Children’s Hospital FLINT, MI (February 12, 2016) – In response to requests for assistance from federal, state and local authorities, New York-based non-profit Children’s Health Fund (CHF) has deployed one of its fleet of big blue mobile […]

Op-ed from The Hill Jan 19, 2016 Poor educational attainment has its roots in early childhood, with many children not adequately prepared to read at grade level in the early elementary years. There are many reasons for less than optimal academic performance, but too often among these reasons are health conditions that have been unrecognized […]

Maximizing the educational experience and success of every child in America must be a priority and a critical national goal. Vitally important for each child and family as a pathway out of poverty, the issue is also larger. If the nation is to remain economically stable, prosperous, innovative, and influential internationally over the coming decades, […]

“Doctor’s office on wheels” brings state-of-the-art medical services, breaking down barriers for those most in need Medically underserved children living in neighborhoods on Chicago’s South and West sides will benefit from increased access to healthcare following today’s unveiling of a state-of-the-art Children’s Health Fund mobile medical clinic. This “doctor’s office on wheels” was made possible […]

The New York Times reports on our Terra Firma program for Immigrant Youth Joy boomed from the speaker on the reception desk, the irrepressible rhythm of reggaeton transforming the waiting room of a South Bronx medical clinic into a late-afternoon Zumba class. Teenagers from Honduras and Guatemala were shimmying to the beat, their workout part […]