FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. PT Contact: Matt Roman, [email protected] or 617-835-3167. Children Now President Ted Lempert issued the following statement in response to the Governor’s budget proposal released today (1/10/24): For decades, California has consistently underinvested in its kids. While we recognize the large deficit affecting the Administration’s budget [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 3, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. PT Contact: Alex Matias, 917.582.6996, [email protected] California Student Leaders Will Unite for October 2023 Summit Oakland, CA – The 2023 Summit for Student Leaders will take place on October 6th and 7th. Children Now is hosting The Summit, in partnership with student-led groups and student-facing [...]
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Carter Ashforth, [email protected], (510) 763-2444 x 108 Michelle Marciniak, MPH, [email protected], (310) 990-6720 Families, Medical Experts and Advocates Urge Policymakers to Let California Kids Hear WHAT: Presentation of the Let California Kids Hear Act, SB 635 (Menjivar & Portantino) WHEN: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 - 1:30PM, [...]
UNDER EMBARGO Until June 14, 2023 at 12:01 a.m. ET CONTACT: Carter Ashforth, [email protected], (510) 763-2444 x 108 California Ranks a Dismal 35th in Child Well-Being National Data Highlights that Working Parents and Caregivers Struggled More than Almost Every Other State to Secure Child Care OAKLAND, CA—California ranks 35th of all states in [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 25, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. PT CONTACT: Carter Ashforth, [email protected], (510) 763-2444 x 108 Over 1,100 organizations demand child care rate reform Diverse groups ask state leaders to make child care a top budget priority OAKLAND, CA—Today the Children’s Movement of California delivered this letter, signed by 1,164 diverse [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2023 at 11:57 a.m. PT CONTACT: Alex Matias, [email protected] Children Now’s Statement on Gov. Newsom’s 2023-24 State Budget May Revision OAKLAND, CA—Children Now President Ted Lempert issued the following statement today in response to Governor Newsom’s 2023-24 California state budget May Revision: Since there are other areas where [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2023 at 8 a.m. PT CONTACT: Carter Ashforth, (510) 763-2444 x 108, [email protected] Data tool shows how kids are faring across California's counties Counties vary in their success supporting children's well-being to improve past pre-pandemic levels Oakland, CA – Today Children Now released the 2023 California County Scorecard of [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2023 at 1 p.m. PT CONTACT: Carter Ashforth, (510) 763-2444 x 108, [email protected] Children Now Statement on Bill to Eliminate Lead From School Drinking Water (A.B. 249) Oakland, CA – Children Now President Ted Lempert issued the following statement: Lead exposure is a health, education, and racial justice [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2023 at 12 p.m. PT CONTACT: Carter Ashforth, (510) 763-2444 x 108, [email protected] Children Now Statement on Gov. Newsom’s 2023-24 State Budget Proposal Oakland, CA – Children Now President Ted Lempert issued the following statement today in response to Governor Newsom’s 2023-24 California state budget proposal: While we [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. PT Contact: Carter Ashforth, (510) 763-2444 x108, [email protected] New Report Finds Child Health Coverage in California Stabilized During Pandemic, Points to Importance of Continuous Coverage Policies Oakland, CA – Health coverage for California children stabilized during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new [...]