2007 - 2008 EVENT
CALENDAR |
January:
Strengthening Families Year-Round! |
CDF works to end child poverty
by educating families about basic financial literacy, and how
to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
and Child Tax Credit (CTC) at FREE tax preparation "VITA"
sites. |
Financial
Literacy Conference:
provides intensive training and resources to organizations
and businesses to help working families keep more of the money
they earn and secure a FAIR START for
their children. |
Free
Tax Preparation:
available through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites.
Call 2-1-1 to find a location near you. |
Year-Round Financial Literacy Education:
in collaboration with Chase Bank, Catholic
Campaign for Human Development, the IRS
and Money Management International in targeted apartment
complex communities in vulnerable Houston neighborhoods. |
February:
Valentine's Awareness Month |
An intensive month-long outreach and awareness
campaign coordinated by CDF Texas, the Gulf Coast CHIP Coalition
and regional coordinators statewide to promote awareness and
enrollment in CHIP and Children's Medicaid.
Bilingual valentine's cards, distributed by school nurses in
local school districts, urge parents to Give a gift
from the heart: Get It
• Use It • Renew
It and reach approximately 500,000 students in Harris
County alone.
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March:
Beat the Odds® Scholarship
Luncheon |
| CDF's Beat the Odds
program is part of a nationwide effort to recognize students who
have overcome serious hardship while achieving personal and academic
excellence and giving back to their community. Five Houston area
high school seniors receive national recognition,
a college scholarship and additional gifts
to jump start their college career.
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April
- May: Cover the Uninsured Week
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Nearly 46 million Americans, including 9
million children, are living without health insurance - forced
to gamble every day that they won't get sick or injured. Just
one serious illness or injury can wipe out an uninsured family's
bank account, and the problem is getting worse.
That is why CDF continues to partner with the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation for Cover the Uninsured Week. Every year
thousands of individuals and organizations from many sectors
of society mobilize to plan activities and to tell Congress
that health care coverage must be top priority.
Look for CDF's CHIP/Medicaid community billboards generously
sponsored by Clear Channel Outdoor throughout the month of April. |
January
- May: CDF Texas Lobby Days when Texas Legislature is in Session |
June:
CDF Stand for Children Day |
July:
Annual Proctor Institute and YALT
(Young Adult Leadership Training) |
A summer child advocacy
ministry bringing hope and healing to congregations standing
for healthy children at the historic CDF Haley Farm
in Clinton, Tennessee. All Beat the Odds scholarship
recipients are invited to attend this special leadership training
seminar for an opportunity to re-unite with BTO youth and other
student leaders from across the country. |
August:
Back-to-School Campaign
Outreach
• Awareness • Enrollment |
An intensive outreach and awareness campaign
with the Gulf Coast CHIP Coalition and funded by the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation’s Covering Kids & Families
initiative to promote enrollment and renewal in healthcare coverage
through CHIP and Children’s Medicaid before children go
back to school.
Look for our CHIP/Children’s Medicaid billboards
and tray-liners generously sponsored by Clear Channel Outdoor
and McDonald's throughout the month of August. |
September
- October: Annual CDF National Observance of Children's Sabbaths®
Weekend
|
Unites congregations of diverse faith traditions
in speaking out and acting faithfully for justice for children
and families. Texas congregations can pledge to help lift families
out of poverty by holding religious services to inspire people
of faith to respond to the needs of children and sign them up
for affordable health care coverage. |
November
- December:
Beat the Odds®
scholarship process
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For information
or to participate,
call CDF Texas at 1 (877) 664-4080 |
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