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CDF Houston - home of CDF Texas

Established in 1999, our Houston office works to secure a Healthy Start and a Fair Start for children and access to affordable health coverage through CHIP and Children's Medicaid.

 

CDF spearheaded the Insure Texas Kids Campaign in collaboration with the Texas CHIP Coalition, mobilizing regional coordinators across the state to advocate for and restore the Texas CHIP program.

 

For over three years, CDF Houston led the 650 member, 16 county, Gulf Coast CHIP Coalition to mobilize key community, faith, business, health and media partners to enroll more than 90,000 Harris County children in affordable health coverage.

CDF educates low-income working families through small businesses and apartment communities about the benefits of CHIP, tax credits like the Earned Income Credit and Child Tax Credit, and basic financial literacy.

 

Read about our Strengthening Families initiative >.

 
 

Meet the CDF Houston staff

 

Barbara Best
Texas Executive Director

 

Carolyn DeVaughn
Manager of Outreach

 

Laura Guerra-Cardus, M.D.
Director of Policy

 

Cecilia Joseph
Director of Operations

 

Anat Kelman
Manager of Communications & Development

 

Kelli King-Jackson
Director of Outreach

 

Vicki Johnson Stephens
Director of Strategic Partnerships

 

CDF Houston

4500 Bissonnet, Suite 260
Bellaire, TX 77401
Tel: 713-664-4080 | Fax: 713-664-1975

Toll Free: 1-877-664-4080