 |
May 2008
Number of Minnesota Children in Poverty At Highest Level this Decade; Problem Costs Minnesota an Estimated $5.7 Billion Each Year (May 13, 2008)
Children's Defense Fund Minnesota's Annual KIDS COUNT Data Book
Outlines How Children in All 87 Counties are Faring on Wide Range of Issues
The number of Minnesota children living in poverty has climbed to the highest level of the decade, costing the state an estimated $5.7 billion each year, according to the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book released today by Children's Defense Fund (CDF) Minnesota.
Read full release.
October 2007
CDF Minnesota Says President Bush Wrong to Veto Children's Health Bill (October 3, 2007)
Urges Minnesota Congressional Delegation To Support a Veto Override
Children's Defense Fund Minnesota (CDF) officials today expressed deep disappointment in President Bush's veto of a bipartisan bill to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and called on the state's Congressional delegation to support efforts to override the veto.
Read full release.
August 2007
New Government Data Show Number of Minnesota Children in Poverty Continuing Steep Climb (August 28, 2007)
CDF officials Say State Policymakers Must Act to Address Conditions That Have Pushed Nearly 12 Percent of State's Kids Below Poverty Line
Minnesota had 25,000 more children living in poverty in 2006 than it did in 2001, continuing a disturbing trend which threatens the state's future, said officials from Children's Defense Fund (CDF) Minnesota.
Read full release.
Despite Steep Rise in Child Poverty and Uninsured Children
Minnesota Ranks at Top of New Study of Child Well Being (August 14, 2007)
National KIDS COUNT Data Book Finds State Improved in 3 of 10 Areas
A New study released today puts Minnesota at the top of the nation in child well-being, however, Children's Defense Fund Minnesota officials cautioned that the findings of the National "Kids Count" Data Book leave reasons for concern. They said many of the trends found in study indicate a backward slide and should give policy makers in Minnesota and across the country reason to act.
Read full release.
May 2007
Latest KIDS COUNT Data Book Finds More Minnesota Children Living in Poverty or Without Health Care Coverage (May 06, 2007)
The number of Minnesota children without health insurance has climbed to 79,000, and the number of kids living in extreme poverty has increased by 63 percent since 2000, according the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book released today by Children's Defense Fund (CDF) Minnesota.
Read full release.
February 2007
Four Local Teens Named Winners of 2007 "Beat the Odds" Awards
By Children's Defense Fund Minnesota (Feb. 26, 2007)
To Be Spotlighted At Annual Awards Dinner, March 1 in Minneapolis
Children's Defense Fund (CDF) Minnesota announced today that it will recognize four local teens who have overcome extreme adversity, including the violent death of parents, poverty, serious illness, family violence and abuse, and chemical addictions to succeed in school and life.
Read full release.
CDF Minnesota Analysis Finds Federal Earned Income Tax Credit
Brought More Than $400 Million to Minnesota Families in 2005 (Feb. 5, 2007)
Working Minnesotans Urged to Apply for Credit As Tax Filing Season Begins
The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) brought more than $400 million to Minnesota in 2005, and promises to bring similar amounts to the state's eligible working families during this tax season if they claim it, according to an analysis of Minnesota tax data by Children's Defense Fund (CDF) Minnesota.
Read full release.
January 2007
Measure to Provide Health Care Coverage for All Minnesota Children Clears Key Senate Panel, Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2007)
Vote By Health, Housing and Family Security Committee
Children's Defense Fund Minnesota (CDF) officials said passage of the Children's Health Security Act by a key Senate panel today is a positive first step in the state's effort to ensure that all Minnesota children have health coverage regardless of where their parents work and how much they earn.
Read full release.
New CDF-MN Report: Thousands of Minnesota Children At Risk When Their Families Struggle to Pay High Home Energy Bills (Jan. 25, 2007)
Burdensome Energy Costs, Linked To Child Malnourishment, Increased Likelihood of Hospitalization
Thousands of low-income children in Minnesota whose Households struggle with high energy bills are more likely to be undernourished and require hospitalization, according to a new report released today by Children's Defense Fund (CDF) Minnesota.
Read full release.
Children's Defense Fund, Statewide Coalition to Press Lawmakers To Act on Health Coverage For All Minnesota Children This Year (Jan. 16, 2007)
First Hearing On Children's Health Security Act Today in House
Children's Defense Fund Minnesota (CDF) Director Jim Koppel said today that a coalition of health care providers, children's advocates, labor and religious groups will press state lawmakers to enact health care coverage for all Minnesota children this year, because tens of thousands of children are falling through the cracks and shouldn't have to wait any longer for needed coverage and medical care.
Read full release.
November 2006
Despite Success of School Meal Programs in Improving Student Achievement, Minnesota Ranks 42nd Among States in Offering School Breakfast Programs (Nov. 14, 2006)
New CDF Minnesota Report Urges Schools to Expand Participation Among Eligible Students
Despite the fact that School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs are critical to the success of more than 212,000 low-income students across the state, Minnesota trails nearly every other state in providing breakfast for its students, according to report released today by the Children's Defense Fund Minnesota (CDF).
Read full release.
August 2006
New Data Shows Children Still Most Likely to Live in Poverty (Aug. 30, 2006)
Poverty Rate Remains Stubbornly High, Children Without Health Coverage On The Rise
Children's Defense Fund Minnesota (CDF) officials said today that new government data show that despite four years of economic recovery, far too many children in Minnesota and across the country continue to live in poverty, affecting their health and well-being and jeopardizing their chances to succeed later in life.
Read full release.
April 2006
Minnesota's Kids Face More Challenges Today Than in 2000 (Apr. 27, 2006)
Both Minnesota and National "Kids Count" Data Books Find
Too Many Families Struggling to Meet Children's Basic Needs
Although Minnesota still rates high in several key indicators of child well-being, trends found in both state and national "Kids Count" data books should give Minnesota policy makers reason for concern
Read full release.
New CDF Report Finds Minnesota Children Fall Through Cracks in Health Care Coverage (Apr. 19, 2006)
Study Calls For Coverage for Every Child As State Sees Large Spike in Number Under Age 6 Without Health Insurance
Minnesota's increasingly-inaccessible health care system has allowed tens of thousands of children to fall through the cracks.
Read full release.
March 2006
Key Senate Panel Advances Measure to Provide Health Coverage For All Minnesota Kids by 2010 (Mar. 15, 2006)
CDF Minnesota Says "Children's Health Security Act" Would Help Cover the 68,000 Uninsured Kids in State
Read full release.
February 2006
Four Local Teens Who "Beat the Odds" to Be Spotlighted
With Scholarships at CDF Minnesota Awards Dinner Next Week (Feb. 06, 2006)
Children's Defense Fund Minnesota will honor four local teens who have overcome extreme adversity, including the violent death of parents and family members, poverty, family violence, chronic homelessness, and chemical addictions to succeed in school, society and life. The four will each be recognized with a $4,000 college scholarship at CDF's annual "Beat the Odds" awards dinner Wednesday, February 15 at 7 p.m. at the Minneapolis Hilton.
Read the Full Release.
Learn more about Beat the Odds.
More than 53,000 Low-Income Minnesota Families Paid Average of
236 Percent Annual Interest Rate for "Fast-Cash" Tax Refund Loans in 2004 (Feb. 06, 2006)
More than 53,000 low- to moderate-income Minnesota households who received the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) paid commercial tax preparers an average of 236 Annual Percentage Rate (APR) to get their tax refunds more quickly in 2004, according to a new report released Monday by the Children's Defense Fund Minnesota.
Read the Full Release.
Click here to read the report.
January 2006
New National Report Details How Minnesota Could
Expand Future Prosperity With Proven Policy Changes (Jan. 11, 2006)
Children's Defense Fund Backs Conclusions of "Policy Matters" Report, Says State Policy-Makers Should Heed its Recommendations
Read full release.
Minnesota "Policy Matters" State Fact Sheet
2005 Press Release Archive
2004 Press Release Archive
|
|
|
|
