http://www.cffo.org/ en Copyright 2008 2008-05-12T20:37:00-08:00 http://www.cffo.org/site/blog_entry/may_is_national_foster_care_month/ http://www.cffo.org/site/blog_entry/may_is_national_foster_care_month/#When:20:37:00Z Every child in Oregon deserves a happy and safe life.  That includes the 16,000 children who pass through the state’s foster care system every year.  These children need our support as their own families go through crisis and are unable to adequately care for them.  Foster kids are our kids, and we have a responsibility as a state to ensure a safe and productive future for each one of these children. In The News 2008-05-12T20:37:00-08:00 http://www.cffo.org/site/blog_entry/tell_lawmakers_that_providing_health_care_coverage_for_children_is_a_priori/ http://www.cffo.org/site/blog_entry/tell_lawmakers_that_providing_health_care_coverage_for_children_is_a_priori/#When:18:43:01Z A healthy future for Oregon children requires us to ensure their healthy development today – today’s children are tomorrow’s citizens, parents, and community leaders.  That’s why we have a responsibility as a state to make sure that our collective resources are being used to build the strongest foundation for our kids.  Ensuring that every child has access to high quality affordable health care will establish this foundation, and guarantee a strong future for us all. 2008-05-06T18:43:01-08:00 http://www.cffo.org/site/blog_entry/the_false_economy_of_oregon_health_plan_cuts/ http://www.cffo.org/site/blog_entry/the_false_economy_of_oregon_health_plan_cuts/#When:17:36:00Z After the state removed 52,000 from subsidized insurance The Oregonian, Friday, April 18, 2008 Last year on this page we told the story of a 12-year-old Portland boy, Keith Tupper, who almost died after his low-income family was bumped off the Oregon Health Plan. Today that shameful story is reflected in the findings of a new study reported in a respected medical journal. The study supported precisely the point we made about the Tupper boy: Cutting the health plan may save money in one pot, the state budget, but it drains money from another pot, the state’s health care system, while it makes people sicker. 2008-04-18T17:36:00-08:00 http://www.cffo.org/site/blog_entry/children_first_in_my_opinion_piece_runs_in_the_oregonian/ http://www.cffo.org/site/blog_entry/children_first_in_my_opinion_piece_runs_in_the_oregonian/#When:20:23:00Z Seeing the real crime behind the headlines The Oregonian, Friday, March 21, 2008 No one should be allowed to defraud the state’s safety net, but The Oregonian’s front-page story about welfare cheats ("Welfare cheats cash in on Oregon’s sloppy system,” March 9) missed the real crime. Before we give such attention to the fewer than 1 percent who cheat the system, we ought to make some mention of the thousands of Oregonians in desperate need of social services who are forced to go without help. 2008-03-26T20:23:00-08:00 http://www.cffo.org/site/blog_entry/breaking_news_governor_kulongoski_to_renew_push_for_childrens_health_cover/ http://www.cffo.org/site/blog_entry/breaking_news_governor_kulongoski_to_renew_push_for_childrens_health_cover/#When:19:03:00Z 3/20/2008, 3:47 p.m. PT By BRAD CAIN The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Ted Kulongoski plans to announce a renewed push to increase Oregon’s cigarette tax to pay for expanded children’s health care when he delivers his state-of-the-state address Friday in Portland. Health Care 2008-03-21T19:03:00-08:00