Tell Lawmakers that Providing Health Care Coverage for Children is a Priority
Unlike many of the health problems that children face, the one that keeps over 100,000 kids from seeing a doctor because they don’t have health insurance is cure-able.
Governor Kulongoski recently revived the plan that would cover nearly all of these uninsured children, but Oregon lawmakers still need convincing.
State Legislators need to hear from you! Send a letter to your lawmakers today, demanding that they make children’s health a top priority, and help solve the epidemic of childhood uninsurance once and for all.
100,000
The number of children in Oregon currently without health insurance
Do you know a current or former foster youth between the ages of 15 and 25?
The Oregon Foster Youth Connection (OFYC) is comprised of young people between 15-25 years of age who have personal experience in the foster care system and an interest in strengthening the policies that governed their experiences.
The mission of this group is to use first-hand experience, combined with best-practices research, to educate lawmakers, administrators and the community about the unique issues facing foster youth. Get more information.
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