Wednesdays4Kids December 9

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.

Psalms 127:3

TAKE ACTION: A Message from Every Child Matters Education Fund
The U.S. Senate is in the second week of its historic debate on health care reform, working nights and weekends. An amendment introduced to the Senate bill last week by Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania to strengthen the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) would provide major health benefits for thousands of additional children in MN (to learn more click here). 

Children's advocacy groups across the country have begun a campaign to press every Senator to support the Casey amendment because it:

• Continues funding for CHIP through 2019


• Ensures coverage is affordable and open to more families


• Makes it easier for families to enroll


• Calls for a study to examine coverage and benefits of CHIP and the best way to continue covering kids after 2019



Now is the time to encourage your Senators to support this amendment, click here to send an e-mail to your Senators. Thank you for sending a message to your Senators!

Help us get to Fifty Facebook Fans by New Years
Help us make it to fifty fans on Facebook by the end of the year. If you have not already become a fan, simply go to www.facebook.com/iCANmn, sign in if you have an account, and click the “Become a Fan” button at the top of the page.

If you are already a fan, you can suggest that your friends become fans as well. Under the iCAN logo there is a “Suggest to Friends” button. Facebook is a great way to stay connected to the work the iCAN is doing, information on children’s issues in Minnesota, and advocacy opportunities across the state.

Donate Online to the Interfaith Children’s Advocacy Network
This year, donate online to iCAN and we will take you off of our Annual Appeal mailing list. Save us the printing and postage costs and paper. Make your membership gift today by visiting www.icanmn.org/join-the-network.

We thank you for your support of iCAN, the work we do is truly accomplished though your generous gifts and commitment to justice for children.