In Lake Charles, Louisiana, a group of business leaders and elected officials participated in a Child Watch program to learn more about that community s child health care needs. After visiting the KidMed clinic which serves rural children and hearing from parents about their difficulty accessing health care for their children, a number of participants signed up to become recruiters to enroll children in the state s new Children s Health Insurance Program. After visiting several child care centers and meeting the children and providers, business and union leaders in Helena, MT were moved to action to improve the quality and affordability of child care in their community. Three organizations have agreed to partner with three child care centers to offer materials, volunteers and in-kind support. The carpenters union offered the services of their apprentice carpenters to help the centers meet some of their construction needs.
Participants learn that every individual, congregation, organization, and business is powerful.
Each can and must make a difference for children in their communities and across the country. All rights reserved.