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The Children's Partnership
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We have been advocating for the advancement of child health equity through research, policy and community engagement for 30 years.
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Many protective factors in Native children’s lives help overcome barriers. Check out our snapshot to learn more about:

- Indigenous knowledge
- Cultural-based healing
- Culture, family, community, and peer connectedness

➡️ bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAIANIn

#AChildIsAChild
A Child is a Child - Protective Factors can reduce health inequities for indigenous children. - Indigenous knowledge - Cultural-Based Healing - Culture, family, community, and peer connectedness Bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAIANIn
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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📣Congress has a clear path to finally deliver ⭐permanent⭐protections for immigrant youth.

Let's Make it Happen!
✔️Text DREAM ACT to 787-57
✔️Stay updated on the pending DACA decision!
✍️Tell your Senators to co-sponsor the Dream Act now! unitedwedre.am/dreamact
Demand Your Senators Endorse the DREAM Act! Text DREAM ACT to 787-57
December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Improving health access for Native children is key to protecting California’s health. We can do better by Indigenous children.

Check out our #AChildIsAChild fact sheet:
bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAIANIn
A CHILD IS A CHILD The Percentage of uninsured AI/AN/In children is nearly double that of all children in CA. Nearly 65% of AI/AN/In children enrolled in Medi-Cal did not get preventive health services Learn more: bit.ly/AChildISAChildAIANIn
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Happy #GivingTuesday!

TCP spent the year fighting back against attacks on immigrant families and LGBTQ+ youth and attempts to limit kids’ access to health care.

There will be much more to do in 2026, so join our fight by giving at bit.ly/GiveTCP2025
Give for our children! Let's Protect Medicaid & Medi-Cal, kids in immigrant families, California's values. Bit.ly/GiveTCP2025 Your gift strengthens children's health equity in California
December 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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A study by CA tribes found that while 92% of Indigenous households in CA had food insecurity, those with more access to Native food fared much better.

See our #AChildIsAChild fact sheet:
bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAIANIn

#NativeFoodSovereignty
A Child is a child in ca, nearly half of all indigenous households with children are food insecure. Households with better access to native foods had much higher levels of food security. Learn more bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAIANIn
December 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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How to make a safe educational space:

1. Know who will speak to ICE and who alerts others. 2. Mark non-public areas as private
3. Know which warrants are valid
4. Prioritize emotional safety
5. Clear communication with families
6. Data privacy
Learn more: tinyurl.com/ALLINSafeSpace
How to Create Safe Spaces in Early Care and Education for Children in Immigrant Families We invite ECE providers, families with young children, and advocates to use this one-page resource as a guide for safe spaces.Clear safe space guidance for ECE providers Useful "Know Your Rights" information Centers safety and mental health for children in immigrant families tinyurl.com/ALLINSafeSpace
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Despite CA being one of the states with the lowest rates of maternal and infant mortality, AI/AN/In people still face disproportionately high rates of deaths per birth.

See our #AChildIsAChild fact sheet:
bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAIANIn
A Child is a Child Nationally, Indigenous people are 2x more likely to experience pregnancy-related mortality and infant mortality is twice as high. Learn more: bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAIANIn
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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CalFresh feeds over 5.5M Californians. It is our best tool against child hunger.

Hunger has life-long effects on the development of children.

CA leaders said yes to CalFresh benefits even as the Trump Admin. fought to keep food away.

Read more here: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/us...
Graph Title: CalFresh Significantly Cuts Poverty and Child Poverty in California Poverty Rates Under the California Poverty Measure, 2023 ALL without Calfresh: 19.2 ALL with Calfresh 16.9 Children without calfresh: 21.3 Children with calfresh: 17.6 Source: Public Policy Institute of California
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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New investment in Medi-Cal: #California announces $145M to expand "tailored, community-based services, including in-person care coordination, housing support, & other vital resources for members with complex needs."
Good news for #KidsHealth. #Medicare
www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs...
Screenshot of the press release announcing investment
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Native youth suffer high rates of suicide due to systemic obstacles.

CalHope Redline is a service providing resources and support for urban Natives.
(888) 368-4090
ccuih.org/redline/

Learn what else can protect Native children:
bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAIANIn
A CHILD IS A CHILD - American Indian, ALaska Native & Indigenous Children's Health in California: Mental Health In 2019, suicide was the second leading cause of death of AI/AN/IN youth teens, and young adults in the US between tages 10-35 Learn more: bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAIANIn
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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📢 Policymakers: safe early care and education is good policy.
ALL IN for Safe Schools’ safe spaces 1-pager:
tinyurl.com/ALLINSafeSpace

✅Keep CA children learning without fear.
✅Policies that protect sensitive locations.
Share this tool: tinyurl.com/ALLINSafeSpace

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How to Create Safe Spaces in Early Care and Education for Children in Immigrant Families - We invite ECE providers, families with young children, and advocates to use this one-page resource as a guide for safe spaces. - Clear safe space guidance for ECE providers - Useful "Know your Rights" information - Centers safety and mental health for children in immigrant families tinyurl.com/ALLINSafeSpaces
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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📣Our #AChildIsAChild American Indian, Alaska Native & Indigenous Children’s Health Snapshot: bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAIANIn

Health data show us where to focus to ensure a thriving future for American Indian, Alaska Native & Indigenous children in California.

bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAIANIn
A CHILD IS A CHILD - The American Indian, Alaska Native & Indigenous Children's Health Snapshot is OUT NOW! bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAIANIN
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Parents: your child’s early care & education site should have a safe space plan.

✅ Trained staff
✅ Updated emergency contacts
✅ Know Your Rights resources
ALL IN for Safe Schools made it simple for ECE providers to get there — fast.
📄 tinyurl.com/ALLINSafeSpace

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November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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We're hiring a Health Care Policy Manager!

Are you:
☑️passionate about #HealthCare for CA families?
☑️detail-oriented?
☑️able to make sense of complex health policy info and explain its impact?

Learn more & apply at childrenspartnership.org/contact/care...

#NonprofitJobs
We're Hiring! Health Care Policy Manager We look for individuals with diverse background and expertise who are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of marginalized children in California and across the nation.
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Fear of Immigration enforcement keeps kids out of quality early learning.

We can combat this chilling effect with information & preparation.

Learn more with this new safe space early care and education one-pager from ALL IN for Safe Schools:
➡️ tinyurl.com/ALLINSafeSpace
How to Create Safe Spaces in Early Care and Education for Children in Immigrant Families - We invite ECE providers, families with young children, and advocates to use this one-page resource as a guide for safe spaces. - Clear safe space guidance for ECE providers - Useful "Know your Rights" information - Centers safety and mental health for children in immigrant families tinyurl.com/ALLINSafeSpaces
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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🚨ICE is creating fear for immigrant families. Early care & education (ECE) sites need to be ready.

ALL IN for Safe Schools’ new one-pager gives providers clear steps to protect children & families during immigration enforcement encounters.

📄 : tinyurl.com/ALLINSafeSpace
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How to Create Safe Spaces in Early Care and Education for Children in Immigrant Families - We invite ECE providers, families with young children, and advocates to use this one-page resource as a guide for safe spaces. - Clear safe space guidance for ECE providers - Useful "Know your Rights" information - Centers safety and mental health for children in immigrant families tinyurl.com/ALLINSafeSpaces
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The current admin is holding our country hostage with a reckless shutdown if Congress doesn’t make even bigger cuts to health care—on top of the radical Medicaid cuts in the Big, Ugly Bill. It needs to fund the government and fix the health care crisis now.
Nearly 180 Million Americans are Facing a Health Care Cost SPike (AFL-CIO)
October 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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At the Wellness Together Conference in San Diego, youth advocates from Mission Hills High joined our peer-to-peer youth mental health director, Raven Jones-McKinney, to share how peer support strengthens student mental health in the San Marcos community.
October 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Help protect CalFresh/SNAP benefits during the gov’t shutdown!

Can you spare 5 minutes to complete a survey?

You can be anonymous or leave your name.

docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
October 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Bilingualism is 1 of the factors that can support a child’s health and lifelong success. Other protective factors include:

🛡️Heritage/Culture Connection
🛡️Familial Support and Relationships
🛡️Faith-Based Community
🛡️Community support

Learn more: bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAges0-3

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A CHILD IS A CHILD More than 1 million California children ages 0-3 are dual language learners (DLL) California has the highest DLL rate in the nation Learn More: bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAges0-3
October 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Calling all Latine parents + caregivers!

Join us for Somos Latine Families 2025:
Supporting and Promoting the Mental Health of Our Families

Free | Virtual | En Español
October 27 12PM PT
Save your spot now
tinyurl.com/SomosFamiliasFuertes
#LatineParenting #MentalHealth
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Somos Latine Families: A Family-to-Family Real Talk series tinyurl.com/SomosFamiliesFuertes Supporting Mental Health in Our Families Monday 3pm ET 12PM PT 10/27
October 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Child care is a crisis across the U.S. It’s especially tough for families with children ages 0-3.

In California, 92% of children 0-3 who qualify for subsidized #ChildCare are not being served. #AChildIsAChild

Learn more: bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAges0-3

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A CHILD IS A CHILD - In the U.S., demand for subsidized child care is much higher than the supply. In California, 92% of eligible children ages 0-3 are not being served. Learn more: bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAges0-3
October 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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The first 3 years of a child’s life are crucial for development, yet #California ranks among the lowest in the U.S. in making sure children get preventive health care.

Learn more in our #AChildIsAChild fact sheet for children ages 0-3: bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAges0-3
A CHILD IS A CHILD - In California, 40.5 of births are covered by Medi-Cal. Learn more: bit.ly/AChildISAChildAges0-3
October 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Keeping track of Medi-Cal changes for immigrant families in 2025 is tough. Thankfully the Health Consumer Alliance has your back. They’ve created a series of fact sheets to help. Take a look and please share!

You can check them out here: healthconsumer.org/your_rights/
October 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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The Black birthing mortality rate reflects systemic obstacles to birthing support in #California. Our mortality rate is improving, but we must do better.

Learn more in our #AChildIsAChild fact sheet for children ages 0-3 and their families:

bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAges0-3
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A CHILD IS A CHILD - 0 to 3 Health in California: Prenatal, Postnatal & Parenting Support - Black people are 4-6x more likely to die from pregnancy- or birth-related causes than those in all other racial and ethnic groups. - Learn more here: bit.ly/AChildIsAChildAges0-3
October 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM