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Please Help Those Affected by the Haiti Earthquake |
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On the evening of January 12, 2010, a major 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti. It is the most powerful quake to hit the impoverished country in more than 200 years. The tremor struck 15km (10 miles) south-west of the capital Port-au-Prince, and was quickly followed by two strong aftershocks of 5.9 and 5.5 magnitude. Reports describe the destruction to affect as much as 70 percent of the buildings, with debris filling the roads making emergency response difficult. The Prime Minister reported on January 13 that hundreds of thousands of lives may have been lost.
You can help those affected by the Haiti earthquake by clicking here and donating to the United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund.
Gifts to the Fund support long-term recovery efforts to rebuild lives and infrastructure devastated by disaster and to address educational, financial and health-related challenges. United Way Worldwide members in the Caribbean region have mobilized their staff, volunteer leaders and resources in response.
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TAKE ACTION TODAY TO PROTECT KIDS' HEALTH |
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ACTION ALERT
Governor's Proposal Could Wipe Out Funding for Healthy Families, Eliminating Health Coverage for 874,000 California Children
Write to your legislators today and urge them to reject this disastrous proposal!
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Governor's Budget Threatens Kids' Health |
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Proposed Healthy Families Budget Cuts Puts Health Coverage for Nearly 900,000 Children At Risk
SACRAMENTO – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today unveiled a budget proposal for fiscal year 2010-2011 that makes drastic cuts to California’s Healthy Families and Medi-Cal programs, which currently provides affordable health coverage for nearly 4.5 million children. In response to the Governor’s announcement, Peter Manzo, President and CEO of United Ways of California issued the following statement:
“Governor Schwarzenegger's proposal to eliminate the Healthy Families Program if an unlikely deal with Washington doesn’t materialize, is a reckless gamble, and demonstrates a shameful ducking of leadership. These likely cuts would result in 875,000 children losing health coverage. And the risky financial assumptions in the proposed budget also put the coverage of 3.5 million kids enrolled in the Medi-Cal program in jeopardy.
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Sylvia Lopez knows all too well the struggle of not having health insurance for her children. Before finding coverage, Sylvia’s three children – Miriam (age 12), Emmanuel (age 9), and Maria (age 4) – would lay awake at night with toothaches. 
