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AMERICORPS AND VISTA HEROS CELEBRATED
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Kelly Pijl July 12, 2010 714 834 5186 (office) 714 390 9567 (cell) The Children and Families Commission of Orange County Recognized AmeriCorps and VISTA Members for their Outstanding Service to the Community IRVINE, CA –
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Posted July 12, 2010
PERTUSSIS IS PEAKING: TAKE ACTION
Jasjit Singh, MD, Associate Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at CHOC Children’s, recently gave a presentation to the Children and Families Commission on the alarming increase in reported cases of Pertussis, better known as whooping cough, which can be fatal
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Posted June 14, 2010
COMMUNITY UNITES TO HELP HOMELESS MOTHERS AND CHILDREN
HomeAid’s 3rd Annual Essentials for Young Lives™ Campaign Scores Record Collections IRVINE, Calif. (June 4, 2010) – Even in a challenging economy, Orange County companies, county employees, elected officials, community organizations and individuals dramatically increased their support for HomeAid Orange
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Posted June 04, 2010
SACRAMENTO UPDATE
January Update On January 26, the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services will hear the Governor's proposal to divert Proposition 10 revenues to the Department of Developmental Services.The Governor's 2010 11 budget includes diverting over $550 million of Proposition
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Posted April 16, 2010
KIDA’s SUMMIT ON AUTISM
Bren Events Center, UCI Saturday May 15 8AM Noon In Collaboration with Autism Speaks, UCI and CHOC Hear experts and parents exchange approaches and opinions on treatments View full agenda and register at www.kida.com ph 949 222 2214 Featured is a
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Posted April 15, 2010
UCI STUDENTS HELP IMMUNIZE YOUNG CHILDREN AGAINST ILLITERACY
The Children and Families Commission's Reach Out and Read program partnered with UCI's Department of Education to offer a field study course in early literacy and childhood education. Students received ongoing training and mentoring from the Early Literacy program staff, and
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Posted March 23, 2010
GOLD RATINGS AND SILVER LININGS IN ANNUAL OC REPORT CARD
2010 Orange County Community Indicators Report released Santa Ana, CA The Children and Families Commission of Orange County, the County of Orange and the Orange County Business Council released the 2010 Community Indicators report today at the Orange County Board
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Posted March 16, 2010
10 ORANGE COUNTY LEGISLATORS OPPOSE PROP 10 DIVERSION PLANS
March 2, 2010 A bipartisan group of ten Orange County legislators — almost the entire county state legislative delegation — have signed letter stating their opposition to Governor’s proposal to divert $1.5 billion in voter approved Proposition 10 revenues into
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Posted March 03, 2010
COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT: Results from the First Ten Years
1 1 The Rand Publication, “Investing in Our Children – What We Know and Dont Know about the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhooo Interventions,” 1998, is one of the leading reports on early childhood investments. In February 2000, the Commission adopted its first strategic plan, launching its 10-year effort to positiv
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Posted March 03, 2010
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET GRABS MONEY FROM LOCAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Kelly Pijl January 8, 2010 714 834 5186 (office) 714 390 9567 (cell) Kelly.Pijl@cfcoc.ocgov.com Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger released the 2010 11 budget with startling impact to local health and homeless prevention programs. IRVINE, CA –
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Posted February 24, 2010
YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
The LEAPS Project, supported by the Children’s and Families Commission of Orange County and Newport Mesa Unified School District, recently launched its You Make the Difference program. The program is designed to support parents of typically developing children, birth to
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Posted February 15, 2010
COMMISSION SPONSORED PROGRAMS CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAP
Dr. Lorie Hoggard of the NewportMesa Unified School District presented Commission members with a status report on the “Early Development Index” (EDI) and its success assessing children in their first year of school. The purpose of the EDI is to
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Posted January 07, 2010
FAMILIES PARTICIPATE IN CHILDREN'S HEALTH FAIR
Several hundred children and families attended the Children’s Health and Resource Fair held Saturday, November 14th at Mitchell Child Development Center in Santa Ana. Children received free dental, asthma and developmental screenings. Santa Ana’s School Readiness Nurses measured children’s height,
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Posted November 24, 2009
ORANGE GROVE: SACRAMENTO COULD LEARN FROM O.C.
Orange Grove Sacramento could learn from O.C. By CURT HAGMAN2009 11 17 The state budget deficit is back. Gov. Schwarzenegger estimates the current budget has fallen $5 billion to $7 billion in the red. Next year's budget deficit is
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Posted November 18, 2009
$1 Million Federal Grant Headed to Orange County
Orange County was one of only two places in California to receive federal stimulus dollars designed to boost the ability of community and non profit organizations to handle the broad economic recovery issues in Orange County. The Strengthening Communities Initiative
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Posted October 12, 2009
Innovative Program to Bring Pediatric Specialists to Orange County
Responding to current and anticipated shortages in critical pediatric medical specialists, the Pediatric Health Services Committee, a separate, standing committee of the Commission, launched an effort to recruit and retain pediatric sub specialists such as neurologists, endocrinologists, orthopedics, developmental services,
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Posted October 12, 2009
Help For Children And Families Is A Phone Call Away
Posted May 2, 2007 Children and Families Commission Continues Support of "2 1 1" by Funding Referral Services for Orange County's Children IRVINE Orange County's 2 1 1 telephone referral system has been awarded $80,000 by the Children and Families
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Posted May 02, 2007
Top Businesses Honored For Bettering Lives of Children
Posted March 15, 2007PDF Version Children and Families Commission Recognizes Organizations for their Commitment to Orange County's Children IRVINE Several leading businesses and organizations have been honored by the Children and Families Commission of Orange County. In front of more
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Posted March 15, 2007
$3 Million Allocated To Successful Children's Dental Program
Posted December 6, 2006PDF Version IRVINE, Calif. (December 6, 2006) The Children and Families Commission of Orange County approved an additional $3 million through 2010 to fund Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County. This makes for a total contribution
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Posted December 06, 2006