DID YOU KNOW...............in the UNITED STATES
8 Million children lack HEALTH INSURANCE
3 Million children reported ABUSED & NEGLECTED
4.5 Million children are NOT enrolled in EARLY LEARNING
14 Million children are left ALONE after school
2 Million children have parents in PRISON
13 Million children live in POVERTY
The Presidential candidates and the media should be addressing these issues. The obstacles that children and family issues face during an elcection are formidable.....but with your "VOICE" the media and the candidates will hear that these are serious issues demand their attention.
Question 1: According to a UNICEF report the U.S. ranks 20th out of 21 rich democracies in child well-being. What would you do to close the gap in order to maintain our global economic competitveness?
Fact from CHILDS CRY FOR HELP'S ..Emotional Abuse Fact Sheet
The United States, in comparison with other advanced nations, has LESS than explemplary record in regard to proteecting children. Only two countries have failed to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child, 1989: Somalia and the United States.
Question 2: In perhaps the ultimate measure of homeland insecurity, 28,000 U.S. children have been killed since the start of the Afghanistan/Iraq wars as the result of suicide, homicide or child abuse. What would you do to reduce the violence experienced by children and make our homeland more secure for them?
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Every Child Matters is targeting the upcoming presidential debates to spotlight the nedds of children and families and pressing for new investments in a wide array of social programs for children.