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Every Child Matters in Colorado

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Putting Our Kids First
(Denver Post )—Why is our city forced to raid emergency funds and piece together private grants to protect the most important resources our state has—our children?
>Read full Op Ed

All children deserve health care coverage
(Denver Business Journal)—Despite concerns that the recently approved Senate bill to provide all children in Colorado access to health care by 2010 is "unrealistic", the resolution is an important step in the right direction. >Read full OpEd

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Tabling at a public event to inform voters of children's needs.

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Colorado Secretary of State

Top Statewide Officeholders
Governor
Bill Ritter (Next Election - 2010)
2007 State of the State Address

Lt. Governor
Barbara O'Brien

Attorney General
John Suthers

Department of Education

Division of Child Welfare Services

State Legislature
Click Here to Find Your State Rep
Click Here to Find Your State Senator

Congressional Delegation
U.S. Senate
Wayne Allard (2008)
Ken Salazar (2010)

U.S. House of Representatives
District #1 - Diana DeGette
District #2 - Mark Udall
District #3 - John Salazar
District #4 - Marilyn Musgrave
District #5 - Doug Lamborn
District #6 - Tom Tancredo
District #7 - Ed Perlmutter


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Becky Miller Updike - Director
(720) 560-3810

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Report

Report CoverTennyson Center for Children and the Every Child Matters Education Fund are proud to be partners in presenting the Children's Action Agenda.


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State Ranking
ColoradoSee Where Colorado Ranks on Children's Well-Being (from report, Homeland Insecurity)
Voter Polls
Colorado
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2005-2006
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Analysis
Statistics on Children
  • There are 1,180,525 children under 18 in Colorado
  • Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 180,080
  • Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 176,000
  • Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 234,000
  • Children Reported Abused (2005) - 26,950
  • 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 18,293 (26.9%)
  • Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 158
  • 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 81,515 (57.0%)
  • % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 30

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