Children's Health Initiatives

San Jose PACT created the Santa Clara County Children's Health Initiative, a first in the country, which provides access to health insurance to all children under 300% of the federal poverty limit. Read More >>

Primary Health Care for the Uninsured
PICO California won $50 million annually in the state budget for primary care health clinic infrastructure, expanding a vital safety net for uninsured families. Expanded clinic services have been an important source of health care in many immigrant and other working class communities in the state.

Local Investment in the Public Health System
Congregations Organizing for Renewal (COR) in Alameda County California helped lead a labor, community and local government coalition that won passage of a new 1/2 cent sales tax increase that will generate $90 million annually for health care over the next 15 years. Three-quarters of the $1.35 billion in new funding will go to the county medical center (public hospital and clinic system), with the remainder divided among other health care providers. For more information see www.corcommunity.org contact Pam Nelson at pam@corcommunity.org.

Saving Community Hospitals
Contra Costa Interfaith Sponsoring Committee (CCISCO) helped lead a winning effort for special parcel tax that will generate $6 million a year to keep open a hospital serving more than 330,000 people. The tax passed by 84% of the vote, with CCISCO leaders playing a major role in telephone calling and neighborhood walking during the 85-day campaign. The director of the campaign reported that CCISCO did more than any other organization to insure passage of the tax and that the margin of victory was unprecedented. For more information contact Don Stahlhut at cciscods@earthlink.net.

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