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Louisiana Covering Kids & Families Initiative

Grant Overview
Louisiana Covering Kids & Families (LA-CKF) is a program of Agenda for Children, a statewide child advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that Louisiana is a state where all children can thrive. LA-CKF supports one statewide and three regional coalitions to connect uninsured, eligible children and families to our Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP) and other health care coverage programs. In order to address the three goals of 1) coordinating and conducting outreach programs; 2) simplifying enrollment and renewal processes; and 3) coordinating existing health care coverage programs, the statewide coalition will engage partners with a statewide reach to provide a base from which to develop coalitions and mobilize constituencies at the regional and local levels. Outreach will be conducted through key intermediaries connected to, and in most cases represented on, the coalitions. These include schools, childcare agencies, faith based organizations, employers and businesses, links to special populations, and health care providers.

Grant Amount
Children: $995,053

Start Date
September 1, 2002

End Date
August 31, 2006

Target Populations
African Americans (search other projects targeting African Americans)
Immigrant families (search other projects targeting Immigrant families)
Latino/Hispanic Americans (search other projects targeting Latino/Hispanic Americans)
Native Americans (search other projects targeting Native Americans)
Rural families (search other projects targeting Rural families)
TANF recipients (search other projects targeting TANF recipients)
Vulnerable urban populations (search other projects targeting Vulnerable urban populations)

Interventions
Business (search other projects using this intervention)
Child care providers (search other projects using this intervention)
Community-based organizations (search other projects using this intervention)
Hospitals (search other projects using this intervention)
Schools (search other projects using this intervention)

Lead Organization
Agenda for Children

Contact
Sharon Pomeroy
P.O. Box 51837
New Orleans, LA 70151

p (504) 586-9175
e Sharon_pomeroy@yahoo.com
w www.LACoveringKids.org

Local Projects in Louisiana

Children's Coalition for Northeast Louisiana
Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital

Note: As of July 1, 2007, Covering Kids & Families has closed. For current information about the uninsured in America, please visit RWJF Coverage.
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