PFC in the News

2010 Media

"Some Insurance Companies Side-Step Federal Child Insurance Law," Fox 4, 09/23/10. 
"Several provisions of the federal health care law took effect on Thursday. Among them, insurers can no longer deny coverage for kids with health problems. But there is a way that insurance companies are using to get around that requirement." See the video >>

"State Reading Scores: Are All America's Children Really Above Average?," Voices for America's Children, 2010. 
"State-level school reading tests vary so greatly with each other and the findings of the U.S. Department of Education national assessment that it is unclear how well America's fourth-grade children are reading... 'Here in Missouri, 16 percent of Black students and 26 percent of Hispanic students are proficient readers, compard to 40 percent for their White counterparts,' said Charron Townsend, president of Voices member Partnership for Children in Kansas City." Read the full article >>

2009 Media

"Dear Jay Nixon: Cover kids now," The Pitch, 07/23/09. 
"Some Missourians aren't waiting around for Washington to fix health care -- they're telling Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon he can reform it now." Read the full article >>

"Much remains to be done for Missouri's children," The Examiner, 05/30/09. 
"When it comes to improving health care access and other goals for children, Missouri’s recent legislative session can be summed up as small victories amid big disappointments." Read the full article >>

"The Interview: Charron Townsend is a champion for children," The Kansas City Star, 05/03/09. 
"The five areas we focus on are: early childhood and education — that includes Head Start and pre-K; children’s health, primarily working to get health insurance for children... safety and protection; out-of-school time; and K-12 education." Read the full article >>