Detroit IT lOY 3 w ks until we begin a new ntury. What will matt r most to the ecurity and stability of our nation in the year 2000 and in years to come, is whether we took teps to pre­ pare our children and protect our families. The Children's Initiative is half in and half out and time is getting hort! The Hou ays yes, the Senate ys no, and you need to tell both YES! The Childhood Immunization Initiative provide free vaccin to children who are uninsured or underinsur ; allows tates to save money by bulk purchasing vaccines; and reminds parents when to immunize their chil- - dren. Family Preservation and sup­ port provid early intervention to at-risk children and families; prevents child abuse and neglect before it occurs and improves the quality of ervioes for chil­ dren in foster care. The Mickey Leland Child­ hood Hunger Relief Act helps feed hungry children by increas­ ing a family's food tamp allow­ ance by factoring in high housing costs (as elderly and dis­ abled families already do). A D THE EARNED I - OM Credit (EIC) lifts work­ ing famili out of poverty by raising eligibility for the tax credit to $26,000 for a family of four; increasing the maximum EIC payment $3,000; and pro- • W • a viding it for child- I wor In vo in for th Initi tive, th Ho t, but th S mi m rk. The S nate- tly w k th immuni - tion initiativ and provid no funding to immuniz even on additional child beyond th e currently eligible for Medicaid. The House- ed v ion of the Children' Initiati pack- a provid money to upply f vaecin to 4.6 million poor and middle-income children who are insured or wh h lth insuranc doesn't cover hots. The Senate- version pro­ vid no money for vaccin be­ yond funding for the children who are currently eligible through Medicaid. Parents also need education and support if we are to prevent the alarming incidence of abuse and neglect, the removal of chil­ dren from homes, and escalating of out-of-home care. Manatl Wri ht Ed lman i Presui t of 1M Children " fen � Fund. a IlG- tional uoi for cluldren, THE CRI IS FACING families and child protection agencie continues to worsen. Just last year, 2.9 million chil­ dren, an average of about 8,000 a day, were reported abu ed and neglected, alm t thr time as many in 1980. More than thr children a day died from abuse or neglect. Child protection agencies and courts are both overloaded. The House-pas eel family preserva­ tion and support provisions would begin to provide the help parents and children so urgently need. - Time is of the esse . Please help keep our childre s needs from getting lost in e budget shuffle. Call or wri your Rep- resentati and Se or to Pass The H se fThe Chil- dren's . iati < You can writ Repre- sentative at the U.S. H use of Representatives, Washi gton . D.C. 20515. You can write to your Senator at the U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C, 20510. Or you can call the Capital Switchboard at (202) . 224-3121 to reach all House and Senate offices .: THE MESSAGE: "Children and families benefit more from the House's version of the Chil­ dren's Initiative. Please ensure foo_ hare what they have learn d. The raining conference will take place at the Engineering Society of Detroit (Woodward and Farnsworth) on Augus 23- 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 pm. Trans­ portation will be av ilabl .' Th conf r nc i ponsor y the D troit Urban Lee gue nd ighborhood ervi De­ p rtment of the City of Detroit To r gis er. contact Damita Dorsette, Coordinator, Proj 5"000, Health and Substanc Abus Progr m, Tel. 863-0300, Ext. 228. Trade Beads Red, Black and Green b ad Pert\8ps troi s largest se c o A co ads oo's 0 i ems c o A co DABL'S GALLERY 1553 Woodward Ste 202 David Whitney Bldg Peop over Sop" 3 Detroit, M I 48226 964-4247 � 0 WI � ad I lik ( r ing th on ') y< 1 own ( lw � Wh: t'S tl us ') of lying?' irst of m nk. * ( ( horne 0 r , .. • I 1 S F (;. f( ) r (' f I in I own t yo 1 c( n 1 -as li t k r� ortg: g \ .u 1 i f \'0 l'j'P r fi nat .i no vo 11' h .. ell loar � )U lIT to ((;. ofth ) value of your horn E i h r w: \ if .. 'our 11101 g<