CFK Weekly—August 14, 2000

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NEW ON CONNECT FOR KIDS
**A Whole-Family Approach to Learning
**Healthy Kids: Covering All the Bases
**Link Up With Health Resources
**Kids Left Behind in Economic Boom

CONNECT TODAY
**Help Start a Nonprofit

THE WEEKLY TAKES A VACATION
**We'll Be Back in Full in Two Weeks

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THE WEEKLY TAKES A VACATION

**We'll Be Back in Full in Two Weeks
The Connect for Kids Weekly is taking a summer break. You can expect another abbreviated Weekly on August 21, but it will be back in full on August 28 with a special edition on our Moms Vote campaign.
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NEW ON CONNECT FOR KIDS

**A Whole-Family Approach to Learning
by Caitlin Johnson
In Charlotte, North Carolina, the Family Independence Initiative/Even Start program is bringing the community together to help low-income parents and their children get ahead.
http://www.connectforkids.org

**Healthy Kids: Covering All the Bases
by Julee Newberger
A new survey by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that six out of 10 parents whose kids may qualify for free or low-cost federal health insurance don't believe that these programs apply to them. A new campaign is trying to get the word out to ensure 7 million of the estimated 11 million children without health insurance in the United States.
http://www.connectforkids.org

**Link Up With Health Resources
From oral health to mental health, children's physical well-being is critical to their overall development.
Connect for Kids has the latest information and links to help ensure that all children grow up healthy.
http://www.connectforkids.org

**Kids Left Behind in Economic Boom
The good news in these times of plenty, according to the National Center for Children in Poverty, is that nine states have reduced their child poverty rates by 30 percent or more since 1993. The bad news is, the national child poverty rate is still much higher than in 1979.
http://www.connectforkids.org
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CONNECT TODAY

**Help Start a Nonprofit
Last week, you gave reader Kathy Lei so many great ideas for starting a nonprofit organization, we decided to keep the discussion going. Please share your ideas or questions about starting or funding a nonprofit. We plan to compile the resources for a toolkit on our site, so don't be shy!
http://www.connectforkids.org/thread_msg2030/thread_msg_list.htm?thread_id=3348

Have a safe and happy end-of-summer!

The Connect for Kids Team