From Children's Alliance: Register for 'Have a Heart for Kids Day'

Register for Have a Heart for Kid Day! Three weeks in December could slam shut doors of opportunity, erase decades of progress for Washington's kids, and jeopardize the health, safety, and future of hundreds of thousands of children. We can't let that happen. Legislators will return to Olympia for a Special Legislative Session on November 28th to balance the state budget. The cuts being proposed now are not only the same cuts we’ve fought in recent years – they are far worse. Because so much is at stake, Children’s Alliance is organizing a special Have a Heart for Kids Day of advocacy during the Special Legislative Session, on Friday, December 2nd. Please join us to stand up for kids and families, and stand in the way of more devastating cuts. Have a Heart for Kids Day 2011 "Special" Session Friday, December 2, 2011 United Churches of Olympia and the Washington State Capitol 9am to 3pm Register online now. Major cuts are proposed to kids’ health care, food and nutrition programs, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, and more. Our state’s leaders are considering abandoning an entire group of children and cutting nearly all support programs for tens of thousands of children in immigrant families. In every corner of Washington state, in every zip code in every city and town, families are raising kids through hard times, and suffering the pain of the recession. The massive proposed cuts will worsen the pain, put children's lives at risk, and take Washington's kids down a dangerous path. Please join Children's Alliance for Have a Heart for Kids Day on Friday, December 2, 2011. It's going to take all of us to beat back these terrible cuts. Join us and call on legislators to reject devastating cuts and choose a new path forward. Register now.