Forty-seven million Americans are uninsured.  Nearly 9 million of them are children.  More than 8 out of 10 are in working families.  They are our friends, neighbors, and colleagues -- forced to gamble every day that they won't get sick or injured.

The Response
 

Cover the Uninsured, a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders.

We know that reaching the goal of affordable and stable health care will require changes in public policy.  Through Cover the Uninsured, we are working to build and sustain broad based support for change.

This includes raising awareness and building support among policy-makers, health care professionals, grassroots advocates, faith leaders, the business community and active citizens through Cover the Uninsured Week and reaching out to enroll eligible uninsured families in public health coverage programs during the annual Back-to-School Campaign. 

And our work is making a difference.

Thanks in large part to thousands of individuals and organizations working in their communities, concern about access to affordable health coverage is high among American voters.  last year, Congress demonstrated unprecedented bipartisan support for an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to cover more of America's kids.  Broad-based coalitions from across the country and our nations governors joined together in the fight.

The time for change is now.

2008 is the year for you to build upon this momentum to increase awareness about the issue, amplify diverse voices on behalf the uninsured, and demand solutions from our nation's leaders.

Cover the Uninsured Week 2008 will take place April 27 - May 3 with thousands of activities across the country.  We hope you will join the nation in helping make health coverage for the uninsured a top priority.

To learn how you can get involved in Cover the Uninsured Week 2008, please visit Get Involved.

Texas Specific Texas has the largest population of uninsured children in the nation.  Please help us honor and acknowledge these children, their families, and the millions of uninsured adults during the week of April 27 - May 3 Help us recognize and address the issue of the uninsured by sponsoring an awareness event or a prayer vigil at your Church Organization. If you would like to conduct an activity please email yvaughan@safoodbank.org with the information on your event.  The San Antonio Food Bank may be able to provide application assistance  at your location. For more information on how you can help the uninsured, please contact the San Antonio Food Bank's Social Services Department at (210) 337-3663 or 1-800-346-9121. Thank you for your participation in this important week-long recognition and redress of the plight of the uninsured.

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