You can speak out for children in need by clicking on the links below to take action on current critical issues affecting children.
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Tell Congress to Fight Pneumonia and Save the Lives of Children
Take action now on behalf of the nearly 2 million children that die each year from pneumonia by advocating for the Newborn, Child and Mother Survival Act.
The Newborn, Child and Mother Survival Act and the Global Child Survival Act of 2009 would recommit the United States to lead the way in improving children’s and mothers’ health by developing & implementing an integrated, comprehensive strategy that includes protection, prevention and treatment of pneumonia.
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Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO), Co-Chairs of the House Hunger Caucus, have introduced comprehensive legislation to address global hunger and improve food security. Called The Roadmap to End Global Hunger and Promote Food Security Act of 2009, the bill is based on the recommendations of “The Roadmap to End Global Hunger,” a report released in February by Save the Children and a broad-based coalition of nonprofit organizations. Help stop global hunger by urging your U.S. Representative to co-sponsor the Roadmap to End Global Hunger and Promote Food Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2817).
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Urge Congress to Support More Funding for Early Childhood Development Programs in the U.S. and developing countries around the world
Early childhood education is a proven investment in economic prosperity, social development and the survival and well-being of children and their families. Yet alarming numbers of children are at risk of failure in primary school — both in the United States and overseas. Please tell your Senators and Representative to ensure early childhood development programs are amply funded both at home and abroad.
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Sign the Disaster Decade Petition to Protect Children Before, During and After a Disaster
If there is one thing we've learned from the past decade, it's that disasters can strike at any moment. But even more frightening is the fact that in most states the needs of children are largely ignored during a disaster, leaving them even more vulnerable to its effects. Save the Children has developed a five-point-plan, with real steps that can take to protect children before, during and after a disaster. Help us tell Congress and the Obama Administration that children need protection by signing our petition and letting your voice be heard.
Join Save the Children in its Effort to Enhance and Improve Our Nation's Foreign Assistance Policies
Save the Children, alongside a significant group of more than 140 businesses, non-profits, and former leaders from the government and the U.S. military, endorsed a letter to President Obama and Congress urging them to "make modernization of our foreign assistance programs a priority… [and] make global development a co-equal pillar of U.S. foreign policy alongside defense and diplomacy."
YOU CAN TOO! The open letter was developed by the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) and published as an advertisement in the Politico newspaper. It was released on March 17th, 2009 to show President Obama, his advisors, and Members of Congress that strong individual, institutional, and grassroots support exists for their unprecedented efforts to elevate global development. Show your support by going to MFAN's website to sign on to the letter and download a badge to post on your website, blog or social networking profile.
