Great news! Thanks to your incredible advocacy, the U.S. House of Representatives voted this week to expand children's health coverage through a strong re-authorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The Senate is expected to vote on the bill next week. Congress is on the right track by demonstrating that kids are a top priority. Let's make sure that California leaders do their part to help the California families who are losing their employer-sponsored healthcare.

Urge leaders in California to prioritize healthcare coverage for kids by sending a Letter to the Editor of your local paper now using our EASY online tool: http://www.momsrising.org/CA_Lead

Sending a letter to your paper takes just a few minutes and can make a big difference. Your legislators and their staff read Letters to the Editor and track them to measure support for an issue in their community. In addition, newspapers pay attention to the amount of letters coming in and often increase their coverage to meet citizen interest.

It's easy as pie! Our Letter-to-the-Editor tool makes it easy to write a letter to a paper of your choice in just a few minutes, even if you've never written a Letter to the Editor before. Just put in your zip code, choose a paper from the list provided, and customize our sample letter as you wish. Three clicks and you're done!

Healthcare coverage for kids is more important than ever. Nationwide, 1.2 million children lost employer-sponsored coverage in the last year alone and this number is likely to rise in the coming months as the economic crisis deepens. Our children can't wait for medical care.

Thanks for your help in urging California leaders to prioritize healthcare coverage for kids!