Email from Every Child Matters - 10/29/2010

With the election just days away, we are working hard to ensure that the needs of New Hampshire’s children are not forgotten.

This year, with the help of a committed team of phone bankers, we are reaching out to thousands of unmarried women and urging them to make their voices heard by voting in the election. We've already begun our work to reach out to 20,000 women across the state!

Unmarried women (which includes women who are not or never were married, divorcees, heads of households, and widows) represent the largest growing non-voting demographic in our country. If you know a woman who falls into this category, please reach out to her and ask her to vote on November 2nd. And remind her of the many reasons why the children in our state need that vote:

- More than 31,000 New Hampshire children live in poverty.
- Almost 1,000 New Hampshire children were confirmed abused or neglected. And in America, every six hours a child dies from abuse or neglect.
- Child care and early learning costs as much as college tuition, but it gets much less government funding.
- 24% of New Hampshire’s 4th graders scored below basic reading levels.
- In New Hampshire, 6% of Elementary School children and 35% of Middle School children are responsible for taking care of themselves after school.
- Over 50% of New Hampshire’s Medicaid-enrolled children are not getting dental care.

Find out how the candidates stand on issues that affect children.
Then Vote.

Every Child Matters in New Hampshire is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose mission is to make children a political priority in New Hampshire. For more specific information, please visit our website at www.everychildmatters.org/nh2000 M St. NW, Suite 203 Washington, DC 20036


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