Child advocates

Connecticut:

• Connecticut Association for Human Services, James Horan, executive director
• Connecticut Voices for Children, Shelley Gaballe, president

Illinois:

• Voices for Illinois Children, Jerry Stermer, president – letter to Rep. Jerry Weller
• Voices for Illinois Children, Jerry Stermer, president – letter to Sen. Peter Fitzgerald

Kansas:

• Kansas Action for Children, Gary Brunk, president and CEO – letter to Sen. Sam Brownback
• Kansas Action for Children, Gary Brunk, president and CEO – letter to Sen. Pat Roberts

Michigan:

• Michigan League for Human Services, Ann Marson, president and CEO

Missouri:

• Citizens for Missouri’s Children, Ruth Roetheli Ehresman, policy director

New Mexico:

• New Mexico Voices for Children, Lisa Adams-Shafer, KIDS COUNT Program Dierctor – letter to Sen. Bingaman
• New Mexico Voices for Children, Kay Monaco, executive director – letter to Sen. Domenici
• New Mexico Voices for Children, Robert P. McNeill, board member – letter to Sen. Domenici

Ohio:

• Greater Cleveland for Greater Kids, Amy Swanson, executive director – letter to Sen. DeWine
• Greater Cleveland for Greater Kids, Amy Swanson, executive director – letter to Sen. Voinovich
• Have a Heart Ohio, John Corlette, senior fellow and director, public policy and advocacy – letter to Sen. Voinovich

Oklahoma:

• Community Action Project, Steven Dow, executive director and Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy, Anne Roberts, director

Rhode Island:

• Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, Elizabeth Burke Bryant, executive director

Texas

• Center for Public Policy Priorities, F. Scott McCown, executive director, Frances Deviney, Texas KIDS COUNT Director
• Children at Risk, Barbara McCormick, president and CEO
• Voices for Children of San Antonio, C.A. Messina, executive director
• Texans Care for Children, Susan Craven