LAS VEGAS, Nev., Oct 10, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- To boost the currently low visibility of the unmet needs of children, youth, and families in the 2008 election process, Every Child Matters Nevada will host a candidate forum October 13, 2008 at 3 p.m. PDT at the Spring Valley Library.
Each candidate will be given the opportunity to respond to questions about his or her plans for children's health, child abuse, and neglect policy, after-school care, early learning, child poverty, and the risk of imprisonment.
This is part of a national effort being undertaken by Every Child Matters to bring together children, parents, educators, care-givers, advocates and families concerned about the status of children's issues in our country, and to raise their voices to encourage the media and the candidates to address these issues.
Invited guests include:
According to EMCEF's Homeland Insecurity (2nd edition, 2008), 13 million American children live in poverty, eight million are without health insurance, and three million are reported abused or neglected. Comparisons with other rich democracies are eye-opening. The U.S. has the second highest child poverty rate among the world's 26 richest countries.