Tom Fricton Awarded Ben Alden Scholarship

After reviewing a number of very impressive applications for the Ben Alden Scholarship, the CTK Sowers Scholarship Committee awarded the very first of the annual scholarships to Tom Fricton, son of parishioner Betsy Ramsey. Mary Alden, Ben’s mother and sponsor of the scholarship, presented Tom with a beautifully framed certificate and a check for $2,000 [...]

Governor Pawlenty Slashes GMAC — Call Him!

Although the Governor has signed the Health & Human Services bill, which is good, he used his line item veto to stike the entire $381 million appropriation for General Assistance Medical Care. GMAC provides basic health coverage for the poorest single adults in the state. Without GMAC 30,000 men and women, most of whom make [...]

Help Nonprofits Buy Discounted Bus Passes for Homeless

Call our Representative Frank Hornstein (651-296-9281) on the Transportation Finance Conference Committee and ask him to support the Senate version of the “Discount Transit Passes Pilot Program.” It’s important! It will give nonprofits serving the homeless — like Families Moving Forward — the ability to buy discounted bus passes and tokens to pass along to [...]

GAMC on the Chopping Block: 32,000 Low-Income Minnesotans Denied Medical Care

GAMC is General Assistance Medical Care, a state-funded program which pays for certain health care services for low-income Minnesotans who are not eligible for other health care programs – generally individuals on General Assistance who have an income lower than 75% of the Federal Poverty Guideline (about $8,122 per year). In fiscal year 2007 about 34,000 [...]

Watch This Video — It’s Fun and Educational!

And your kids will love it too! The MC of the video is a beaver (or some similar looking animal) who takes you through a lively couple of minutes about the “global community” — how we should know our neighbors around the world, learn to live with them, and find ways in our own lives [...]

Lack of Health Insurance Is One of the Top Reasons Why People Slide into Poverty

Catholic Charities, which for years has been helping families who can’t get help from the state, has documentary proof of this. All it takes, CC says, is one visit to the emergency room, a minor health care crisis, or a large dental bill to throw a family off budget, cause them to miss a month’s rent or skip

First Lady Michele Obama Will Advocate for Working Families

This is reflected in her appointment as her Policy Director Harvard Law School Classmate Jocelyn Frye, who for the past 15 years has been general counsel for the National Partnership for Women and Families, one of the nation’s oldest advocacy groups for working women. She will reinforce Ms. Obama’s stated plans to emphasize work-life issues and aid for military families and will be a spokesperson for low- and middle-income families

How to contribute to the newly created Ben Alden Memorial Scholarship for Social Justice

Be sure to read the details for eligibility and application requirements on the RECENT POST titled “The Ben Alden Memorial Scholarship for Social Justice”, also listed on the General Categories page.  Contact information for questions is listed there also.

Many have asked, “How can I contribute to the Fund?” Contributions will be welcomed at any time since this is a multi-year enduring scholarship.  Kindly make checks out to Church of Christ

SCHIP Expanded by House

Good news for underprivileged children throughout the country was the action in the House of Representatives not only supporting but expanding coverage provided by the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. At this time of budget cuts this is good news for low income families. SCHIP provides health coverage for children in low income families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid