Every Kid Counts

Acknowledgments
Preface: A True Children's Story
Why You Need to Care
Everyone Can Help
The First Five Minutes
Turn Off the Tube	p. 2
Champion Public Education	p. 9
Have Fun with a Kid	p. 17
Adopt a Child-Care Center	p. 22
Fight Childhood Poverty	p. 28
Defend the Children's Safety Net	p. 33
Help a Child Avoid Having a Child	p. 38
Do Something About Child Abuse	p. 44
Include Children with Disabilities	p. 49
Keep a Child's Creative Spirit Alive	p. 54
Feed a Hungry Child	p. 59
Hire a Youth	p. 64
Make Your Company Child-Friendly	p. 69
Unlearn Prejudice: They're All Our Children	p. 75
Stop Cigarette Ads from Killing Our Kids	p. 84
Just Say No to the Liquor Lobby	p. 89
Help a Kid Kick Drugs	p. 93
Make Children's Health Care at Right	p. 99
Understand Why Kids Run Away	p. 106
Bring Young and Old Together	p. 111
Make Your Neighborhood Safe for Kids	p. 114
Lobby for Kids at Budget Time	p. 120
Fight for Car Seats, Helmets, and Smoke Detectors	p. 127
Face the Fact that Children Get AIDS	p. 132
Get a Kid Out of Jail and Into College	p. 137
Befriend a Homeless Family	p. 142
Promote a Children's Bill of Rights	p. 147
Reach Out to a Child in Foster Care	p. 152
Empower Kids to Save the Earth	p. 158
Support Real Family Values	p. 164
Make Your Vote Count for Kids	p. 169
Give Time: How to Be an Effective Volunteer	p. 176
Give Resources: How to Be an Effective Donor	p. 182
Give 'em Hell: How to Be an Effective Child Advocate	p. 186
Sources	p. 197
Appendix 1: Multi-Issue Resources	p. 199
Appendix 2: Handy Phone Numbers	p. 202
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