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Responds to $51.4 million Loss of Funds Due to State Raid on Prop 10 Dollars MAY 4, 2011 (IRVINE, CA) – The Children and Families Commission of Orange County held a public hearing today to consider the annual budget for Fiscal Year 2011/12. The Commission was forced...

County-wide effort to collect essential items begins April 30 at Irvine Spectrum Center® April 25, 2011 (Irvine, CA) – The 4th Annual Essentials for Young Lives® donation drive kicks off Saturday, April 30 in honor of Mother’s Day, at Irvine Spectrum Center®....

County-Wide Campaign Collects Items for Homeless Families with Children February 22, 2011 (Anaheim, CA) – Today HomeAid Orange County announced Sheriff Sandra Hutchens will Chair their 2011 Essentials for Young Lives Donation Drive in Orange County. Organized by...

Over 17,000 Diapers Collected the Honda Center February 25, 2011 (Anaheim, CA) – To kickoff HomeAid Orange County’s Essentials for Young Lives donation drive, in partnership with the Children and Families Commission of Orange County, Anaheim Ducks fans brought diapers...

Budget proposal would seize money from proven local children’s programs with devastating impacts on health and homeless services. IRVINE, CA –Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to take millions of dollars from programs and services that assist local health and education...

Begining in the fall of 2011, all children in 7th through 12th grades planning to attend public or private school must submit proof they've received a booster shot to guard against whooping cough, also known as pertussis. Landon Hall, reporter for the Orange County...

Commission Joins Ambitious Countywide Effort to Address Homelessness, Responds to Current Demands Fueled by Economic Downturn Irvine, Calif., October 6, 2010 — The Children and Families Commission of Orange County today approved a series of ambitious, far-reaching...

Children and Families Commission Seeks to Ease Shortage of Pediatric Sub-Specialists IRVINE, CA – The Children and Families Commission of Orange County today announced it has selected the first three physicians to participate in its new loan repayment program – an...

Of all children 1-4 years old who died, 26% died from drowning IRVINE, CA –The Children & Families Commission of Orange County has teamed up with former Olympian and world record swimmer Janet Evans to promote water safety. Beginning this summer, the Commission...

Jasjit Singh, MD, Associate Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at CHOC Children’s, recently gave a presentation to the Children and Families Commission on the alarming increase in reported cases of Pertussis, better known as whooping cough, which can be fatal...