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Children's Defense Fund - California Grant
Organization - Children's Defense Fund - California
Grant Amount - $10,000
Foundation - California Endowment
Grant Purpose - Promoting Healthy Families: To support a collaborative effort to expand and evaluate a project linking families applying for the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit with enrollment in children's health insurance coverage and food stamps in the Central and North University Park/USC neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
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