Take action to help end childhood lead exposure and poisoning in New York!
NYS District 30 Senator Cordell Cleare and Sonal Jessel, MPH at the Lead Free Kids NY press conference in Albany on March 31, 2022.
Join our movement today.
Let’s work together to end New York’s childhood lead exposure and poisoning crises.
By getting involved with LFKNY, you will have the opportunity to:
- Make your voice heard through in-person and online advocacy days, meeting with your elected officials, writing letters to your local paper and more
- Receive hot-off-the presses updates about on lead in the Capitol and how you can make a difference
- Access resources about the problem of childhood lead poisoning and how we are working to make it an issue of the past so that you can make a difference in your community
- Be part of a community that’s dedicated to preventing lead poisoning for all New York children
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Teach-In and Day of Action
Lead Free Kids New York (LFKNY) invites you to participate in a teach-in on Sunday, March 12th, at 6pm and a day of action on Thursday, March 16th.
On Sunday, March 12th, at 6pm, during the Children’s Defense Fund-New York’s (CDF-NY) “Whole Child, Whole Community FY2024 Budget Teach-In,” you will hear from fierce youth advocates, impacted community leaders and state elected officials as we explain the critical budget needs of marginalized children, youth, young adults, families and their communities and the investments New York must make for them in the FY2024 State budget. During the teach-in, Enoshja Ruffin, impacted parent and community organizer with Citizen Action of New York, as well as Oceanna Fair, impacted parent and Southside Branch Leader of Families for Lead Freedom Now will share about the childhood lead crisis in New York and the need for our State to make bold, necessary investments to combat and end childhood lead exposure and poisoning in the FY2024 State Budget. To watch the teach-in, go to CDF-NY’s YouTube channel on Sunday, March 12th, at 6pm.
After the teach-in, on Thursday, March 19th, LFKNY is hosting a day of action. For our day of action, we are asking you and your network to email your elected officials about New York State’s childhood lead poisoning crisis and their need to act now. You can email your elected officials using this “Take Action to End Childhood Lead Exposure and Poisoning in New York” action alert.
Please forward this email to your network and encourage them to join us for the Sunday, March 12th, teach-in and Thursday, March 16th, day of action.
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Action Alert! Support our Campaign!
Take Action to End Childhood Lead Exposure in New York! Tell our elected leaders: New York’s children and youth deserve to live in homes that are healthy, lead-free and climate ready! Send an email to your officials with one click! Link to Campaign
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