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Utah Steps Up for Kids
Posted Monday, 03 November 2008

Every Child Matters organized a non-partisan rally to draw public attention to issues affecting America's children in Utah and across America.

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Governor
Jon Huntsman Jr. (2008)
2008 State of the State Address

Lt. Governor
Gary Herbert

Attorney General
Mark Shurtleff

Department of Education

Child and Family Services

State Legislature
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Click Here to Find Your State Senator

U.S. Senate
Bob Bennett (2010)
Orrin Hatch (2012)

U.S. House of Representatives
District #1 - Rob Bishop
District #2 - Jim Matheson
District #3 - Jack Draxler

There are 742,556 children under 18 in Utah.
Children Living in Poverty (2007) - 88,741
Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2007) - 87,000
Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2007) - 160,000
Children Reported Abused (2005) - 21,052
2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 12,130 (26.0%)
Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 64
3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 60,738 (62.4%)
% of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 31

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