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Children’s Action Network
Children’s Action Network’s mission is to harness the power of the media on behalf of children.  The organization serves as a clearinghouse for the entertainment industry on children’s issues and works with advocacy organizations nationally to promote policies that benefit children.  Children’s Action Network is currently engaged is a national effort to spotlight the issue of adoption.  The purpose of the campaign is to find permanent homes for the more than 117,000 children who are available for adoption.  They launched this adoption campaign through a CBS television special called A Home for the Holidays, which focused on the joys of adoption.  In addition, Children’s Action Network helped sponsor an adoption event in June in the U.S. Congress.  Past efforts on behalf of children include the very successful National Immunization Campaign, which resulted in the immunization of more than 175,000 children, as well as the Los Angeles Kids Cafes that have served more than 84,000 meals to hungry children.