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Children’s Defense Fund calls on Senate to introduce fully inclusive Child Tax Credit Legislation

Ending Child Poverty

The Next Continuing Resolution Must Prioritize Children and their Families

Nearly 45 days ago, Members of Congress waited until the last minute to temporarily fund the government fund the government fund the government fund the government and prevent a shutdown. Now we are facing a similar predicament as the extension clock runs out this Friday, meaning Congress has only three days to either create another Continuing Resolution (CR) or actually pass a budget to keep the government funded and avert a shutdown right before the holidays.

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For Our Children: “We Are Ever Bound in Community.”

It is a busy time for Children’s Defense Fund! Last week, we kicked off a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of our founding. We rejoiced with a Celebration of Joy at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

For Our Children: A Day of Service

Mrs. Edelman’s work these last five decades embodies all we hold dear at Children’s Defense Fund. She committed herself to making sure every child, no matter their background, would have the opportunity to live their lives with dignity, hope, and joy.

CDF’s 50th Anniversary

Sunday, I was honored to bring the message at Middle Collegiate Church in New York City for the National Observance of Children’s Sabbaths.

Child Welfare Youth Justice

Invest in What’s Right

Earlier this year, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange published a story with an encouraging headline: “Juvenile prison populations reach all-time lows”. At a time when our nation seems to be taking many steps backward, this headline initially gave me a thrill of hope that progress is still possible. However, that headline only tells us part of the story.

Child Welfare Service Announcements

CDF National Policy Forum

Children’s Defense Fund is working for a future where our children play freely in parks, walk safely to bus stops, and learn in schools [...]

Child Welfare Early Childhood Ending Child Poverty

What a Continuing Resolution Means for America’s Children and Youth

“It's time for our leaders to put aside partisanship and work toward a full federal budget”

Child Welfare

A Child Shall Lead: 2023 Children’s Sabbaths

Many of us are familiar with old sayings like, “Children should be seen and not heard,” or “Stay in a child’s place.” While it may be easy to recall these sayings from our own childhoods, each confers something of a secondary status upon children in our families, our communities, and our nation.

Ending Child Poverty

Alarming Surge in Child Poverty Rates in 2022: Urgent Calls for Action

Last week, the Census Bureau released the U.S. poverty data for 2022 using two different measures: the Official Poverty Measure (OPM) and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). Children’s Defense Fund is disheartened to learn that the SPM child poverty rate has more than doubled from 5.1% in 2021 to 12.4% in 2022—that is more than 5 million more children living in poverty as a direct result of policy choices.

Labor day is coming up, but what are we celebrating? 

This Labor Day, while we commemorate the movement that brought us workplace safety standards, the minimum wage, weekends and much more, we must also [...]

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