“NO HOLIDAY FOR HUNGER”
Summer is usually imagined as a carefree time for children and families—a lazy, relaxing season filled with cookouts, backyard picnics, and trips to the ice [...]
Read More“WORKING HARD TO GET BACK ON TRACK”
Since childhood, 21-year-old Ashante Dickens has had a clear goal: "I want to be an elementary school teacher. That's my passion." She got good grades [...]
Read More“POISON IN AMERICA”
The growth in hate groups and the use of their divisive and negative language in the mainstream political and media arena is cause for national [...]
Read More“SAFE HARBOR FOR THE HOMELESS”
Five-year-old Kamari and his three-year-old brother Shamarr clown around in the dining room of the YWCA Family Center in Columbus, Ohio. They and their mother, [...]
Read More“SNAP: CUTTING WHAT WORKS?”
This week has been a devastating one for children and the poor. It began with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urging members of the [...]
Read More“SNAP: CUTTING WHAT WORKS?”
This week has been a devastating one for children and the poor. It began with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urging members of the [...]
Read More“WHAT A DIFFERENCE A GUN MAKES”
On April 16, 2007, our nation suffered its deadliest shooting incident ever by a single gunman when a student killed 32 people and wounded 25 [...]
Read More“AMERICA’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS: STILL UNEQUAL AND UNJUST”
Millions of children in America are denied the opportunity to receive a fair and high quality education. In March, the U.S. Department of Education released [...]
Read More“HOW OUR NATION CAN PROTECT CHILDREN, NOT GUNS”
When the Children’s Defense Fund released its new report, Protect Children, Not Guns 2012 in March, we dedicated it to the memory of Trayvon Martin [...]
Read More“IT’S PAST TIME TO PROTECT CHILDREN NOT GUNS”
Thousands of people across the country have poured into the streets—from New York to Sanford, Florida—to demand justice for Trayvon Martin. Hundreds of thousands more [...]
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