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CHILDREN’S HEALTH ADVOCATES REACT TO AFFORDABLE CARE ACT RULING

For Immediate Release June 28, 2012 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org Children’s Health Advocates React [...]

Education Youth Justice

LOS ANGELES YOUTH TO COME TOGETHER TO REFORM HARSH SCHOOL DISCIPLINE PRACTICES

MEDIA ADVISORY March 9, 2012 For More Information Contact: Danica Tisdale Fisher, Children’s Defense Fund-California, dfisher@childrensdefense.org, (404) 538-8786 Over 150 youth will gather at a [...]

Health

GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET PUTS CALIFORNIA’S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN AT RISK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5, 2012 For More Information Contact: Michele Stillwell-Parvensky Children’s Defense Fund-California (510) 663-1294 Sacramento, CA - Governor Jerry Brown released a [...]

Child Welfare

CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND–CALIFORNIA HOSTS 21ST ANNUAL BEAT THE ODDS® AWARDS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2011 For More Information Contact: Andy Gelb / Stephanie Samson Slate PR (310) 461-0111 andy@slate-pr.com / stephanie@slate-pr.com Who: Children’s Defense [...]

Education

KANSAS CITY FREEDOM SCHOOLS INITIATIVE RECEIVES FIRST CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND FREEDOM SCHOOLS® CHALLENGE GRANT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2011 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler phassler@childrensdefense.org (202) 662-3554 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s [...]

Ending Child Poverty

SAFETY NET FAILS TO CATCH MILLIONS OF CHILDREN IN STAGNANT ECONOMY

For Immediate Release September 23, 2011 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler phassler@childrensdefense.org (202) 662-3554 Number of Poor Children under Six Rises in 43 States [...]

Ending Child Poverty

AMERICAN DREAM VANISHING FOR 16.4 MILLION CHILDREN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2011 Nearly One Million More Children Are Poor Washington, D.C.—New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau today reveals 46.2 million poor [...]

Child Welfare

PRESS RELEASE: THE STATE OF AMERICA’S CHILDREN® 2011 FINDS CHILDREN IN JEOPARDY

For Immediate Release July 18, 2011 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org The State of America’s Children® [...]

Child Welfare

CDF JOINS WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA IN CHALLENGING CONGRESS TO CHOOSE CHILDREN OVER CORPORATE JETS

For Immediate Release June 29, 2011 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President for Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org Today, President Obama challenged Congressional [...]

Ending Child Poverty

WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS URGED TO REDUCE DEFICIT WITHOUT INCREASING POVERTY

For Immediate Release June 27, 2011 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org White House and Congressional Leaders [...]

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