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CDF STATEMENT ON NEW DATA SHOWING DECREASE OF 441,000 UNINSURED CHILDREN

For Immediate Release September 17, 2013 For More Information Contact: Raymonde Charles Press Secretary 202-662-3508 office rcharles@childrensdefense.org WASHINGTON, DC – Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) President Marian [...]

Ending Child Poverty

CHILD POVERTY REMAINS AT RECORD HIGH LEVELS

For Immediate Release September 17, 2013 For More Information Contact: Raymonde Charles Press Secretary 202-662-3508 office rcharles@childrensdefense.org 21.8 Percent of Children Poor – including over one-third [...]

Service Announcements

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN JOINS SOLEDAD O’BRIEN AND KITTY KELLEY TO HIGHLIGHT NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED IMAGES OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON

For Immediate Release September 5, 2013 For More Information Contact: Raymonde Charles Press Secretary 202-662-3508 office rcharles@childrensdefense.org Marian Wright Edelman Joins Soledad O’Brien and Kitty Kelley [...]

Gun Violence Prevention

NEW CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NRA’S EFFORTS TO HIDE THE TRUTH ABOUT GUNS AND BLOCK CHILD GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

For Immediate Release July 24, 2013 For More Information Contact: Raymonde Charles Press Secretary 202-662-3508 office rcharles@childrensdefense.org Report Details the Physical and Psychological Impact of Child [...]

Youth Justice

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN STATEMENT: JUSTICE DENIED

For Immediate Release July 14, 2013 For More Information Contact: Raymonde Charles Press Secretary 202-662-3508 office rcharles@childrensdefense.org Marian Wright Edelman Statement Washington, DC – In [...]

Service Announcements

ADVISORY: CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND TO HONOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

For Immediate Release June 27, 2013 For More Information Contact: Raymonde Charles Press Secretary 202-662-3508 office rcharles@childrensdefense.org 40th Anniversary Celebrates Champions of Change for Children [...]

Health

CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND LAUNCHES “WE CAN DO BETTER” SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN

For Immediate Release June 14, 2013 For More Information Contact: Raymonde Charles Press Secretary 202-662-3508 office rcharles@childrensdefense.org Children’s Defense Fund Launches “We Can Do Better” [...]

Gun Violence Prevention

CONGRESSMAN TIERNEY, JOINED BY THE CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND, UNVEILS NEW “SMART GUN” BILL TO HELP PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE

Immediate Release May 15, 2013 For More Information Contact: Raymonde Charles Press Secretary 202-662-3508 office rcharles@childrensdefense.org WASHINGTON, DC – In the most recent James [...]

Gun Violence Prevention

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN STATEMENT ON THE FAILURE OF THE BACKGROUND CHECKS PLAN

April 17, 2013 For More Information Contact: Raymonde Charles Press Secretary 202-662-3508 office rcharles@childrensdefense.org WASHINGTON, DC - Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense [...]

Early Childhood

CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND APPLAUDS PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR INVESTMENTS IN CHILDREN

Immediate Release April 10, 2013 For More Information Contact: Raymonde Charles Press Secretary 202-662-3508 office rcharles@childrensdefense.org Marian Wright Edelman: Investments in Early Childhood are a [...]

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