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Child Welfare Health

Leading Children’s Health Groups to House of Representatives: Keep Medicaid Strong

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Media Contacts: American Academy of Pediatrics: Jamie Poslosky (202-724-3301; jposlosky@aap.org) Children’s Defense Fund: Patti Hassler (202-662-3554; phassler@childrensdefense.org) Children’s Dental [...]

Youth Justice

Children’s Defense Fund “Break the Chains” Protest Action against Unjust Criminal Justice System

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org WASHINGTON, DC – On [...]

Ending Child Poverty

National Child Poverty Rate Drops; Still Higher Than 2007: Small Relief for Black Children

For Immediate Release Tuesday, September 13, 2016 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org National Child Poverty [...]

Health

CDF Statement on New Data Showing Drop of 606,000 in Uninsured Children in U.S.

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org CDF Statement on [...]

Education

Children’s Defense Fund Celebrates Hillary Rodham Clinton

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Media Interested in Attending, RSVP to: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 203-918-4252 phassler@childrensdefense.org WASHINGTON, [...]

Health

Marian Wright Edelman’s Response to U.S. Census Child Health Insurance Numbers Uninsured Rate Fails to Fall for First Time in Five Years

Washington, D.C. – For the first time since 2008 when data first started being collected by the U.S. Census Bureau using the American Community Survey, [...]

Education Health

Obama Administration Encourages Schools and Districts to Enroll Students in Health Care Coverage through School Registration

U.S. Department of Education Office of Communications & Outreach, Press Office 400 Maryland Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20202 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 31, 2016 CONTACTS: [...]

Health

U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services to Discuss How Schools and Districts Can Enroll Students in Health Coverage through School Registration

U.S. Department of Education Office of Communications and Outreach, Press Office 400 Maryland Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20202 MEDIA ADVISORY EVENT DATE: Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016 [...]

Gun Violence Prevention

Marian Wright Edelman Statement on Massacre in Orlando

For Immediate Release Sunday, June 12, 2016 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler, Vice President of Communications & Outreach 203-918-4252 (office) phassler@childrensdefense.org Washington, D.C.– "The [...]

Service Announcements

Naomi Post to Lead Children’s Defense Fund-New York Marian Wright Edelman Names Executive Director for CDF-New York

For Immediate Release Thursday, April 21, 2016 For More Information Contact: Samantha Levine Director of Communications, CDF-NY 212-697-0775 office Slevine@childrensdefense.org Washington, D.C.– Today the Children’s [...]

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