November 4, 2020. Today, the Supreme Court hears oral argument in a high-stakes case for children in foster care. As advocates for children and families [...]
Read MoreWashington, D.C. – Starting today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings to appoint a new Justice to the Supreme Court. The decision they will [...]
Read MoreOctober 9, 2020 Media contacts: American Academy of Pediatrics: Devin Miller (dmiller@aap.org, 202-724-3308) Children's Defense Fund: Emily Gardner (egardner@childrensdefense.org, 202-662-3554) Family Voices: Mallory Cyr (mcyr@familyvoices.org, [...]
Read MoreThe Children’s Defense Fund released the following statement today in response to House passage of an updated COVID-19 relief package: Washington, D.C. – Since the [...]
Read MoreAfter nearly 50 years leading CDF, Marian Wright Edelman welcomes nationally recognized children’s rights and racial equity champion Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson to carry forward her legacy and lead CDF into a new Civil Rights Movement.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. (August 11, 2020) – Children’s Defense Fund, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Save the Children, Save the Children Action Network (SCAN), and [...]
Read MorePresident Trump’s FY2021 budget proposal abandons millions of children and hard-working families across the country that rely on the programs that the White House proposes [...]
Read MoreThe latest data illustrates the harmful impacts of our national policy failures on children—especially children of color Today, the Children’s Defense Fund released the latest [...]
Read MoreWe are horrified by and condemn the Trump administration’s imminent plans to conduct mass deportation roundups of immigrant families, which will do real and lasting [...]
Read MoreChildren’s Defense Fund study shows America could lift 5.5 million children out of poverty immediately by investing in nine modest policy improvements Washington, D.C. – America [...]
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