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Please stay calm, stay safe, and stay strong. We will get through this together.

The Children’s Defense Fund’s commitment to protecting all children and families is more important now than ever. We are quickly adapting to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 public health emergency with urgency and impact.

Child Welfare

Congress Must Support Families and Address Further Strain to Child Welfare System

On behalf of nearly 600 national, state, and local organizations, CDF sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging Congress to act immediately to equip the child welfare system with the tools it needs to handle this crisis. Strengthening the system to face these challenges requires a comprehensive approach that addresses the entire child welfare continuum.

Immigration

Safeguards for Migrant Children Are Not a “Loophole”

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, citing coronavirus concerns, is removing unaccompanied children to countries where they fear violence and persecution. This is deeply troubling, and it is also a violation of children’s legal rights under federal law.

Immigration

We’re All in This Together. COVID-19 Relief Must Protect All Families.

Congress’ third bill responding to the impacts of COVID-19, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was a necessary but incomplete step forward in the fight to ensure the needs of children and families are met in the midst of this pandemic.

Child Welfare

The $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Was Necessary But Falls Short for Families and Children in the Child Welfare System

We are urging Congress to act immediately to provide crucial support to families facing the stress and disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic by equipping the child welfare system with the tools it needs to handle the crisis.

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Here’s What the $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Means for Children and Families

While this bill represents a very important step forward, it does not meet all of the needs of children and families, particularly the most vulnerable, and falls far short of including all of the priorities for relief CDF outlined in our letter to Congress last week

Education

Free Virtual Education Tools for Children and Their Caregivers

Millions of children are out of school right now, as communities take action to slow the coronavirus epidemic, and there is a real possibility that some of these students may not be returning to business-as-usual anytime soon.

Health

Today the Senate Will Take Up the House-Passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act – Here’s What You Need to Know

Today the Senate will take up the House-passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act, as the next step in providing relief from the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic.

Child Welfare

The Coronavirus’s Impact on Children: Child Welfare

As the government works diligently to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, the focus has rightly been on shoring up the medical response, containing the virus’s spread and stabilizing the economy.

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Protecting children and families during this crisis: CDF’s response to COVID-19

As we face a widespread, national health crisis, we hope you are taking steps to keep yourself, your loved ones, and your community safe.

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