On April 26, the House passed a bill that uses the ongoing debate around lifting the debt ceiling to force budget cuts to critical federal programs that support the health and wellbeing of children and youth. This bill would result in millions of Americans losing their access to quality and affordable healthcare, cash assistance and income support through TANF, rental assistance, and access to child care.
Read MoreIn the face of a global pandemic, the Biden administration issued a series of measures to sustain millions of low-income children and families. Despite its success, the Public Health Emergency (PHE) and policies enacted under the emergency declaration will expire on May 11. And the pain will be real.
Read MoreSenator Patty Murray and Representative Bobby Scott have reintroduced the Child Care for Working Families Act. This act comprehensively improves our nation’s early care [...]
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On Monday the nation paused, again, to mourn the tragic loss of three children to gun violence at Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, alongside three adults who cared for them. Again, because according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at 19%, firearms are the leading cause of death for children in our country. Again, because according to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been more mass shootings than days in the year 2023.
Read MoreWhile we are encouraged by President Biden’s proposed expansion of the Child Tax Credit, increased investment into early care and education, and other programs that improve outcomes for children and youth—we call on the President and Congress to further commit to expanding and strengthening supports for this nation’s most marginalized.
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Children's Defense Fund celebrates National Reading Month with our Banned Book Syllabus: Banned Books We Love. Featuring books from the CDF Freedom Schools® Integrated Reading Curriculum (IRC), our Banned Book Syllabus promotes rich, culturally relevant, and high-quality books for young readers of all ages.
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Children's Defense Fund joined the NAACP and others outside the Supreme Court at the People's Rally for Student Debt Cancellation. I was excited to [...]
Read MoreIn her book, Unfinished Business: Black Women, the Black Church and the Struggle to Thrive in America, Dr. Keri Day of Princeton Theological Seminary [...]
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As images of the murder of Tyre Nichols continue to flood the media, we pause to recognize that such images are also flooding our [...]
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This Black History Month, Children’s Defense Fund honors and commemorates the trailblazers before us by protecting and teaching their stories. We believe a learning [...]
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