Statements and Letters Archives — Page 6 of 16

Sierra Campbell2020-04-22T10:35:14-05:00[ April 18th, 2020 ]

Children Advocates Call for the Inclusion of Immigrant Families in COVID-19 Response

While the CARES Act was a strong start, we are deeply concerned that children in mixed-immigration status families (those with both citizen and noncitizen members) have been excluded from critical relief. These children comprise one in four of all children in the United States, and the vast majority are U.S. citizens. It is simply unacceptable to leave them out of the COVID-19 response. Doing so will not only put more children at risk of falling into poverty but also greatly undermine our nation’s ability to overcome this crisis.

Sierra Campbell2020-04-20T13:53:01-05:00[ April 16th, 2020 ]

100+ Organizations Urge Congress to Protect Low-Income Families amid COVID-19

This pandemic calls for the enactment of policies and sufficient funding to protect low- and moderate-income people from economic disaster and to meet the urgent needs of the most vulnerable people in our nation. We cannot predict all of the impacts that the coronavirus and the recession will have on the people in our nation for years to come. Given what we know now, we share the broad economic security priorities for future COVID-19 response legislation and actions.

Sierra Campbell2020-04-16T10:29:17-05:00[ April 16th, 2020 ]

CDF Letter to Congress on Prioritizing Children and Families in the 4th COVID-19 Package

As the scope and scale of the devastation from COVID-19 continues to grow, it is clear that children and families need additional support. At the same time, certain particularly vulnerable children and those disproportionately impacted by this crisis – including children living in poverty, children of color, children in the foster care system, and children in mixed immigration status families – were either completely left out of the previous relief packages or have additional, critical needs that must be addressed in Congress’ next response to the COVID-19 crisis. The unique and urgent needs of children must be a priority in Congress’ ongoing efforts to support the American people through this pandemic.

Sierra Campbell2020-04-20T13:47:57-05:00[ April 15th, 2020 ]

CDF Continues Call for Increased SSBG Funding amid COVID-19

The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) is a proven key source of support to help communities respond to critical needs in national disasters and an important tool in times of recession because it can provide assistance to cash-strapped states, territories, and counties quickly. We urged Congress to increase funding to the SSBG by $4.1 billion to respond to the growing needs of older people, children and families, and people with disabilities in the midst of COVID-19.

Sierra Campbell2020-04-20T13:38:31-05:00[ April 14th, 2020 ]

CDF’s Comments on Alternative Measures of Poverty

CDF submitted comments urging OMB to meaningfully expand—not artificially shrink—poverty measures to include all children experiencing economic deprivation, not just those currently counted as poor and requesting that any modifications to poverty thresholds capture the full breadth of resources needed to support children's healthy development.

Joshua Stewart2020-04-13T10:34:24-05:00[ April 13th, 2020 ]

500+ Child Welfare Advocates Deliver Policy Demands to Congress to Protect Children From Abuse and Neglect During Pandemic

As national, state, and local organizations dedicated to the well-being of vulnerable children and families, we write to urge 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.

Sierra Campbell2020-04-17T15:57:05-05:00[ April 9th, 2020 ]

450+ Organizations Call for Additional Child Care Funding in Next COVID-19 Package

Child care is an essential need for millions of children and families, and it will continue to be the backbone of our economy both during and after this crisis, but only if additional funding is provided to keep it afloat. In order to protect and preserve our child care system for child care providers, workers, and the children and families they serve, we urge lawmakers to provide at least $50 billion in aid targeted to the child care sector.

Sierra Campbell2020-04-17T15:58:40-05:00[ March 30th, 2020 ]

200 Organizations Urge Congress to Invest in Gun Violence Prevention Research

The initial investment for the CDC and NIH was a crucial step toward applying a public health approach to increasing gun safety and reducing firearm-related injuries and deaths, and continued and expanded investments are essential to the success of this important work.

Sierra Campbell2020-04-17T16:00:50-05:00[ March 25th, 2020 ]

CDF Calls for USDA Waivers to Ensure Children Have Access to Meals during COVID-19

CDF joined over 50 organizations to encourage the USDA to issue additional nationwide waivers so that communities are able to better respond to the current crisis and children are able to access the meals they need.

Sierra Campbell2020-04-17T15:13:33-05:00[ March 23rd, 2020 ]

CDF Calls for State Fiscal Relief and Increased Federal Medicaid Matching to Address COVID-19

We strongly urge Congress to move legislation forward that includes least at $150 billion in direct aid to states for fiscal relief and to enact an additional, emergency increase of 12 percent to Federal Medicaid matching funds in order to provide essential support to states as they deploy their resources to address critical health needs during COVID-19.

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