The 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 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 MoreWashington, D.C. – As COVID-19 cases surge across the country, the economic repercussions of this crisis have left children, families and communities reeling at the [...]
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 MoreFor Immediate Release: January 30, 2020 Media Contacts: American Academy of Pediatrics: Jamie Poslosky (202-724-3301; jposlosky@aap.org) Leading Children’s Health Groups Oppose New Federal Guidance on [...]
Read MoreMedia contacts: Georgetown University Center for Children & Families: Catherine Hope (202-687-1058; Catherine.Hope@georgetown.edu) American Academy of Pediatrics: Jamie Poslosky (202-724-3301; jposlosky@aap.org) For immediate release: Thursday, [...]
Read MoreThe most recent Census data released today shows that after decades of hard-won progress expanding health coverage to the vast majority of America’s children, we [...]
Read MoreMay 7, 2019 Media contacts: American Academy of Pediatrics: Jamie Poslosky (202-724-3301; jposlosky@aap.org) Georgetown University Center for Children & Families: Catherine Hope (202-687-1058; Catherine.Hope@georgetown.edu) Leading [...]
Read MoreAfter two years of divisive, hateful rhetoric from the highest levels of government, the inhumane treatment of immigrant families, and the placing of corporate profits [...]
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