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Thank you for answering the call

A couple of weeks ago when President Obama made a courageous step and banned solitary confinement for juveniles in the federal prison system, we put out a call to action.

January 21, 2016 | California
Connecting Child Health to School Success

On January 15, Secretary of the U.

January 18, 2016 | California
Child Health

Statements from Marian Wright Edelman, President of Children’s Defense Fund; Lan Bentsen, Co-Chair of Children’s Defense Fund Board of Directors; and Patrick Bresette, Executive Director of Children’s Defense Fund-Texas

January 15, 2016 | National
Education

Statement from Alex Johnson, Executive Director of the Children's Defense Fund-California, on LAUSD's new superintendent

January 12, 2016 | California
Governor's Budget Must Do More to Address the Needs of the Whole Child

January 7, 2016 | California
Child Health

Children's Health Coalition Commends Dr. Ross On His Covered California Board Leadership

December 23, 2015 | California
Youth Justice

Statement from Alex Johnson, Executive Director of the Children's Defense Fund-California, on Resignation of LA County's Chief Probation Officer Jerry Powers

December 17, 2015 | California
Children's Defense Fund–California Hires Patricia Soung to Lead Juvenile Justice Work

December 16, 2015 | California
Service Announcements

Marian Wright Edelman Statement on the loss of Evelyn S. Lieberman

December 14, 2015 | National
24th Annual Beat the Odds Awards

Five Los Angeles high school students were recognized at Children’s Defense Fund – California’s 25th annual Beat the Odds® Awards gala on Dec.

December 3, 2015 | California