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09/03/10

Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch^® Column: "Gun Violence and Children: Have We No Shame or Respect for Child Life?"

. The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) has documented the threat of gun violence against American children for nearly two decades since we learned in a Peter Hart Associates poll undertaken by CDF’s Black Community Crusade for Children that the number one concern of Black adults and youths was gun violence. So many in both generations feared they or their children would never reach adulthood because of pervasive gun violence.

08/27/10

Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch^® Column: "Katrina, Five Years Later"

Five years later, for many of Katrina’s children and families home is still not back to the way it was. New roadblocks keep appearing on the road to recovery. The city’s resilience is still strong, but challenges remain.

08/20/10

2010 National Observance of Children's Sabbaths Manual, Muslim Section

Muslim section for the 2010 National Observance of Children’s Sabbaths® manual "Blessed to Be a Blessing". This section contains suggested activities to engage your mosque, Islamic center, school, or group in the Children’s Sabbaths celebration.

08/20/10

Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch^® Column: "Children Need Emergency Help in this Deep Recession Now!"

Children have only one childhood and it is right now. Millions of children in our nation require emergency attention in our recession ravaged economy as poverty, including extreme child poverty, hunger, and homelessness have increased, if irreparable harm is not to be inflicted on them and on our nation’s future.

08/20/10

Protect Children, Not Guns 2010

CDF's Protect Children, Not Guns 2010 is a compilation of the most recent and reliable national and state data on gun violence in America. This report provides the latest statistics on firearm deaths by race, age and manner; highlights state gun violence trends and efforts to prevent child access to guns; dispels common myths about guns; and explains the significance of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on gun ownership.

08/19/10

CDF Freedom Schools^® Summer Application Materials

Resources, including applications, operating principles, estimated budgets and program information for those interested in sponsoring a CDF Freedom Schools site.

08/18/10

Children's Health Coverage State Enrollment Packets

These packets include general information about children’s health coverage; state-based resources, including possible enrollment partners; steps for enrolling a child in a coverage program; follow-up flyers; and health resources, by county, for children who are not eligible for coverage.

08/13/10

Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch^® Column: "Changing the Status Quo in Our Schools"

In late July, both President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan spoke to the National Urban League’s Centennial Conference about what the President called “an issue that I believe will largely determine not only African American success, but the success of our nation in the 21st century -- and that is whether we are offering our children the very best education possible.” Right now, of course, the answer is no so President Obama and Secretary Duncan were there to speak about the Administration’s plans for education reform.

08/11/10