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CDF Speakers Bureau
For 35 years, CDF has been a leading advocacy voice for all the children of America. Our talented advocates, educators, organizers, policy experts, and other spokespeople use their voices every day to help lift children out of poverty, protect them from abuse and neglect, and ensure access to health care, quality education, and a moral and spiritual foundation to help them succeed. Learn more about CDF's public speakers.
CDF In the News
Read news stories featuring CDF's work, campaigns, initiatives, and employees.
- 12/14/09
The Next Most Underreported Health Reform Story
Columbia Journalism Review - 12/07/09
Edelman Worries About Children Losing Health Coverage Amid Reforms
Kansas City Star - 12/05/09
Marian Wright Edelman on What's Missing From Health Care Reform
PoliticsDaily - 12/02/09
Health-Care Reform to Dump Poor Kids?
Jackson Free Press - 12/01/09
Casey Proposes Full Funding for a Separate CHIP Through 2019
Congressional Quarterly - 11/22/09
Health-care Needs of Our Children Not Met
The Tennessean - 11/15/09
Gazette Opinion: Keep Kids Covered in Health Reform Plans
Billings Gazette - 11/08/09
Children's Defense Fund Marches for Children
WLBT - 11/04/09
Stroller Brigade Hits the Hill (video)
My Fox DC - 10/30/09
Hospitalized Children Without Insurance Are More Likely to Die, a Study Finds
The New York Times - 10/21/09
'Baby Brigade' Set to March on Washington
9News (NBC- Denver) - 10/20/09
Guns and Kids: Lives Interrupted
Florida Times-Union - 10/15/09
Clay Sees More Children in Poverty
INFORUM - 10/12/09
We cannot allow gun violence to take any more children's lives...
Counter Bullet Points - 10/09/09
Prospects Gloomy for Children in Poverty
Rochester Post-Bulletin - 10/01/09
Ex-inmate Tells Students: 'It's not a joke'
Hattiesburg American - 09/30/09
140,000 of Minnesota's Kids are Living in Poverty
Star Tribune - 09/30/09
To Be Equal - High-Quality Early Childhood Education A Step Closer For All
The Seattle Medium - 09/18/09
Shoestring ‘Conversation’ Focused on Solutions
Jackson Free Press - 09/08/09
SCHIP's Fate May Hang in Balance
Politico - 09/07/09
The Top Stakeholders in Health Reform
Boston Globe - 09/04/09
Children of Color Need a Healthy Start
USA Today - 09/03/09
Healthy Families Bill
KPFA 94 - 08/29/09
Fourth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
KIAH 39 - 08/26/09
DOJ Issues Damning Report Of NY Juvenile Centers
North County Gazette - 08/25/09
4 Youth Prisons in New York Used Excessive Force
New York Times - 08/25/09
Staggering Data Released At Health Care Forum
WDSU - 08/23/09
Activist Cathy Grace Still Educating the Public
The Clarion Ledger - 08/14/09
California Board Votes to Drop Healthcare Coverage for 60,000 Children
Los Angeles Times - 08/09/09
Pursuing a Bold Vision in Tough Times
Charlotte Observer - 08/09/09
Is It Now a Crime to Be Poor?
New York Times - 08/01/09
California Deal Leaves More Kids Uninsured
The Wall Street Jounral - 07/30/09
Health Reform Must Include All Children
San Jose Mercury News - 07/29/09
Study: Kids Fare Well in North Dakota, Minnesota
INFORUM - 07/29/09
Job Trend Damaging Ohio's Kids
The Columbus Dispatch - 07/16/09
Summer Program Allows Freedom to Learn
The Charlotte Post - 07/13/09
Rally at State Capitol to Focus on Health Care for Children
Minnesota Public Radio - 07/13/09
Rally Focuses on Health Care for Children
KSTP TV - 07/12/09
Freedom School Students to Participate in Day of Social Action in Bronson Park in Kalamazoo
Michigan Live - 07/10/09
Rally to Push for Health Care Reform
The Galveston County Daily News - 07/09/09
Summer Program at Kingsley Lincoln Freedom School Adds African Culture
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 07/07/09
Child Advocate at Seattle Summit Blames Youth Violence on Adults
The Seattle Times - 07/06/09
Local Luminaries Help with Story Time
Charlotte Observer - 07/05/09
Report: 1 in 6 SD Children Fighting Poverty
Rapid City Journal - 07/05/09
Snapshots: Students Pull Together at Freedom School
Battle Creek Enquirer - 06/18/09
Books Take Readers Into Past
The Advocate - 06/17/09
Breaking the 'Pipeline' to Prison
CNN - 06/09/09
Tuition-free literacy, enrichment program to launch next week
The Journal Record


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