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01/26/13 - Photo

2013 March on Washington for Gun Control

On January 26, CDF and grassroots groups of concerned mothers, grandmothers, brothers, sisters, and children of all ages marched to demand that Congress protect children, not guns.

01/22/13 - Photo

National Day of Service: A Call to Social Action

On January 19, the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools® program hosted a National Day of Service and Social Action at the largest homeless shelter for children and families in the nation’s capital, the D.C. General Emergency Family Shelter. The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project, the See Forever Foundation and Maya Angelou Schools, the National Center for Children and Families (NCCF), D.C. General Emergency Family Shelter, and the Capital Area Food Bank partnered with CDF as part of the President’s call to serve to put the spotlight on the critical need to end poverty in America and the devastating impact it has on children and families.

11/15/12 - Photo

2012 Washington, D.C. Beat the Odds Ceremony Slideshow

On November 15th, CDF celebrated five extraordinary high school students who have overcome tremendous challenges to excel academically and give back to their community. Each scholar received a scholarship, college counseling, a laptop computer, and an invitation to join CDF leadership training ladder to help pave the road to college and a successful adulthood.

04/06/12 - Video

The New Jim Crow

Come hear Michelle Alexander, legal scholar and author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness and other thought leaders. Register for the CDF National Conference, Pursuing Justice for Children and the Poor with Urgency and Persistence, July 22nd - July 25th in Cincinnati, Ohio, and join the justice movement for children. Learn more about sessions, workshops, and speakers visit http://www.childrensdefense.org/conference.

04/05/12 - Video

Step Up for Children

Step up for children and register for the CDF National Conference Pursuing Justice for Children and the Poor with Urgency and Persistence. Join 3,000 leading researchers, educators, policymakers, practitioners, faith leaders, and advocates including 1,000 young adult leaders from July 22nd - July 25th in Cincinnati, Ohio. Special discount for early registration ends April 20th. Learn more about sessions, workshops, and speakers visit http://www.childrensdefense.org/conference.

04/02/12 - Video

LaShay Thompson: 2012 CDF-Minnesota Beat The Odds® Scholarship Recipient

The Children's Defense Fund's Beat the Odds program honors outstanding high schools students who have overcome tremendous adversity, demonstrated academic excellence and given back to their communities. Since 1990 more than 700 young people have received the Beat The Odds Scholarship and Leadership Award. LaShay Thompson is one of them. Learn more about CDF's Beat the Odds program by visiting http://shar.es/fcjyN

04/02/12 - Video

Eduardo Sanchez: 2012 CDF-Minnesota Beat The Odds® Scholarship Recipient

The Children's Defense Fund's Beat the Odds program honors outstanding high schools students who have overcome tremendous adversity, demonstrated academic excellence and given back to their communities. Since 1990 more than 700 young people have received the Beat The Odds Scholarship and Leadership Award. Eduardo Sanchez is one of them. Learn more about CDF's Beat the Odds program by visiting http://shar.es/fcjyN

04/02/12 - Video

Raymond Perez: 2012 CDF-Minnesota Beat The Odds® Scholarship Recipient

The Children's Defense Fund's Beat the Odds program honors outstanding high schools students who have overcome tremendous adversity, demonstrated academic excellence and given back to their communities. Since 1990 more than 700 young people have received the Beat The Odds Scholarship and Leadership Award. Raymond Perez is one of them. Learn more about CDF's Beat the Odds program by visiting http://shar.es/fcjyN

04/02/12 - Video

Anne Sinner: 2012 CDF-Minnesota Beat The Odds® Scholarship Recipient

The Children's Defense Fund's Beat the Odds program honors outstanding high schools students who have overcome tremendous adversity, demonstrated academic excellence and given back to their communities. Since 1990 more than 700 young people have received the Beat The Odds Scholarship and Leadership Award. Anne Sinner is one of them. Learn more about CDF's Beat the Odds program by visiting http://shar.es/fcjyN