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04/01/09 - Photo

YALT^® 2009

CDF's vision is to develop the next generation of leaders who are committed to social justice and improving the lives of all children in America. To help achieve this goal, one of the many programs that CDF offers is the Young Advocate Leadership Training (YALT) program.

12/16/08 - Photo

YALT^® 2008

01/04/11 - Video

Wilson Khauv: 2010 CDF-California Beat the Odds® Honoree

12/20/11 - Video

Whoopi Recounts a Christmas Story

05/12/09 - Video

Webcast with Marian Wright Edelman

CDF President Marian Wright Edelman speaks about CDF's goal to provide affordable, comprehensive health coverage to everyone this year—especially children. Never has it been more important for CDF to have a strong presence on Capitol Hill and State Houses all across our country.

01/04/10 - Video

Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Training (VIET) CDF Freedom Schools^® site (Harambee)

Servant leader interns lead Harambee at Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Training (VIET) CDF Freedom Schools site in New Orleans, LA.

01/04/10 - Video

Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Training (VIET) CDF Freedom Schools ^® Photo Slideshow

A photo slideshow from Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Training (VIET) CDF Freedom Schools site in New Orleans, LA.

03/24/11 - Video

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Praises CDF Freedom Schools

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan praises the successes of the CDF Freedom Schools® program at a March 15th meeting at CDF. Freedom Schools improve child literacy by instilling a love of reading while providing positive role models through mentoring from student leader interns.

11/11/09 - Video

Tyree Johnson: 2009 CDF-California Beat the Odds® Scholarship Recipient

11/11/09 - Video

Tracey Alvarez: 2009 CDF-California Beat the Odds® Scholarship Recipient

11/16/11 - Video

Thurman Anderson: 2011 Washington D.C. Beat The Odds® Scholarship Recipient

06/23/11 - Video

Thomas Shultz: Full-Day Kindergarten Makes a Difference

As program director of the Next Generation Learners Council of Chief State School Officers, Thomas Schultz explains the reciprocal relationship between educating a child and the role of community engagement.

03/22/11 - Video

The Talk - Marian Wright Edelman on Children Poverty in America

Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman talks about American children living in poverty and advises on how we can help make a difference.

11/19/08 - Photo

The Sea Is So Wide and My Boat Is So Small Book Tour

Pictures from Marian Wright Edelman's Book Tour, Fall 2008

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.

06/30/09 - Video

The Children's Defense Fund's "Main Street USA" Video

"Main Street USA," is the third video in a series of four aimed at engaging the public on the issue of children's health coverage and urging Congress to enact comprehensive reform to provide quality, affordable health coverage to all people, especially children—this year. This video details how our broken health care system is hurting Main Streets, families and children across our nation.

07/30/09 - Video

The Children's Defense Fund's "Lottery of Geography" Video

"Lottery of Geography," is the fourth video in a series of four aimed at engaging the public on the issue of children's health coverage and urging Congress to enact comprehensive reform to provide quality, affordable health coverage to all people, especially children—this year. This video depicts how whether or not a family can afford to provide quality health coverage for their child often depends on where they live.

09/30/08 - Video

The Children's Defense Fund's "Bailout" Video

Nine million uninsured children in American need a health coverage "bailout." Nine year old Karim asks supporters to step up and take action and ask their Members of Congress to support health coverage for every child.

06/10/09 - Video

The Children's Defense Fund's "Accidents Happen" Video

"Accidents Happen," is the first video in a series of four aimed at engaging the public on the issue of children's health coverage and urging Congress to enact comprehensive reform to provide quality, affordable health coverage to all people, especially children—this year. Each video highlights one of the principles CDF is urging lawmakers to include in health care reform legislation.

06/16/09 - Video

The Children's Defense Fund's "Access Denied" Video

"Access Denied," is the second video in a series of four aimed at engaging the public on the issue of children's health coverage and urging Congress to enact comprehensive reform to provide quality, affordable health coverage to all people, especially children—this year. This video depicts how health insurance companies have the power to decide who gets coverage, what medical treatment they’ll pay for, and they set the prices for coverage. Meanwhile, working families face impossible barriers to obtaining health coverage imposed by insurance companies that make enormous profits and pay their CEOs and top managers fat compensation packages.

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