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Upcoming CDF Events 

  • 07/22/12 - 07/25/12
    CDF National Conference
    July 22-25, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Today, 16.4 million children in the United States live in poverty. Nearly one in four children under the age of five is poor. Together we can and must do better. Join the Children’s Defense Fund as we gather leading experts to present the latest research and best practices to close the gap between what we know works for children and what we do in practice.

Past CDF Events

  • May 3, 2012
    13th annual CDF-Texas Beat the Odds® awards luncheon in Houston
    Sponsored by: CDF-Texas
    Each year, through a competitive review process, five deserving Houston-area high school seniors are selected and honored for their academic achievements and perseverance in the face of tremendous and overwhelming obstacles. Each student receives a college scholarship, a laptop computer, professional attire, mentoring, leadership training and other supports from CDF to help ensure their continued success.
  • 03/16/12 - 03/16/12
    CDF-Minnesota Beat the Odds® Awards Celebration 2012
    On Friday, March 16, 2012 CDF-Minnesota will host its twentieth annual Beat the Odds awards dinner and celebration by honoring four more deserving high school seniors with a $4,000 college scholarship.
  • December 14, 2011
    Children’s Defense Fund – New York Beat the Odds® Event
    Sponsored by: CDF-New York
    The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) will hold our annual Beat the Odds® event on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at Essex House located at 160 Central Park South in New York City from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. CDF’s New York Office will award five high school seniors who have overcome tremendous adversity, demonstrated academic excellence and have given back to their communities.
  • December 1, 2011
    CDF-California’s 21st Annual Beat the Odds Awards® Ceremony
    Sponsored by: CDF-California
    This heartfelt event on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at the Beverly Hills Hotel at 6:30 p.m. will introduce five incredible Los Angeles area high school students whose inspirational stories will make the 21st Annual Los Angeles Beat the Odds Awards program one of the most genuinely moving events in Los Angeles.
  • November 15, 2011
    Washington, DC Beat the Odds® Awards Ceremony
    Sponsored by: Children's Defense Fund
    The Children’s Defense Fund will hold the 2011 Beat the Odds awards ceremony to celebrate and honor five inspiring young people from the Washington, D.C., area with a scholarship to attend college.
  • 10/14/11 - 10/16/11
    National Observance of Children's Sabbaths® Weekend
    The National Observance of Children's Sabbaths weekend unites thousands of religious communities across the nation in celebrating our children. This annual, multi-faith holiday provides the opportunity for communities of faith to strengthen existing efforts for children, discover new opportunities, and respond to the Divine mandate to nurture, protect, and advocate for all children.
  • September 15, 2011
    Fourth National GrandRally for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children
    Sponsored by: AARP, CWLA, Children's Defense Fund, Generations United, GrandFamilies of America, National Committee of Grandparents for Children's Rights
    Grandparents and other relatives raising children will gather at the U.S. Capitol at noon on September 15th to celebrate what they are doing for children. The program, which will begin at 1:00 pm, will feature kinship caregivers, children, national leaders, Members of Congress and other friends of children and caregivers. After the formal program, caregivers will have the opportunity to meet with their own Senators and Representatives to share facts about children being raised by relatives in their states and districts and the help they need.
  • 07/18/11 - 07/22/11
    17th Annual Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry
    The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry provides five days of spiritual renewal, continuing education, inter-generational movement-building workshops, and networking as Christians from across the denominational spectrum explore how their Christian faith calls them into ministries of child advocacy and guides, shapes, and sustains them in their work with and for children.
  • July 13, 2011
    2011 National Day of Social Action
    Sponsored by: Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools
    The Children’s Defense Fund is proud to launch this year's National Day of Social Action on July 13 in coordination with CDF Freedom Schools® partners across the country. There are 151 CDF Freedom Schools sites, in 87 cities across 27 states. This year’s National Day of Social Action is focused on the urgent need to stop proposed cuts in federal education programs that benefit millions of children throughout America.
  • June 14, 2011
    The 15th Achievement Gaps Symposium
    Sponsored by: Co-convened by CDF and the Educational Testing Service (ETS)
    Today, 15.5 million children in America live in poverty. Nearly one in four children under the age of five are poor; and over 40 percent of these children are Black. At nine months of age, poor Black children are already behind their higher-income peers in cognitive development; the gap is even wider at 24 months. By kindergarten, poor Black children have to beat the odds to catch up — and as various tests reveal, many never do.
  • 06/05/11 - 06/12/11
    CDF Freedoms Schools 2011 Ella Baker Child Policy Training Institute National Training
    CDF Freedoms Schools 2011 Ella Baker Child Policy Training Institute National Training. This event is closed to the public.