What We Do
How we’re working to give every child what they need to thrive and become successful adults.
Advance Policies
We advocate for policies that will make a difference in our children’s future.
Serve Children
We lead programs to serve and empower children, families and communities.
Inspire Activism
We provide tools and information for the public to join us in advocating for a better future for today’s children.
What We Do
We’re working to give every child what they need to thrive and reach their full potential.
Advance Policies
We advocate for policies that will make a difference in our children’s future.
Serve Children
We lead programs to serve and empower children, families and communities.
Inspire Activism
We provide tools and information for the public to join us in advocating for a better future for today’s children.
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Your Support Makes a Difference
We’re working to give every child what they need to thrive and reach their full potential. Every gift makes a difference in the lives of children.
Stay Connected
Sign up for our newsletter to get important updates, exclusive invitations and breaking news relevant to our cause.
News & Views
Legislation and policies may change, but our mission never does. Read our most recent press releases to learn the latest.
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Immigrant Children Deserve Homes, Not Detention
Amnesty International USA this week released a harrowing report on the conditions at the Homestead facility, which houses children who have traveled alone to the U.S. in search of safety.
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“We have to look. If we stop looking, they will win.” An interview with Dr. Cheasty Anderson of Children’s Defense Fund-Texas
Dr. Cheasty Anderson is Senior Policy Associate with Children’s Defense Fund-Texas. Over the past several months, she has been helping lead CDF-TX’s efforts to organize and take action on behalf of migrant children and families.
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Impending Raids Are an Assault on Our Immigrant Families
We hate that we need to say this again, but we’ll say it again: We are horrified by and condemn the Trump administration’s imminent plans to conduct mass deportation roundups of immigrant families, which will do real and lasting harm to countless children.
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Realizing a Dream for Our Children
Next week, clergy, seminarians, religious educators, community organizers, young adult leaders and other faith-based advocates in the intergenerational, interracial, multi-ethnic, ecumenical community pursuing justice for […]
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A Country We Still Have to Create
This Fourth of July I am returning to the wise words of my late friend Dr. Vincent Harding, the revered historian, theologian, social justice activist, and […]
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News & Views
Legislation and policies may change, but our mission never does. Read our most recent press releases to learn the latest.
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Immigrant Children Deserve Homes, Not Detention
Amnesty International USA this week released a harrowing report on the conditions at the Homestead facility, which houses children who have traveled alone to the U.S. in search of safety.
Read More... -
“We have to look. If we stop looking, they will win.” An interview with Dr. Cheasty Anderson of Children’s Defense Fund-Texas
Dr. Cheasty Anderson is Senior Policy Associate with Children’s Defense Fund-Texas. Over the past several months, she has been helping lead CDF-TX’s efforts to organize and take action on behalf of migrant children and families.
Read More... -
Impending Raids Are an Assault on Our Immigrant Families
We hate that we need to say this again, but we’ll say it again: We are horrified by and condemn the Trump administration’s imminent plans to conduct mass deportation roundups of immigrant families, which will do real and lasting harm to countless children.
Read More...
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Realizing a Dream for Our Children
Next week, clergy, seminarians, religious educators, community organizers, young adult leaders and other faith-based advocates in the intergenerational, interracial, multi-ethnic, ecumenical community pursuing justice for […]
Read More... -
A Country We Still Have to Create
This Fourth of July I am returning to the wise words of my late friend Dr. Vincent Harding, the revered historian, theologian, social justice activist, and […]
Read More...
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