Children’s Defense Fund Appoints Khin Mai Aung New State Director for New York
The national youth advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund has named Khin Mai Aung as its state director of the Children’s Defense Fund New York (CDF-NY) office.
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Next Week: CDF-Texas to Honor ‘Advocate for Joy’ Recipients at ‘Celebration of Joy’ Ceremony in Weslaco
Next week, Children’s Defense Fund-Texas will hold its inaugural Celebration of Joy ceremony to honor Texans who are bringing joy to communities, youth, and families across the Lone Star State.
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Immigration
TODAY: U.S. Fifth Circuit Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Key Immigration Case that will Impact Hundreds of Thousands of Children
AUSTIN, TX—Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in two cases that will largely determine the futures of hundreds of thousands of children and their families in Texas.
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Children’s Defense Fund President & CEO Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson Joins 'Vote Our Future’ Bus Tour with Nuns on the Bus & Friends
Dr. Wilson is joining the “Vote Our Future” tour because he and Children’s Defense Fund share NETWORK Advocates’ vision of an inclusive, multiracial, multi-faith democracy that equips everyone to vote in the 2024 election and beyond.
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Child Poverty
U.S. Census Data Shows Need for Increase in Social Support Investments as Child Poverty in America Continues to Increase; 1 out of 7 Children Still Impoverished
Significantly more Black and Brown families also continue to suffer from poverty compared to their White peers, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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The passing of CDF Board Emeritus Leonard Riggio
Children’s Defense Fund mourns the passing of our dear friend and emeritus board member, Leonard Riggio.
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Child Poverty
Statement: Children’s Defense Fund’s Response to Senate Vote Rejecting the Child Tax Credit, Bipartisan Tax Package
The President and CEO of America’s largest child and youth advocacy organization said the Senate’s decision to vote against a bipartisan tax package, which included an expanded child tax credit, ‘failed our children.’
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board Elects Starsky D. Wilson, DMin, MDiv, as Next Chair of the Board of Trustees
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced today the designation of Starsky D. Wilson, DMin, MDiv, as the next chair of its Board of Trustees. Rev. Dr. Wilson, who has served as a Trustee since 2020, will become the Foundation’s eighth chair, and the first Black person and faith leader to chair the Board in the Foundation’s 52-year history.
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Education
CDF Freedom Schools® Program Launches ‘60 for 60 Read Aloud Campaign’ to Protect the Freedom to Read, Fight Book Bans Across America
In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, the CDF Freedom Schools Program has launched the ‘60 for 60 Read Aloud Campaign.’
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Children’s Defense Fund Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Federal Lawsuit Challenging Texas’ ‘Drag Ban’ Legislation
Washington, DC — The national youth advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) has filed an Amicus Curiae brief in support of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Texas Senate Bill 12.
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