Service Announcements
Children’s Defense Fund–CA to Host Child Watch 2025
Child Watch 2025 will bring together youth leaders, advocates, and policy experts to explore bold solutions for California’s foster care system.
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Service Announcements
“A Celebration of Joy”: CDF-Ohio to Honor State Leaders, Uplift Youth Advocates
This year’s ‘A Celebration of Joy’ will reflect CDF-Ohio’s commitment to improving the economic & health outcomes of all young people in Ohio, while celebrating the power of public education as a public good essential to building a free and fair society for all.
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Child Welfare
CDF-Texas Urges Protection for Unaccompanied Minors After Illegal Deportation Attempts from Texas
Over Labor Day weekend, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to halt its plans to deport more than 600 unaccompanied children to Guatemala.
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Child Welfare
As Comment Window Closes, CDF-SRO, Mississippians Urge BEAM to Deliver Affordable, Equitable Broadband
As Mississippi’s public comment window for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Draft Final Proposal closes, Children’s Defense Fund–Southern Regional Office (CDF-SRO) and the Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative (SRBWI) are calling on the Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM) to strengthen accountability, affordability, and equity in the state’s broadband internet rollout, even within the limits set by recent federal rule changes.
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Child Health
‘Our Children Are Waiting’: CDF–Minnesota Responds to Deadly Shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church
Our staff at Children’s Defense Fund–Minnesota is heartbroken by the tragic events that unfolded Wednesday on the grounds of Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.
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Service Announcements
‘A Celebration of Joy’: CDF-Minnesota to Mark 40 Years of Advocacy for Children, Youth
A Celebration of Joy will reflect CDF-Minnesota’s commitment to improving the economic, educational, and health outcomes of young people in the state.
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New Report Chronicles Los Angeles County’s Systemic Failure to Educate Incarcerated Youth
The Education Justice Coalition (EJC), a consortium of youth advocacy and civil rights groups, today released a new report that examines the historical failures of Los Angeles County’s juvenile detention system and the current conditions that young people incarcerated face.
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Service Announcements
Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota, 1,800+ Twin Cities Area Freedom Schools Scholars to Rally at Statehouse in Support of Public Education
On Wednesday, July 23, more than 1,800 young people will gather alongside Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota (CDF-MN) at the Minnesota State Capitol to rally in support of public education.
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Service Announcements
Children’s Defense Fund-CA, LA Freedom Schools to Host Youth-Led Arts Celebrating Public Education
On Wednesday, July 23, more than 125 young people will gather alongside Children’s Defense Fund-California at the SEED School of Los Angeles County, in South Los Angeles, for a youth-led arts celebration advocating the belief that public education be treated as a public good in America.
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Service Announcements
Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio, Freedom Schools Scholars to Rally at Statehouse
On Wednesday, July 23, more than 200 scholars will gather alongside Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus for a youth-led rally in support of public education.
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