We are urging Congress to act immediately to provide crucial support to families facing the stress and disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic by equipping the child welfare system with the tools it needs to handle the crisis.
Read MoreWhile this bill represents a very important step forward, it does not meet all of the needs of children and families, particularly the most vulnerable, and falls far short of including all of the priorities for relief CDF outlined in our letter to Congress last week
Read MoreMillions of children are out of school right now, as communities take action to slow the coronavirus epidemic, and there is a real possibility that some of these students may not be returning to business-as-usual anytime soon.
Read MoreToday the Senate will take up the House-passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act, as the next step in providing relief from the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreAs the government works diligently to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, the focus has rightly been on shoring up the medical response, containing the virus’s spread and stabilizing the economy.
Read MoreAs we face a widespread, national health crisis, we hope you are taking steps to keep yourself, your loved ones, and your community safe.
Read MoreIf America’s standing in the world is measured by how we treat our children, we are failing miserably.
Read MoreIn March of 2010, the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships issued a series of 12 unanimous recommendations, designed to strengthen the effectiveness of social service partnerships between the public sector and faith community, while protecting religious freedom.
Read MoreChildren are gifted mimics. When a grown person says something, it gives a young person permission to repeat.
Read MoreThe dismantling of welfare in 1996 ushered in a decade-long increase in the number of children living in families with income below half the poverty line, according to a new analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, but that increase has been reversed by the rise of SNAP as the country’s most effective deep-poverty-fighting tool.
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