Black History Month: Why We’re Defending African American History
This Black History Month, Children’s Defense Fund honors and commemorates the trailblazers before us by protecting and teaching their stories. We believe a learning [...]
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Program for Youth in Worship — Welcome Home: Young Adults Shaping Holistic Houses of Worship
Children’s Defense Fund’s new initiative, Welcome Home: Young Adults Shaping Holistic Houses of Worship, aims to promote youth involvement in congregations and provide congregations with practical resources, tools, trainings, and support to help them transform and better embody the holistic community wanted by young adults.
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What the Omnibus Spending Bill Means for Children and Youth
The passing of this bipartisan bill comes at a pivotal time when families nationwide, regardless of racial, economic, and social background, are rising out of unforeseen, unprecedented, and unpredictable circumstances.
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Children’s Defense Fund Endorses the Red Card Campaign
Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) has formally endorsed The Red Card Campaign spearheaded by The African Renaissance Diaspora Network (ARDN) and the National Council of Negro Women. The Red Card Campaign seeks to end all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls.
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Reproductive Justice, Human Agency, and Child Well-Being
The overturning of Roe vs. Wade in the Dobbs vs. Jackson decision undoes two generations of freedom work by subjugating birthing bodies and forcing them to face a future without choice.
Read MoreChildren Need Safety and Support, Not Government Neglect: Texas and Florida Executive Orders Attack Unaccompanied Children
By Sierra Campbell (CDF), Esther Reyes (CDF-TX), Miriam Abaya (First Focus on Children)“In 2014, a 9-year-old girl named Ashly bravely journeyed to the U.S. from [...]
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Celebrating the Historic Confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
As an organization rooted in the civil rights and children’s rights movements and representing the most diverse generation of young people in American history, the Children’s Defense Fund invites you to join us in celebrating this momentous occasion.
Read MoreChildren Need a Welcome, Not Endangerment: End MPP for All
Mina Dixon Davis, Esther Reyes, Julieta Suárez Calderón Since 2019, at least 21,300 children seeking asylum in the United States have faced threats of [...]
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American Rescue Plan Anniversary, Child Tax Credit, and Your 2021 Taxes
This week marks the one year anniversary of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. As co-chair of the Automatic Benefit for Children (ABC) Coalition, the Children’s Defense Fund played a vital role in leading advocacy efforts that ultimately resulted in the inclusion of an expanded and fully inclusive Child Tax Credit (CTC) in the ARP.
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Response to Texas leaders’ statements to deny gender-affirming care for trans children
America's children deserve the freedom to be their authentic selves. Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a non-binding legal opinion deeming pediatric [...]
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