In Praise of “Mom Mode”
When Teresa Todd, an elected official, government lawyer and single mother, saw three siblings struggling along a dark West Texas highway, she didn’t hesitate. She pulled over and went into “mom mode.”
Read MoreFoster, a brief look into our child welfare system
The new HBO film Foster provides an honest and moving look at our nation’s child welfare system through the eyes of those who know it best—the children, youth and families involved in the system and the foster parents and the child welfare workforce who are working to support them.
Read MoreRecently released data shows about 840,000 fewer children were covered by Medicaid and CHIP in 2018
After years of progress improving children’s health coverage, recently released data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) show we are losing ground: an estimated 840,000 fewer children were covered by Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 2018 compared with the year before.
Read MoreReported Public Charge Rule Threatens Children and Families
Reuters reported on May 3 that the Trump Administration plans to lob another public charge attack against immigrant children and families.
Read MoreSenators Brown, Stabenow and Bennett and Representative Bass introduce legislation to help states transition to Family First
In less than six months, child welfare agencies across the country will have the opportunity to implement the most sweeping reforms made to the child welfare system in almost four decades.
Read MoreExtreme Risk Laws: Preventing Tragedies Before They Occur
“I’m going to be a professional school shooter.” This was the chilling comment made by the Parkland shooter in a video posted online in September 2017—more than a year before he took the lives of 17 classmates and injured 17 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Shamefully, this was just one of many early warning signs.
Read MoreHUD’s plan to cut off housing assistance to undocumented immigrants is cruel and vindictive
In its latest attempt to undermine the safety net and intimidate immigrant families, the Trump administration plans to inspect the immigration status of every member of families applying for housing assistance, even members who declare themselves ineligible for assistance during the application process.
Read MoreNew Report: U.S. Can Reduce Child Poverty by 57 Percent Right Now
This week, CDF released a plan to cut child poverty by 57 percent right away by making modest improvements in existing policies we know work.
Read More“I’ve got four kids and my family. How will they survive without me?”
Indra Sihotang fled to the United States from Indonesia more than a decade ago to escape religious persecution. In our immigration system, he’s called an asylum seeker.
Read MoreHelp Make the Case for Making Affordable Quality Child Care Available
The earliest years of a child’s life are the time of greatest brain development and opportunity. Children’s early experiences and environments build the foundation for future health, education and life outcomes.
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