The People’s Rally for Student Debt Cancellation: SCOTUS, Do Your Job
Children's Defense Fund joined the NAACP and others outside the Supreme Court at the People's Rally for Student Debt Cancellation. I was excited to [...]
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The State of the Union is…Unfinished: Young people and their families are waiting for more
In her book, Unfinished Business: Black Women, the Black Church and the Struggle to Thrive in America, Dr. Keri Day of Princeton Theological Seminary [...]
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In the Aftermath: The Murder of Tyre Nichols
As images of the murder of Tyre Nichols continue to flood the media, we pause to recognize that such images are also flooding our [...]
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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 [...]
Read MoreProgram 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.
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