Immigration
It’s Time to LIFT the BAR
Everyone deserves the right to resources and opportunities they need to thrive. In the United States, millions of lawfully present immigrants cannot access critical resources.
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Child Nutrition
ARPA Funding is an Opportunity to Improve OhioWIC
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 has been at the top of hearts and minds since its passage last year as state and local governments prioritize economic recovery following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Education
We Belong in History
Texas’ State Board of Education has been reviewing the social studies TEKS this year and its June 15th meeting made nationwide news.
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Child Nutrition
NEW: Infant Formula Resource Guide
. This Guide compiles information, guidance and key resources on the infant formula shortage to assist Ohio’s families and community partners in navigating this crisis.
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Education
The Impact of Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools™ on Young Future Leaders
Take it all the way back to the summer of 1964, a year after four Black girls were killed in the bombing of a Birmingham church, when young civil rights leader Marian Wright Edelman helped begin the Freedom Summer Project in Mississippi.
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Education
What Does School Safety Look Like? Protect Whole Child Approaches in Education that Promote Child Safety, Success, and Well-Being
I am proud of the strides taken in recent years by the State Board of Education and Ohio Department of Education leadership to appeal to every student’s unique interest, reaching out to multiple people in a student’s ecosystem to craft these guiding frameworks for Ohio’s education system.
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Child Poverty
Flexible Cash: The Tax Credit Opportunity
Flexible cash is what families tell us they need to be able to create a nurturing, stable platform from which they and their children can successfully launch. The additional, flexible resources that come from tax credits would help families achieve economic stability and help children to have what they need to thrive.
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Education
Queerness is Beautiful
A mental health crisis among trans and nonbinary children reflected in heartbreaking testimony begging the Department of Family and Protective Services to end investigations against families with trans youth.
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Child Health
Federal Resources Available to Improve Children’s Mental Health Care
In the wake of the horrible school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the US Department of Health and Human Services has issued a joint letter to states encouraging them to prioritize children’s mental health and well-being and to maximize all available federal funding streams to expand mental health services for children.
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Education
Ohio Children Will Benefit from a More Diverse Educator Workforce
The important role that teachers play in our lives, in the lives of our children, and in our society is undeniable – we can all remember our best teachers, how they made us feel, how they expanded our minds with new information, and how they met us where we were with patience, compassion, and high expectations of where we could go.
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For Our Children
From the desk of President and CEO Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, discover a new take on child well-being and advocacy. Read to learn more about shaping conversations, policies, and actions for improving the lives of our nation's children and youth.
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