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CDF-Ohio Weighs in on Children's Issues in the State's Biennial Budget

March 11, 2021 | Ohio
Child Health

What the American Rescue Plan Act Means for Children and Families

Today, Congress took the final step to pass the American Rescue Plan Act, which President Biden is expected to subsequently sign into law. The $1.9 trillion relief package, for which President Biden’s proposal served as the foundation, marks a bold step forward in the fight for our children’s future. The American Rescue Plan Act will provide immediate relief for children and families, work to address the racial and economic injustices that COVID-19 has exacerbated, and take a long overdue step to address our nation’s shameful child poverty crisis, cutting child poverty in half in 2021.

March 10, 2021 | National
Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) - An Opportunity to End Child Hunger

March 9, 2021 | Ohio
Child Poverty

Tackling the Benefits Cliff: Smoothing Benefits Phase-outs to Drive Economic Security for Ohio's Children

March 5, 2021 | Ohio
Child Poverty

Universal Housing Vouchers Can Fight the Affordable Housing Crisis and Cut Child Poverty

The first step toward eliminating housing insecurity is adequately investing in federal housing assistance and making housing assistance a mandatory program not subject to budget caps or cuts.

March 5, 2021 | National
Youth Justice

Responding to the Needs of Children After Police Violence in Rochester

The use of chemical agents like pepper spray or tear gas poses immediate and significant physical harm and trauma to children, which is why New York’s rules prohibit their use on children in state facilities. Now, state lawmakers here in New York are advancing legislation to make the same rules apply in our neighborhoods and communities. The rationale is clear to anyone who saw the bodycam footage from Rochester. It is not acceptable to pepper-spray children.

March 3, 2021 | National
Immigration

Protecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter - March 02, 2021

March 2, 2021 | Texas
Child Health

Families Need Paid Leave During COVID-19 and Beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the health and economic consequences of limited access to paid leave. Workers are often forced to go to work when they or a loved one is sick because they cannot afford to lose wages or risk job loss—which has significant impacts on public health and individual health and well-being.

March 1, 2021 | National
Immigration

The Biden’s Administration Executive Actions on Immigration

February 26, 2021 | Texas
Education

Black History: We Need More than a Month

February 26, 2021 | Texas

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