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Child Poverty

Congress Must Break the Stalemate and Act on the Bipartisan Support for the Direct Cash Assistance Families Need

It’s a new year and a new Congress, but some things haven’t changed: the pandemic continues, children and families across the country are in need, and relief isn’t coming quickly enough. Congress should act on the bipartisan support for direct cash assistance and provide $2,000 payments to every adult and child immediately.

February 2, 2021 | National
Child Poverty

CDF and Partner Organizations Urge Critical Child Tax Credit Changes in the Next COVID Package

A society should be measured by how it treats its children. America will be judged by how we help our children and families who are struggling amidst our parallel crises of COVID-19 and systemic racism. Expanding and improving the child tax credit is a critical step toward living up to our country’s promise to our children.

February 1, 2021 | National
Child Health

21 Reasons to Expand Medicaid in 2021

January 29, 2021 | Texas
Child Poverty

President Biden Takes Key Steps to Address Hunger in New Executive Order

Recognizing that hunger is a moral and political failure with devastating consequences for our children and nation, President Biden exercised his authority last Thursday to issue an executive order to strengthen federal nutrition assistance. This executive order includes a number of provisions to address shortcomings in existing COVID relief efforts and provide immediate relief for millions of families struggling to put food on the table.

January 29, 2021 | National
Ohio Must Prepare to Quickly Extend P-EBT Benefits to Youngest Ohioans

January 28, 2021 | Ohio
Immigration

CDF-TX Thoughts on Biden's MPP Executive Order

January 27, 2021 | Texas
Child Welfare

New Report on Child Maltreatment Showcases Rates of Abuse and Neglect Across the Country

This year’s report indicates that the number of children who were deemed to be victims of child maltreatment fell in 2019; however, so did the number of children receiving federally-funded services to prevent child abuse and neglect by supporting and strengthening families. And variations in rates of child maltreatment varied greatly by state, age, and race.

January 27, 2021 | National
Education

Where are the Children? The COVID-19 Attendance Crisis & Using this Moment to Address Whole Child Wellbeing

January 22, 2021 | Ohio
Education

The New Administration Must Pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act now

January 21, 2021 | Texas
The Proposed American Rescue Plan – A Call to Action

January 21, 2021 | Ohio

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