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A Sobering Prognosis: Learning Losses Will Translate to Lower Lifetime Earnings

Learning losses prompted by COVID-19 could lead to decreased lifetime earnings for the children impacted and could exacerbate our country’s shamefully stark income inequality, according to a recently published Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) paper.

September 11, 2020 | National
Child Poverty

The Senate Continues to Fail Children and Families as Millions Have Lost Wages and Are Behind on Rent

The COVID relief bill brought to the floor today was an unserious proposal that offered little more than an insult to the millions of families that are continuing to suffer the impacts of this pandemic. Despite the failure of the bill, some Senate Republicans are preparing to head home instead of negotiating a proper package with the Democratic minority. That’s unacceptable.

September 10, 2020 | National
Child Welfare

New legislation is a first step in meeting the growing demand for more safe and supportive homes for children in foster care.

September 4, 2020 | Ohio
Immigration

Despite Supreme Court Decision Against Terminating DACA, the Threats to the Program Continue to Harm Dreamers and Their Families

As part of its anti-immigrant cruelty, the Trump administration has continuously attempted to end or weaken the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program which offers work authorization and temporary relief from detention or deportation for individuals who arrived to the US as children.

September 3, 2020 | National
Child Poverty

The Eviction Moratorium Will Postpone the Coming Wave of Evictions But Congress and the White House Must Do More to Prevent a Housing Crisis

CDC and HHS announced an order to prohibit most evictions nationwide for the rest of the year, which will provide some protection for the 30 to 40 million renters at risk of losing their homes by the end of the year but does not provide them with any resources to cover back rent, utilities, or fees. If nothing more is done, this action will simply postpone, not prevent, the coming wave of evictions. Congress and the White House must return to work and pass key housing provisions.

September 3, 2020 | National
Immigration

Protecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter: 9/01/20

September 1, 2020 | Texas
Organizations from throughout Ohio urge Congress to extend the census timeline in support of a complete and accurate count

September 1, 2020 | Ohio
The Importance of Accurately Counting All Ohio Children in the 2020 Census

August 28, 2020 | Ohio
Child Health

Jacob Blake and the Violence Against Children

We will continue to demand accountability and systemic change on behalf of Black children and families across this country. We urge elected officials at all levels of government to enact policy that pushes further and to seek radical change to dismantle the systems that create tragedies like these.

August 28, 2020 | National
Child Welfare

Newest AFCARS report tells of encouraging signs, but also some concerning trends

This week, the Children’s Bureau released the 27th annual report from AFCARS, the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System.

August 28, 2020 | National

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