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Service Announcements
Thank you, Mrs. Edelman, for your unwavering dedication to defending and uplifting America’s children and youth. Your commitment for the past 50 years has brought us closer to a nation where marginalized children flourish, leaders prioritize their well-being and communities wield the power to ensure they thrive.
Education
Through Senate bill 83 and House bill 151 and their vague and ever-changing language, several programs, departments and classes at universities across the state might see major changes.
Education
On Wednesday, the Coalition testified before the Ohio Senate Finance Committee urging lawmakers to prioritize funding in the state budget to support student learning and health by ensuring access to school meals free of charge for all students.
Child Health
Children’s Defense Fund unites its voice with the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and our institutional and grassroots partners across the nation in declaring work requirements a non-starter in any deal to raise the debt ceiling.
Child Welfare
This month, a group of students with experience in foster care, alumni of foster care, and their allies wrote a letter to members of the Ohio Senate to urge them to support the Foster-to-College Scholarship Act.
Child Health
Congress, state legislators, and government agencies must then reframe policies for the future and permanent enactment, coordinating multiple networks of support in both housing and healthcare.
Education
Ohio’s students must have access to quality social studies education that represents the histories, contributions, and identities of all of us.
Early Childhood
On April 26, the House passed a bill that uses the ongoing debate around lifting the debt ceiling to force budget cuts to critical federal programs that support the health and wellbeing of children and youth. This bill would result in millions of Americans losing their access to quality and affordable healthcare, cash assistance and income support through TANF, rental assistance, and access to child care.
Child Welfare
As an organization, CDF-Ohio strongly supports policies grounded in data and research that empower parents and caregivers to be meaningfully engaged with their children’s schools, educators, and learning.
Child Health
In the face of a global pandemic, the Biden administration issued a series of measures to sustain millions of low-income children and families. Despite its success, the Public Health Emergency (PHE) and policies enacted under the emergency declaration will expire on May 11. And the pain will be real.
Featured Blog Series
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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