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CDF-NY 2020 BTO Gala: A Dazzling Night Celebrating the Empowered Youth at CDF-NY

A glimpse into my experience during CDF-NY's BTO Gala 2020 celebration, a night leaving many inspired as we celebrate young people who beat the odds to make a difference in their lives and communities.

March 5, 2020 | New York
Education

Youth Voices: Ella T. v. State of California

On February 23, 2020, history was made after students and teachers won a $53 million dollar lawsuit against the state of California for failing to teach them how to read.

March 4, 2020 | National
Child Welfare

Meet our Spring Immigration Policy Intern

March 4, 2020 | Texas
Child Welfare

Protecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter: 3/4/20

Here’s the latest roundup of immigration-related news, and our bi-weekly action opportunities.

March 4, 2020 | Texas
Immigration

From the Mouths of Children

Children are gifted mimics. When a grown person says something, it gives a young person permission to repeat.

March 2, 2020 | National
Child Poverty

New Report Finds Deep Child Poverty Rose between 1995 and 2005 Due to Weakened Safety Net Programs

The dismantling of welfare in 1996 ushered in a decade-long increase in the number of children living in families with income below half the poverty line, according to a new analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, but that increase has been reversed by the rise of SNAP as the country’s most effective deep-poverty-fighting tool.

February 28, 2020 | National
Gun Violence

For 365 days, H.R.8 has stalled as gun violence continues to take lives across the country

Today marks one year since the passage of the Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R.8)—the first major gun violence prevention legislation to advance out of the House of Representatives in over a generation.

February 27, 2020 | National
Education

“Please give me a second chance”: Video shows 6-year-old pleading for a second chance as officers arrest her at school

“I believe the purpose of public schools is to educate not exclude children and to help identify and meet child needs, not make children serve adult convenience, self interest, and systems. "

February 27, 2020 | National
Child Health

Covering All Children is an Investment in Ohio’s Future

February 26, 2020 | Ohio
Child Welfare

Public Charge Statement

February 24, 2020 | Texas

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