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  • NYC Freedom Schools Summer 2019

    As summer winds down and students start heading back to school, I wanted to remember the Freedom Schools in New York City this summer that were full of fun, fellowship and freedom! From Red Hook all the way to the Bronx, Freedom Schools served over 400 young people ages 5 to 18 years old.

    | New York

  • Immigration

    Families Don't Belong in Jail

    A Trump administration overhaul of the standards that govern the treatment of migrant children in U.S custody is dangerous for children.

    | National

  • Child Health

    The problem with vaccine exemptions

    Today, all 50 states and the District of Columbia appropriately have laws requiring school-age children and those in child care facilities to be vaccinated against dangerous and sometimes deadly vaccine preventable diseases.

    | National

  • CDF-NY Statement on Public Charge

    The relentless, immoral assault on immigrant children and families by this Administration continues. The  Department of Homeland Security Public Charge rule announced today and finalized on Wednesday will further threaten the health and well-being of these families, subjecting them to increased risk of poverty, hunger and a lack basic health care.

    | New York

  • Immigration

    We Condemn the Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule

    The Trump administration today announced its finalized public charge rule, a regulation that would allow the Department of Homeland Security to impose harsh new evaluations on applicants for Legal Permanent Residency.

    | National

  • Immigration

    Worksite Raids Devastate Families and Communities

    U.S. immigration officials Wednesday conducted a series of worksite raids near Jackson, Miss., detaining 680 people and separating an unknown number of children from their parents.

    | National

  • Child Health

    Racism’s Dangerous Impact on Child Health

    Last week our friends at the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new policy statement, “The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health,” which provides an evidence-based account of the ways in which racism is a driver of health inequities.

    | National
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