A Chance to Close the Gulf
For many American families the COVID-19 pandemic brought significant new challenges, and more than half of all households with children have lost income since the [...]
Read MoreConnecting Through Children’s Books
“When we think about what it is to be connected, we think about memory. We think about history. We think about storytelling. All of these [...]
Read MoreStand for Children!!!
“If I could sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.” – Mrs. Rosa Parks, honorary co-chair, 1996 Stand for Children rally June [...]
Read MoreTwo Prayers for Children
Oh God Hear the cries of Your children everywhere Ravaged by violence, poverty, racism, sexism, abuse and hatred Scared, labeled, arrested and imprisoned unjustly Ignored [...]
Read MoreHelping Hunger Take a Summer Break
Summer is right around the corner marking the end of another school year. But summer break this year has been disrupted for millions of children [...]
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Failing at Greatness
In January 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took a rare sabbatical to write what would become his last book: Where Do We Go [...]
Read MoreVaccines, Preventable Diseases and Children’s Health: A Call to Action
I’ve never forgotten my family’s sadness over the senseless death of my childhood neighbor little Johnny Harrington, who lived three houses down from our church [...]
Read MoreBig Rainbows in the Political Clouds for Children: Some Really Really Good News
God has sent some huge rainbows in the clouds for vulnerable children amidst a profoundly negative political climate. Good news these days has been few [...]
Read MoreKeeping Promises
“You promised.” Children learn the value and power of those words very early on as they begin to develop a sense of morality and trust. [...]
Read MoreThe State of America’s Children Demands Your Action Right Now!
It is a national disgrace that children are the poorest Americans. The Children’s Defense Fund’s new report The State of America’s Children® 2017 details the [...]
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