Latest Data Shows Continued Child Poverty Crisis Across America
As fewer states saw reductions in child poverty than in previous year, millions of children continue to grow up in poverty The Children’s Defense Fund [...]
Read MoreAs fewer states saw reductions in child poverty than in previous year, millions of children continue to grow up in poverty The Children’s Defense Fund [...]
Read MoreAbout 1 in 6 children live in poverty, with children of color disproportionately impacted by America’s failure to act About 1 in 6 children in [...]
Read MoreThe most recent Census data released today shows that after decades of hard-won progress expanding health coverage to the vast majority of America’s children, we [...]
Read MoreThe Children’s Defense Fund condemns in the strongest possible terms the finalized Department of Homeland Security Public Charge rule announced today. This regulation is reckless, [...]
Read MoreWe are horrified by and condemn the Trump administration’s imminent plans to conduct mass deportation roundups of immigrant families, which will do real and lasting [...]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 5, 2019 Statement by Max Lesko, National Executive Director of the Children’s Defense Fund, in response to President Trump’s 2019 [...]
Read MoreMarian Wright Edelman Transitions from President of the Children’s Defense Fund to new role of President Emerita in the Office of the Founder Wright Edelman [...]
Read MoreAfter two years of divisive, hateful rhetoric from the highest levels of government, the inhumane treatment of immigrant families, and the placing of corporate profits [...]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2018 Survey from Children’s Defense Fund/YouGov shows most children plan to vote when they grow up, but few have been [...]
Read MoreFor Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Media Contact: Emily Gardner, Communications Director 202-662-3554 egardner@childrensdefense.org Drastic changes to longstanding immigration rule would put millions of [...]
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