For Immediate Release: January 30, 2020 Media Contacts: American Academy of Pediatrics: Jamie Poslosky (202-724-3301; jposlosky@aap.org) Leading Children’s Health Groups Oppose New Federal Guidance on [...]
Read MoreMedia contacts: Georgetown University Center for Children & Families: Catherine Hope (202-687-1058; Catherine.Hope@georgetown.edu) American Academy of Pediatrics: Jamie Poslosky (202-724-3301; jposlosky@aap.org) For immediate release: Thursday, [...]
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 MoreMay 7, 2019 Media contacts: American Academy of Pediatrics: Jamie Poslosky (202-724-3301; jposlosky@aap.org) Georgetown University Center for Children & Families: Catherine Hope (202-687-1058; Catherine.Hope@georgetown.edu) Leading [...]
Read MoreChildren’s Defense Fund study shows America could lift 5.5 million children out of poverty immediately by investing in nine modest policy improvements Washington, D.C. – America [...]
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 [...]
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