October 9, 2020 Media contacts: American Academy of Pediatrics: Devin Miller (dmiller@aap.org, 202-724-3308) Children's Defense Fund: Emily Gardner (egardner@childrensdefense.org, 202-662-3554) Family Voices: Mallory Cyr (mcyr@familyvoices.org, [...]
Read MoreThe Children’s Defense Fund released the following statement today in response to House passage of an updated COVID-19 relief package: Washington, D.C. – Since the [...]
Read MoreAfter nearly 50 years leading CDF, Marian Wright Edelman welcomes nationally recognized children’s rights and racial equity champion Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson to carry forward her legacy and lead CDF into a new Civil Rights Movement.
Read MoreAfter nearly 50 years leading CDF, Marian Wright Edelman welcomes nationally recognized children’s rights and racial equity champion Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson to carry forward her legacy and lead CDF into a new Civil Rights Movement.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. (August 11, 2020) – Children’s Defense Fund, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Save the Children, Save the Children Action Network (SCAN), and [...]
Read MoreWashington, D.C. – As COVID-19 cases surge across the country, the economic repercussions of this crisis have left children, families and communities reeling at the [...]
Read MorePresident Trump’s FY2021 budget proposal abandons millions of children and hard-working families across the country that rely on the programs that the White House proposes [...]
Read MoreThe latest data illustrates the harmful impacts of our national policy failures on children—especially children of color Today, the Children’s Defense Fund released the latest [...]
Read MoreFor 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, [...]
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