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Ben Dawson2018-06-19T12:21:21-05:00[ August 30th, 2016 ]

Health

U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services to Discuss How Schools and Districts Can Enroll Students in Health Coverage through School Registration

U.S. Department of Education Office of Communications and Outreach, Press Office 400 Maryland Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20202 MEDIA ADVISORY EVENT DATE: Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016 [...]

Ben Dawson2018-06-19T12:21:22-05:00[ June 12th, 2016 ]

Gun Violence Prevention

Marian Wright Edelman Statement on Massacre in Orlando

For Immediate Release Sunday, June 12, 2016 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler, Vice President of Communications & Outreach 203-918-4252 (office) phassler@childrensdefense.org Washington, D.C.– "The [...]

Ben Dawson2018-06-19T12:21:22-05:00[ April 21st, 2016 ]

Service Announcements

Naomi Post to Lead Children’s Defense Fund-New York Marian Wright Edelman Names Executive Director for CDF-New York

For Immediate Release Thursday, April 21, 2016 For More Information Contact: Samantha Levine Director of Communications, CDF-NY 212-697-0775 office Slevine@childrensdefense.org Washington, D.C.– Today the Children’s [...]

Ben Dawson2018-06-19T12:21:22-05:00[ April 12th, 2016 ]

Service Announcements

Marian Wright Edelman Receives Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal of Citizen Leadership

For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 12, 2016 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org Washington, D.C. – On [...]

Ben Dawson2018-06-19T12:21:22-05:00[ April 12th, 2016 ]

Service Announcements

Marian Wright Edelman to Receive Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal of Citizen Leadership

For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 12, 2016 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org Washington, D.C.– Today [...]

Ben Dawson2018-06-19T12:21:22-05:00[ February 9th, 2016 ]

Education Ending Child Poverty Health Youth Justice

Marian Wright Edelman Says: President’s Budget Would Change the Odds for Children in America

For Immediate Release Tuesday, February 9, 2016 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org Washington, D.C. – Marian [...]

Ben Dawson2018-06-19T12:21:22-05:00[ January 15th, 2016 ]

Education Health

Statements from Marian Wright Edelman, President of Children’s Defense Fund; Lan Bentsen, Co-Chair of Children’s Defense Fund Board of Directors; and Patrick Bresette, Executive Director of Children’s Defense Fund-Texas

For Immediate Release Friday, January 15, 2016 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org This morning the [...]

Ben Dawson2018-06-19T12:21:31-05:00[ December 14th, 2015 ]

Service Announcements

Marian Wright Edelman Statement on the loss of Evelyn S. Lieberman

For Immediate Release Monday, December 14, 2015 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org My heart is [...]

Ben Dawson2018-06-19T12:21:31-05:00[ November 3rd, 2015 ]

Health

Jurnee Smollett-bell and Byron Pitts to Host 25th Anniversary of Cdf Beat the Odds® Program at the Newseum with Marian Wright Edelman and Donna Shalala

For Immediate Release Wednesday, November 3, 2015 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org Washington, D.C. – This [...]

Ben Dawson2018-06-19T12:21:31-05:00[ September 16th, 2015 ]

Ending Child Poverty

Poverty Hurts Children, yet More than One in Five Children in America Lives in Poverty; Black Child Poverty Increases 10 Percent

For Immediate Release Wednesday, September 16, 2015 For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org Washington, D.C. – U.S. [...]

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