Children’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 [...]
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 [...]
Read MoreFor Immediate Release: Thursday, September 20, 2018 Media Contact: Emily Gardner, Communications Director 202-662-3554 egardner@childrensdefense.org The New Normal: School Shootings Are a Top Worry for [...]
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2018 Children across the nation, especially children under six and children of color, live in extreme poverty during critical developmental years Child [...]
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2018 Too many children, especially young children and children of color, live in extreme poverty during critical developmental years Washington, D.C. – Nearly [...]
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As expected, the President proposes to use his 2019 Budget, released on February 12th, to pay for the $1.5 trillion deficit increase included in the [...]
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