KATRINA’S CHILDREN STILL NEGLECTED THREE YEARS LATER
For Immediate Release August 29, 2008 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3602 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Children's [...]
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CDF STATEMENT ON NEW DATA SHOWING NEARLY 9 MILLION UNINSURED CHILDREN, 13.3 MILLION CHILDREN IN POVERTY IN 2007
For Immediate Release August 26, 2008 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3602 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Children's Defense Fund (CDF) President Marian Wright Edelman issued [...]
Read MoreHUNDREDS OF DC AREA YOUTH MARCH TO US CAPITOL TO SUPPORT HEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL CHILDREN
For Immediate Release July 11, 2008 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3602 WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today more than 500 local youth from the Children's [...]
Read MoreCHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND DISAPPOINTED BY SUPREME COURT’S DECISION IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA V. HELLER
For Immediate Release June 26, 2008 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3602 WASHINGTON, D.C.— Children's Defense Fund (CDF) General Counsel Susan Gates today [...]
Read MoreCHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND ANNOUNCES THREE ADDITIONS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
April 16, 2008 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3611 WASHINGTON, DC—The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) announced today it has added three new members [...]
Read MoreCDF REPORT FINDS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES LOSE BILLIONS TO PREDATORY COMMERCIAL TAX PREPARERS
March 26, 2008 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3611 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Low-income families lost billions in tax year 2005 in Earned Income Tax [...]
Read MoreCDF CALLS PRESIDENT BUSH’S FY09 BUDGET SHAMEFUL
February 4, 2008 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3611 WASHINGTON, DC — The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) today blasted President Bush’s FY09 budget [...]
Read MoreCDF URGES PRESIDENT BUSH TO MAKE CHILDREN A PRIORITY IN HIS LAST YEAR IN OFFICE
January 28, 2008 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3611 WASHINGTON, DC In response to President Bush's final State of the Union address, the Children's [...]
Read MoreCDF EXAMINES PROGRESS MADE SINCE DR. KING’S DEATH
January 25, 2008 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3611 WASHINGTON, DC—The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his [...]
Read MoreTHE CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND, OTHER ADVOCATES SUBMIT AMICUS BRIEF WITH SUPREME COURT IN D.C. HANDGUN BAN CASE
January 11, 2008 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3611 WASHINGTON, DC - The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) today joined several leading advocacy organizations in submitting [...]
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