Latest Data Shows Continued Child Poverty Crisis Across America
As 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 [...]
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New Census Data Reveals Continued Child Poverty Crisis in America
About 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 MoreStatement from the Children’s Defense Fund: Significant Increase in Uninsured Children is Alarming and Must Be Halted
The 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 MoreStatement from the Children’s Defense Fund: Reckless and immoral Public Charge rule will harm millions of children
The 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 MoreStatement from the Children’s Defense Fund: Trump administration’s actions to separate immigrant families will do lasting harm to children
We 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 MoreLeading Children’s Health and Medical Groups React to Staggering Decline in Children’s Enrollment in Public Health Insurance Coverage
May 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 MoreNew Report: U.S. Can Reduce Child Poverty by 57 Percent Right Now
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 MoreStatement by Max Lesko in Response to President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union Address
FOR 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
Marian 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 MoreStatement from Marian Wright Edelman, President of the Children’s Defense Fund:
After two years of divisive, hateful rhetoric from the highest levels of government, the inhumane treatment of immigrant families, and the placing of corporate profits [...]
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