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Stay updated on recent work to end child poverty now.

Recently Released Reports

Familiarize yourselves with these new reports on how poverty devastates the health and vitality of communities and denies children opportunities and what steps can be taken to address its harms.

Recent Blogs

  • New from CDF: Reflecting on and Reckoning with 25 Years of TANF

    Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a key economic support program to help families with children who have very low incomes through a variety of services. TANF marks 25 years in August 2021, a landmark which invites both reflection and reckoning.

  • Why the CTC and Baby Bonds are Smart Investments in our Children

    Let’s correct the historical disinvestment and intentional harm done to our communities of color, and let’s invest in permanent Baby Bonds and an expanded CTC NOW. Congress must include both of these policies in the reconciliation package. It is, foremost, the right thing to do for our children and youth, and it is also smart economics for all.

  • Universal Meals Are Essential for Advancing Racial Equity

    If Congress does not act now to make universal school meals permanent, millions of children will soon be left behind–and children of color will be hit hardest. Download our infographic to learn more about the ways universal meals will advance racial equity and join us in telling Congress to make them permanent!

Child Watch® Columns

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