September 19, 2013 For More Information Contact: Raymonde Charles Press Secretary 202-662-3508 office rcharles@childrensdefense.org   The Poorest Americans are Children and the Poorest Children are Black, Hispanic [...]

For Immediate Release September 17, 2013 For More Information Contact: Raymonde Charles Press Secretary 202-662-3508 office rcharles@childrensdefense.org   21.8 Percent of Children Poor – including over one-third [...]

For Immediate Release January 16, 2013   For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org   Press Advisory Children’s Defense [...]

For Immediate Release September 20, 2012   For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org   New Data Show Black [...]

For Immediate Release September 12, 2012   For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org   Washington, D.C. —New data [...]

For Immediate Release June 27, 2011  For More Information Contact: Patti Hassler Vice President of Communications and Outreach 202-662-3554 office phassler@childrensdefense.org   White House and Congressional Leaders [...]

Children's Defense Fund December 20, 2010 Washington — “Held Captive”: Child Poverty in America, a new report commissioned and published by the Children’s Defense Fund, found [...]

Children's Defense Fund September 16, 2010   According to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau today, 15.5 million children in America—or more than one in every [...]