Press Release

CDF-Texas Statement on SB 8 - March 22, 2023

March 23, 2023 | National
Trauma

CDF-Texas Statement on HB 900 — March 21, 2023

March 21, 2023 | Texas
Telling stories of struggle, Texans demand health coverage

March 6, 2023 | National
Child Welfare

Child Uninsured Rate Could Rise Sharply if Ohio Doesn’t Act to Protect Children’s Coverage

February 17, 2023 | Ohio
Matthew Tippit Joins Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio Policy Team

November 16, 2022 | Ohio
Children’s Defense Fund - Texas Testimony on the Community Effects of Operation Lone Star

November 15, 2022 | Texas
Child Health

Children’s Defense Fund appoints Alisha Porter as New State Director of Minnesota Office

Saint Paul, MN — Alisha Porter has been named the new state director of Children's Defense Fund-Minnesota. Porter previously served in the interim role, providing her experience and leadership before formally accepting the position.

October 18, 2022 | National
Immigration

Children's Defense Fund DACA Statement

DACA has been a government band-aid for delivering lasting protection for immigrants for a decade. Children's Defense Fund stands firmly with DACA recipients and all Dreamers and calls on Congress to enact a permanent legislative solution to provide a pathway to citizenship that these young people and their families need and deserve.

October 11, 2022 | National
Children’s Defense Fund DACA Statement

October 11, 2022 | Texas
Children’s Defense Fund-Texas Testimony — Invited Testimony Regarding Joint Charge # 2 to the Joint Texas House Committees on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence and Juvenile Justice & Family Issues

October 3, 2022 | Texas