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Child Welfare
A local news report on February 2, 2023, shined a spotlight on an ongoing issue in Ohio: the practice of youth sleeping overnight at children’s services offices while waiting for placement in foster care.
Education
This Black History Month, Children’s Defense Fund honors and commemorates the trailblazers before us by protecting and teaching their stories.
Education
how can we expect young Texans to learn these skills while simultaneously making it more difficult for them to vote, failing to create spaces that value student input, and neglecting to teach students the value and power of civic participation?
Programs
Children’s Defense Fund’s new initiative, Welcome Home: Young Adults Shaping Holistic Houses of Worship, aims to promote youth involvement in congregations and provide congregations with practical resources, tools, trainings, and support to help them transform and better embody the holistic community wanted by young adults.
Child Health
Experts predict that thousands of children could lose their Medicaid by mistake. We’re counting on schools to help us reach families and get ahead of this so that students stay connected to healthcare.
Child Poverty
On this King Day, we must ask ourselves if we are truly willing to honor the legacy of Dr. King by taking the necessary risks to ensure that there is a tomorrow for our young people.
CDF State Office Reports
Through your support, CDF-Ohio successfully fought on the side of Ohio’s children in 2022, holding firm to our values of hope, courage, integrity, and justice.
Child Welfare
The passing of this bipartisan bill comes at a pivotal time when families nationwide, regardless of racial, economic, and social background, are rising out of unforeseen, unprecedented, and unpredictable circumstances.
Education
This week, CDF-Ohio submitted testimony urging the House Primary and Secondary Education committee to remove extremely harmful language to enact the Save Women’s Sports Act inserted into HB 151.
Education
Ohio State Board of Education Members Must Protect Ohio Youth from Discrimination by Rejecting Board Member’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Resolution.
Featured Blog Series
From the desk of President and CEO Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, discover a new take on child well-being and advocacy. Read to learn more about shaping conversations, policies, and actions for improving the lives of our nation's children and youth.
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