Youth advocates and local faith leaders will discuss attacks on childhood and call on federal, state lawmakers to fight cuts and federal law enforcement surge as we seek to create a Minnesota where all children thrive.
On Friday, CDF President & CEO Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson spoke out against the Trump administration’s use of force in immigration enforcement at a press conference outside the White House in Washington, D.C.
CDF submitted several comments to the federal government cautioning the proposal would deter families from accessing healthcare and nutrition assistance while exposing millions of children in immigrant families to arbitrary green card denials.
Advocates challenge prolonged detention as unnecessary and unjust, highlighting its impact on youth.
The organization will honor three individuals as Advocates for Joy for their outstanding work advancing policies, building power, and strengthening programs that support children and young people across America.
Statement from Oleta Garrett Fitzgerald, Director of Children’s Defense Fund-Southern Regional Office and Regional administrator of the Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative
The forum, which will take place November 5-6, will explore the impact of politics and policy on issues ranging from education and health care to child poverty.
Service Announcements
Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), a longtime national leader in youth advocacy, today announced two key appointments to its executive leadership team.
Child Welfare
Over Labor Day weekend, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to halt its plans to deport more than 600 unaccompanied children to Guatemala.
Child Welfare
As Mississippi’s public comment window for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Draft Final Proposal closes, Children’s Defense Fund–Southern Regional Office (CDF-SRO) and the Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative (SRBWI) are calling on the Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM) to strengthen accountability, affordability, and equity in the state’s broadband internet rollout, even within the limits set by recent federal rule changes.