Posts by Ben Dawson
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Honoring Sherrilyn Ifill
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Child Poverty
Expanded Child Tax Credit Has Improved Overall Financial Stability
The expanded federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) has reduced families’ financial stress, helped them afford necessities, and allowed about one in four of those receiving monthly payments to work more hours outside of the home, according to a national poll conducted by Ipsos Research and released today by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP).
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Child Poverty
God Help Us to End Poverty Now—Beginning With Our 11.6 Million Poor Children
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Child Health
Children’s Defense Fund Encourages Families to Get Children Vaccinated, in Light of CDC Approval
Approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 is a major milestone in our country’s response to a pandemic that has ravaged the nation for 19 months, with Black and brown communities disproportionately experiencing loss of life, livelihoods, and loved ones.
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Child Health
Children’s Defense Fund Responds to President Biden’s Build Back Better Framework
“President Biden’s framework brings us one step closer to a historic, essential, and long-overdue investment in our country’s children and families. We’re poised to boost families’ economic stability and reduce racial inequities in income, housing, education, and health care that harm Black and brown children every day. We appreciate the countless child advocates, parents, friends in the White House, and champions in Congress who have fought for decades to bring us to this point."
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