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Child Health
Students are demanding more protections amidst another COVID surge and renewed debates about returning to in-person classes this semester. They are coping with the added stress of facing exposure to Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant which spreads rapidly.
Immigration
Citizenship must be the starting point, and not the destination, in securing opportunities for all children to grow and thrive. As CDF’s new infographic and factsheet shows, citizenship means better opportunities for improved health and mental health outcomes, strengthened health care access, and much more to support children’s healthy development.
Child Welfare
Today, our colleague, Kim Eckhart testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of HB 4. This legislation would create the an Ohio Youth Ombuds Office that would be an advocate for youth in foster care and work to enforce their rights.
Education
According to a new report from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), the ways Ohio public school districts used economically disadvantaged funds during the last two years of COVID did not change much from the previous reporting period pre-pandemic.
Education
We know school policing and harsh, exclusionary school discipline practices harm students, so we joined 90 civil rights and education organizations to call on Congress to advance critical legislation to provide safe, healthy, and inclusive school climates.
From 2008 to 2018, I served as pastor of Saint John’s Church, a multi-racial congregation in St. Louis. Centering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s public vision, we called ourselves “beloved disciples building Beloved Community.” This hope-filled picture of a transformed nation animated our work together—in faith for justice.
Child Welfare
This past December, a group of young advocates, who survived abuse and neglect and are working to prevent it from happening to others, celebrated a major milestone: legislators and government officials accepted their proposal for an office dedicated to investigating abuse and rights violations reported by youth who are in foster, kinship, biological, or residential placements.
Child Poverty
On this day last year, my son and I watched events unfold just two miles from our new home in Washington, D.C. Dallas—my artist, the empath among my four children who feels deeply all that he sees around him—was unnerved in the place where I was moving my family. He watched, with children across the nation, as the hopes for his well-being were attacked at the Capitol.
Child Health
Through your support, CDF-Ohio successfully fought on the side of Ohio’s children in 2021, holding firm to our values of hope, courage, integrity, and justice.
On this day last year, my son and I watched events unfold just two miles from our new home in Washington, D.C. Dallas—my artist, the empath among my four children who feels deeply all that he sees around him—was unnerved in the place where I was moving my family. He watched, with children across the nation, as the hopes for his well-being were attacked at the Capitol.
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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