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The Importance of Accurately Counting All Ohio Children in the 2020 Census

August 28, 2020 | Ohio
Child Welfare

CDF Joined an Amicus Brief on Fulton v City of Philadelphia to Make It Clear Discrimination is Harmful for Children

The Children’s Defense Fund is proud to join an amicus brief on behalf of the City of Philadelphia in the Fulton v. the City of Philadelphia case. As we argued in response to the South Carolina waiver and the Notice of Proposed Rule Making law year, discrimination in any form is harmful for children. In a time when there is a huge shortage in foster families and when more than 125,000 children are waiting to be adopted, allowing agencies to turn away LGBTQ adults who want to provide loving, stable families is diametrically opposed to the best interest of the children those agencies are meant to serve.

August 21, 2020 | National
The Challenges of Mental Health During COVID-19 for New York’s Children and Youth

August 20, 2020 | New York
Child Poverty

TANF, it’s Time to Grow Up

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the nation’s core cash assistance program, turns 24 years old this week. And since birthdays are a natural occasion for self-reflection, this presents the perfect opportunity to highlight why TANF must be strengthened to fight for racial justice and help families afford their basic needs.

August 19, 2020 | National
Child Health

How a Pandemic Highlights the Need for Keeping Elected Officials Accountable

August 14, 2020 | Texas
Education

Texas Civic Education Newsletter: 8/14/20

August 14, 2020 | Texas
Immigration

Protecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter: 8/14/20

August 14, 2020 | Texas
Child Welfare

House Ways and Means Subcommittee Releases Bill that Provides Much Needed Support to Children and Families in the Child Welfare System Due to COVID-19

On Friday, August 7, Chairman Danny Davis (D-IL) and Ranking Member Jackie Walorski (R-IN) of the Worker and Family Support Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee released the bipartisan Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act (H.R.7947), which provides critical supports to children and families in the child welfare system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 14, 2020 | National
Education

The Fight Against Racial Injustice: In Memory of John Lewis

August 14, 2020 | Texas
Child Health

How Medicaid Saved a Mother and Her Baby

My name is Clarissa. The cost of healthcare in this country is sky high. Medicaid bridges that gap and is really important for a lot of people that you might not realize it is.

August 13, 2020 | Texas

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