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Child Poverty
New Data Shows Increase in Students Experiencing Homelessness
During his State of the Union address this week, the President told a misleading story about the economy steadily chipping away at poverty across the country.
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Child Health
Congress Discusses Ongoing Regulatory Threats to America’s Children
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform will conduct a series of hearings focused on how various proposed regulations by the Trump Administration will negatively impact children. We are hopeful these hearings will help shine a light on that fact as they sound the alarm bell on the Trump Administration’s repeated attempts to underestimate our child poverty rate and deprive children of health care, housing, nutritious food, and clean air and water.
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Child Welfare
Protecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter: 2/4/20
Here’s the latest roundup of immigration-related news, and our bi-weekly action opportunities.
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Child Health
Thinking of Our Children During the State of the Union Address
Tonight President Trump will address the nation as he delivers his State of the Union remarks. Reports suggest he will present a “relentless optimism,” but our newly-released annual report—State of American’s Children 2020—offers a dramatically different picture: the current state of our children is unacceptable and must be urgently addressed.
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Immigration
Fighting Fear with Facts: “It All Starts with Trust”
The Trump administration’s cruel, confusing and anti-immigrant public charge regulations are intentionally wonky and complex.
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Child Welfare
New Report Shows Slight Increase in Child Abuse and Neglect
Earlier this month, the Children’s Bureau released Child Maltreatment 2018, the 29th annual report from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS).
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