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Faith Leaders, Youth Advocates Gather for 2025 Hall-Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry

Hundreds of faith leaders and youth advocates from across the country have gathered in Clinton, Tennessee, to participate in the 2025 Hall-Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry.

July 22, 2025 | National

A Time for Good Trouble

July 18, 2025 | National

Being Loving Champions for Justice

For people whose hearts are broken by seeing news of parents, families, and children suffering anywhere, this has been a difficult week.

July 11, 2025 | National

Fourth of July Lessons from Frederick Douglass

On a Fourth of July when many Americans are expressing profound concerns about whether the government’s orders, decisions, and votes are representing their voices and asking questions about what we the people means today, it is an opportune time to return to the keynote speech Frederick Douglass gave in Rochester, New York, at an Independence Day celebration on July 5, 1852.

July 4, 2025 | National

Child Health

Children’s Defense Fund 'Deeply Disturbed and Disappointed' by H.R. 1 Passage

On Thursday, the United States House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation package that includes more than $1 trillion in funding tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy.

July 3, 2025 | National

Child Welfare

CDF Listening Tour to Stop in Allentown as President and CEO Starsky Wilson Listens to Families About Their Pressing Needs

On Tuesday, Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, president and CEO of the national youth advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), will visit Allentown to hear directly from children and families in the Lehigh Valley about the challenges they face, and the solutions they envision, amid continued uncertainty around the economy and essential education and health programs.

July 3, 2025 | National

Child Welfare

CDF-Ohio’s Statement on State Budget Proposal: ‘This budget sends a clear message to Ohio’s children and families – you are not the priority’

On Monday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine must sign or issue line-item vetoes on the state’s multibillion dollar budget proposal recently passed by the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate.

July 3, 2025 | Ohio

Immigration

Children’s Defense Fund: “Denying the Constitutional Right to Citizenship Would Harm Children”

The implications of ending, or even threatening, birthright citizenship are far-reaching and serious. Denying the constitutional right to citizenship would harm children, families, and communities throughout the United States, weakening the moral and social fabric of our nation.

June 27, 2025 | National

KIDS Count

Following the Facts on Child Well-Being

Earlier this month, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2025 edition of the KIDS COUNT® Data Book, an annual resource that measures national and state data on economic well-being, education, health, and family and community factors.

June 27, 2025 | National

Child Welfare

CDF listening tour to stop in South Carolina as President and CEO Starsky Wilson hears families' pressing needs

On Wednesday, Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, president and CEO of the national children’s advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), will visit Columbia to learn more about the challenges facing children and families, as well as the solutions they seek, amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding the economy and key programs related to education and health in America.

June 24, 2025 | National