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Children's Defense Fund Statement in Response to the Nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

CDF is not, nor has it ever been, associated with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., or Children's Health Defense, the organization he created.

November 15, 2024 | National

Honoring General Tubman

On Veterans Day, November 11, the state of Maryland posthumously named Harriet Tubman a one-star brigadier general in Maryland’s National Guard.

November 15, 2024

This is a moment when many people are feeling as if the dream they have of what America can and should be has been deferred yet again, while the forces that seem willing to ignore, excuse, or embrace misogyny, racism, bigotry, bullying, and cruelty may appear to be ascendant.

November 8, 2024 | National

The Most Powerful Tool

On March 7, 1965, a group of us attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to dramatize to the nation that people wanted to register to vote.

November 1, 2024 | National

Prayers for Our Nation’s Young People

Amidst the final few weeks of calls for adults to vote right now for people and policies that will ensure children and young people’s well-being and joy, I share these prayers for all of our nation’s children and the country they need and deserve.

October 25, 2024 | National

Next Week: CDF-Texas to Honor ‘Advocate for Joy’ Recipients at ‘Celebration of Joy’ Ceremony in Weslaco

Next week, Children’s Defense Fund-Texas will hold its inaugural Celebration of Joy ceremony to honor Texans who are bringing joy to communities, youth, and families across the Lone Star State.

October 18, 2024 | Texas

Voting for the Future

Every third weekend of October congregations across the nation join Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) in participating in the annual multifaith National Observance of Children’s Sabbaths® Celebration.

October 18, 2024 | National

Hope and Help After Storms

Once again, the aftermath of the recent hurricanes and storms has left children and families across the Southeast reeling as they work to repair homes and rebuild lives.

October 11, 2024 | National

Immigration

TODAY: U.S. Fifth Circuit Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Key Immigration Case that will Impact Hundreds of Thousands of Children

AUSTIN, TX—Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in two cases that will largely determine the futures of hundreds of thousands of children and their families in Texas.

October 10, 2024 | Texas

Preparing to Vote

In a democratic society, if we like or don’t like what our political leaders are doing, we must make that clear through our voices and our votes. And we cannot accomplish that by staying home.

October 4, 2024

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