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Nationwide, only five percent of COVID vaccines have gone to Black Americans and only 11 percent have gone to Latino Americans, according to available data. Our leaders must ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and work to address the longstanding racism that has caused this crisis.

February 24, 2021 | National

Child Health

Black, Latino, and Indigenous Families Are Bearing the Brunt of the Crisis But Not Receiving Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines

Nationwide, only five percent of COVID vaccines have gone to Black Americans and only 11 percent have gone to Latino Americans, according to available data. Our leaders must ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and work to address the longstanding racism that has caused this crisis.

February 23, 2021 | National

Child Health

Texas Winter Storm Resources - Last updated February 23, 2021

February 22, 2021 | Texas

Child Health

Hesitancy for COVID-19 Vaccine Amongst Black Communities and Communities of Color Is Not Without Cause

The hesitancy by Black, American Indian and Latino communities stems from the long-standing distrust of the government in the distribution of equitable resources and access to quality healthcare, notwithstanding state-sanctioned violence.

February 17, 2021 | National

Child Health

CDF-NY FY22 Mental Hygiene Budget Testimony

Children’s Defense Fund – New York (CDF-NY) thanks the chairs of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee for this opportunity to submit testimony on the 2021 – 2022 New York State Mental Hygiene Executive Budget Proposal.

Child Health

21 Reasons to Expand Medicaid in 2021

January 29, 2021 | Texas

Child Health

Response to the Governor’s Proposed FY 2022 Executive Budget

Child Health

Ongoing Violence Can Take a Toll on Children's Health and Wellbeing

As we move towards accountability and welcome in the new administration, it’s time for bold solutions to dismantle systems of oppression and protect our children from sources of toxic stress like poverty, racism, and police violence.

January 19, 2021 | National

Child Health

President-Elect Biden’s COVID Relief Proposal Would Help Families in Crisis and Begin to Address Child Poverty

Last week, President-Elect Biden released a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package to address the growing public health and economic crisis brought on by the pandemic, which continues to exacerbate the systems of economic and racial injustice that harm our children. Since the start of the pandemic, CDF has called on lawmakers to prioritize children in their response to the crisis and the President-Elect’s relief package would provide immediate relief while also taking a long overdue step to address our nation’s shameful child poverty crisis that could lead to the largest reduction in child poverty rates in decades.

January 18, 2021 | National

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Statement: The Children’s Defense Fund Applauds Action to Impeach the President

January 14, 2021 | National