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Protect Medicaid and SNAP Now

Join us and fellow Texans to discuss: proposed Medicaid/SNAP cuts, how to get involved, and share what Medicaid/SNAP means to your family.

April 14, 2025

Texas

Child Health

Experts to Brief Ohio Children’s Caucus on Medicaid’s Impact on State’s Youth as Federal Lawmakers Weigh Program Cuts

Health experts and youth experts are concerned cuts to Medicaid would jeopardize the well-being of hundreds of thousands of children in Ohio. In 2023, approximately 1.4 million Ohio children were enrolled in Medicaid, according to KIDS COUNT Ohio.

March 28, 2025 | Ohio

Child Health

Ohio Children’s Budget Coalition Releases FY '26-'27 Budget Report, Urges Lawmakers to Adopt 70+ Child Friendly Proposals

The Ohio Children’s Budget Coalition (OCBC), a partnership of more than 20 organizations committed to the health and well-being of children, has released its biennial budget report, Creating a Vision of Child Well-being for Ohio.

March 25, 2025 | Ohio

Child Health

CDF-Texas, Partners Respond as Trump Administration Reopens Child and Family Detention Centers in Texas

Children’s Defense Fund-Texas (CDF-Texas) and its youth and immigrant advocacy partners warn that President Donald Trump’s decision to reopen detention facilities in Texas to jail immigrant families could create an array of negative physical and mental impacts for children.

March 11, 2025 | Texas

Census

CDF-Ohio Finds Some Proposals in Governor’s Budget Encouraging as Data Suggests Almost 470,000 OH Youth Continue to Struggle with Poverty

Research suggests nearly half a million children in Ohio continue to suffer from the devastating impacts of poverty. The findings, which come from Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio's (CDF-Ohio) 2024 Kids Count® Data Profiles, show it would be wise for Ohio to adopt some of the youth-based budget proposals presented by Governor Mike DeWine.

February 10, 2025 | Ohio

Child Health

CDF Urges Senate to Reject RFK Jr. Nomination to Lead U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

The national youth advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund urges the United States Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to become the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

February 5, 2025 | Southern Regional Office

Child Health

Mississippi’s Refusal to Participate in Summer Food Assistance Program Hurts Youth

For the second consecutive year, Mississippi state leaders have chosen to deny vital food assistance to children and young people facing hunger during the summer months.

February 5, 2025 | Southern Regional Office

Child Health

CDF, Faith Leaders Send Senators Letter in Opposition to RFK Jr. Leading HHS

Children’s Defense Fund President and Chief Executive Officer Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson has led more than 120 faith leaders from across the country in signing a letter opposing Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s nomination to lead the United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).

January 29, 2025

Child Health

NEW: Georgetown University Study Shows Proposed Federal Medicaid Cuts Could Have Extreme Impact on Children in Rural Texas

The study found nearly one in three rural children in Texas depend on Medicaid. More than 239,000 children in Texas’ small towns rely on Medicaid/CHIP coverage.

January 16, 2025 | Texas

Child Health

Texas Hospitals Required to Ask About Immigration Status

As of November 1, 2024, Executive Order GA-46 requires the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to direct Texas hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status.