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CDF Calls on Congress to Extend the USDA's Waiver Authority to Ensure Child Nutrition Programs Can Continue to Operate

CDF joined other leading child advocacy organizations to call on Congress to further extend USDA’s nationwide waiver authority to September 30, 2022 to give USDA the flexibility needed to respond to the pandemic as well as its aftermath, and to ensure that the federal child nutrition programs continue to operate and provide healthy snacks and meals to students.

Child Poverty

Investing in Our Other Infrastructure

November 12, 2021 | National

Child Poverty

CDF-NY Sign-On Letter to Reduce Child Poverty in Build Back Better Act (with Signatures)

As faith-based and child advocacy organizations from across New York, we write to you today to thank you for your strong leadership in bringing about the American Rescue Plan’s transformational expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) – and to implore you to continue to center the needs of New York’s marginalized children and families by making the expanded CTC permanent, fully inclusive of all immigrant children and fully refundable in the final Build Back Better Act. Additionally, we ask that you support a final version of the Build Back Better Act that includes paid family and medical leave.

Child Poverty

CDFNY Ampliación del Crédito Tributario por Hijos (Noviembre de 2021)

El Crédito Tributario por Hijos es un beneficio de ayuda a las familias para poder pagar los gastos diarios de la crianza de los hijos.

Child Poverty

Child Tax Credit is Helping Ohio Children go to School Fed, Healthy, and Ready to Learn

November 7, 2021 | Ohio

Child Poverty

God Help Us to End Poverty Now—Beginning With Our 11.6 Million Poor Children

November 5, 2021 | National

Child Poverty

CDFNY Child Tax Credit FAQs (Updated November 2021)

Sign up to receive monthly Child Tax Credit payments via the CTC Non-Filer Sign-Up Tool before it closes on November 15th!

Child Health

What the Build Back Better Compromise Means for Children and Families

The compromise bill includes important generational investments to boost families’ economic stability and reduce racial inequities in income, housing, education, and health care that disproportionately harm Black, Latino, and Indigenous children. However, it leaves out important investments to ensure children and families have what they need to thrive.

November 2, 2021 | National

Child Poverty

Why We Should All Be New York Child Defenders

We are the ones we are waiting for to create another New York where our marginalized children are free to be children and have a real opportunity to meet their full potential.

November 1, 2021 | New York

Child Health

A Chance to Close the Gulf

October 29, 2021 | National