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PRESS RELEASE: In Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, The Children’s Defense Fund – New York Releases Its 2022 Legislative and Budget Agenda

Today, as a part of its celebration of the life and world-changing legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., renowned civil rights activist and one of the greatest nonviolent leaders in world history, the Children’s Defense Fund – New York (CDF-NY) releases its Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Legislative and Budget Agenda, titled Prioritizing the Needs of Children, Youth and Families: New York State Budget and Legislative Priorities.

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Families should be receiving a CTC payment today. Instead, they’re worrying about how to make ends meet.

On this day last year, my son and I watched events unfold just two miles from our new home in Washington, D.C. Dallas—my artist, the empath among my four children who feels deeply all that he sees around him—was unnerved in the place where I was moving my family. He watched, with children across the nation, as the hopes for his well-being were attacked at the Capitol.

January 13, 2022 | National

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Stand with Us on the Side of Children: 2021 Impact Report

Through your support, CDF-Ohio successfully fought on the side of Ohio’s children in 2021, holding firm to our values of hope, courage, integrity, and justice.

January 7, 2022 | Ohio

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The Greatest Gifts

December 31, 2021 | National

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Leveraging Racial Impact Statements to Achieve Racial Equity in All Policies: National Context

Just as our State legislators consider the fiscal and environmental impacts of new laws, so too must they examine the potential racial disparities of all legislation and rule-making activity – prior to enactment.

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Caring for Children this Holiday Season

December 17, 2021 | National

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Press Release | The Children’s Defense Fund – New York joins Beat the Odds ® Scholars & Youth Advocates, Families, and Child Advocacy Organizations in Urging the Senate to Save the Child Tax Credit

The Children’s Defense Fund – New York stands alongside its Beat the Odds ® Scholars & Youth Advocates, New York families, and its partner child advocacy organizations in urging the Senate to immediately pass the Build Back Better Act so that families will continue to receive the transformational expanded monthly Child Tax Credit payments.

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Press Release | CDF-NY Celebrates the Signing of the Child Poverty Reduction Act!

Today, the Children’s Defense Fund – New York (CDF-NY) celebrates Governor Hochul’s recent signing of the Child Poverty Reduction Act (S.2755C/A.1160C) into law. This critical legislation, sponsored by Senator Jessica Ramos and Assemblymember Harry Bronson, lays a strong foundation towards ending child poverty in New York.

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The ABC Coalition Calls on the IRS to Continue the Use of a Simplified Filing Tool for Families to Receive the CTC and Other Critical Benefits

CDF and members of the Automatic Benefit for Children (ABC) coalition recommend that the IRS continue to allow families to file taxes using a simplified filing tool to receive the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and other critical benefits. This tool should be available at the beginning of 2022 and on an ongoing basis. A permanent, simplified filing process is a critical component of a comprehensive strategy to ensure that all eligible families access the CTC, and it reaches the families who need it the most.

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National Paid Family and Medical Leave is an Important Promise to Children

Being there isn’t negotiable. National paid family and medical leave is one building block in a stack of policies, including the Child Tax Credit and high-quality, affordable child care, that create a solid foundation for children to grow and thrive. Congress must raise the pillars of stronger, better, and more inclusive national paid family and medical leave in Build Back Better--and beyond.

November 18, 2021 | National