Child Welfare
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Protecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter: 4/1/20
Here’s the latest roundup of immigration-related news, and our bi-weekly action opportunities.
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The $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Was Necessary But Falls Short for Families and Children in the Child Welfare System
We are urging Congress to act immediately to provide crucial support to families facing the stress and disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic by equipping the child welfare system with the tools it needs to handle the crisis.
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CDF Joins the Call for Increased SSBG Funding amid COVID-19
As Congress creates packages to response to COVID-19, we strongly urge increased support for the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) to respond to the most vulnerable—our nation’s older adults, children and families, and people with disabilities. people with disabilities.
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Child Welfare
CDF Letter to Congress on COVID-19 Relief Legislation
As you work quickly with your Congressional colleagues to pass new legislation to address the devastating public health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, the Children’s Defense Fund urges you to include in the next package a number of critical provisions to protect our nation’s children and families.
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Child Welfare
Protecting Children and Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic
On Wednesday, March 18, the Senate will take up the House-passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act, as the next step in providing relief from the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic.
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Child Welfare
The Coronavirus’s Impact on Children: Child Welfare
As the government works diligently to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, the focus has rightly been on shoring up the medical response, containing the virus’s spread and stabilizing the economy.
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