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Child Welfare

Congress Honors CDF’s Beloved MaryLee Allen’s Lifelong Work to Protect the Most Vulnerable Children

January 10, 2020 | National

Child Welfare

Protecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter: 1/8/20

Here’s the latest roundup of immigration-related news, and our bi-weekly action opportunities.

January 9, 2020 | Texas

Child Welfare

U.S. Immigration Detention Fact Sheet

January 7, 2020 | Texas

Child Welfare

Kim Eckhart Joins Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio to Lead Ohio KIDS Count Project

January 7, 2020 | Ohio

Child Health

Let's Resolve to Make Ohio a Safe and Healthy State Where All Children Count in 2020

2019 proved to be a big year with significant progress made for Ohio's children. Despite critical investments and policy wins, much is still needed to keep pace with the growing demands to keep children healthy, safe, and thriving into adulthood.

January 3, 2020 | Ohio

Child Welfare

Children Need Amazing Parents, Not Discrimination

Supporting and affirming the loving parents who provide homes for children in foster care is in the best interest of those kids. To fulfill our duty to children, it is imperative that we build policies that help foster and adoptive parents be the best they can be.

December 30, 2019 | National

Child Welfare

End of Year Wins for Children

Today, Congress passed two large spending packages to fund the government through FY2020 and thus averted a government shutdown. The packages authorize nearly $1.4 trillion in spending and include some important wins for children, including the FFTA.

December 20, 2019 | National

Child Welfare

Letter in Support of the Family First Transition Act

CDF led an effort to garner support from nearly 400 national and state organizations across the country in support of the Family First Transition Act. This Act presents a bold plan to help states, tribes and territories meet the unique fiscal and statutory requirements of implementation. Once enacted, it will provide critical tools to help states, tribes and territories take advantage of the opportunities contained in Family First, so that more children and families can thrive.

Child Welfare

Protecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter: 12/17/19

Here’s the latest roundup of immigration-related news, and our bi-weekly action opportunities.

December 18, 2019 | Texas

Child Welfare

Comments on HHS Nondiscrimination Proposed Rule

CDF submitted comments on HHS's proposed rule on nondiscrimination protections for HHS-funded programs. Government-sanctioned discrimination is diametrically opposed to the cardinal rule of child welfare, that the best interest of the child is paramount, and, as such, it should never be allowed in the child welfare system. This rule would threaten the ability of the child welfare system to promote permanency for youth in care and will jeopardize the safety and well-being of children in foster care.