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Child Health

Public Charge & COVID-19 Conversation

May 19, 2020 | Texas

Child Health

Speaker Pelosi Unveils the HEROES Act Which Takes Needed Steps to Support Children and Families through the COVID-19 Pandemic

We applaud the many important provisions laid out in the HEROES Act and will continue urging both chambers of Congress to include these and other steps to ensure our most vulnerable children and families can weather this crisis.

May 14, 2020 | National

Education

Youth Voices: Creating A Safe Classroom for All

As a college student moving to a new city for the first time, I could not have been more excited to arrive in Austin, Texas. The city had a thriving film and music culture, fantastic food, and an amazing college campus.

May 4, 2020 | National

Child Welfare

Protecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter: 4/30/20

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

April 30, 2020 | Texas

Child Welfare

Protecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter: 4/17/20

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

April 22, 2020 | Texas

Child Poverty

500+ Organizations Urge Congress to Protect Immigrant Families amid COVID-19

The federal response to the COVID-19 crisis, including the Families First and the CARES Acts, left many low- and moderate-income immigrants out of the public health and stimulus policies. This exclusion threatens the well being of immigrants, their families - which include millions of U.S. citizen children - and our communities as a whole. This omission will greatly undermine the nation’s ability to overcome this unprecedented crisis.

Immigration

CDF Joins 550+ Organizations Calling for the Protection of Immigrant Families amid COVID-19

The federal response to the COVID-19 crisis, including the Families First and the CARES Acts, left many low- and moderate-income immigrants out of the public health and stimulus policies. This exclusion threatens the well being of immigrants, their families - which include millions of U.S. citizen children - and our communities as a whole. This omission will greatly undermine the nation’s ability to overcome this unprecedented crisis.

Child Poverty

Children Advocates Call for the Inclusion of Immigrant Families in COVID-19 Response

While the CARES Act was a strong start, we are deeply concerned that children in mixed-immigration status families (those with both citizen and noncitizen members) have been excluded from critical relief. These children comprise one in four of all children in the United States, and the vast majority are U.S. citizens. It is simply unacceptable to leave them out of the COVID-19 response. Doing so will not only put more children at risk of falling into poverty but also greatly undermine our nation’s ability to overcome this crisis.

Child Health

Amid COVID-19, We Must Protect Our Most Vulnerable Children From Lasting Harm

Those disproportionately impacted by this crisis were either completely left out of the previous relief packages or have additional, critical needs that must be addressed in Congress’ next response to the COVID-19 crisis. We cannot allow this crisis to continue to exacerbate existing disparities, hit our most vulnerable children the hardest, and cause lasting harm.

April 16, 2020 | National

Child Health

Please stay calm, stay safe, and stay strong. We will get through this together.

The Children’s Defense Fund’s commitment to protecting all children and families is more important now than ever. We are quickly adapting to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 public health emergency with urgency and impact.

April 16, 2020 | National