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    Black Student Leadership Network Fellowship Interest Meeting

    Join us for an open forum around youth organizing and hear more about our Black Student Leadership Network Program! The Black Student Leadership Network is dedicated to fostering a network of Black student leaders who champion organizing and advocacy within their communities. Our program provides a unique paid opportunity for college students to delve into community organizing and public policy.

    March 11- March 20, 2024

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  • Child Welfare

    For Our Children - Unleashing the Joy: CDF's Pursuit of Child Well-being

    Ten years ago this year, Ramesh Raghavan and Anna Alexandrova published research on child development in a scholarly article entitled, Toward a Theory of Child Well-Being. In the article, they document historical conceptualizations of child well-being, a policy history of the notion of child well-being, methods, and implications for measuring well-being, and–after reviewing several theories–posit one for adoption in the field.

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  • 2023 Impact Report

    Children's Defense Fund has an agenda around which there should be no controversy. It should not stir debate to say that every young person in America deserves healthy food, medical care, a high-quality education, and the ability to play safely on playgrounds.

  • “Keep Moving”

    I heard Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speak for the first time when he gave the Founders’ Day address in Spelman College’s Sisters Chapel during my senior year of college.

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