National

  • CDF Guía Los Niños Estan Contando Contigo

    Este verano, académicos de CDF Freedom Schools publicaron declaraciones sobre porque la votación es importante y que temas quieren que adultos luchen por defender en las elecciones. Este es el momento para usar nuestro poder, ampli car las voces de los que no pueden votar, y comprometernos en traer a las elecciones las necesidades de los niños.

  • CDF Guía Tu Voto Es Importante a Cualquier Nivel

    Lo que esta en la boleta este Noviembre 3 no es solamente la elección de Presidente. También están decisiones acerca de seguro de salud, fondos para escuelas y currículos (plan de estudios) de clases, parques y caminos, reformas a la fuerza policíaca y vivienda asequible. Estar informado acerca de estas decisiones ayuda a que su voto esta protegiendo a niños en su comunidad. Estas son algunas de las decisiones que su voto puede impactar.

  • CDF Guía Puedes Usar Tu Poder Para Votar Por Los Niños

    Igual si se vota por correo o en persona, es esencial informarse bien en las formas de votar, tener un plan, y seguirlo. A continuación encontrara recursos e información que pudiera necesitar para votar en las próximas elecciones.

  • Condemnation of White Supremacy

    At the Presidential debate this week, President Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacist groups, instead telling them to “stand back and stand by.” It was a terrifying moment in a time when violence motivated by racism is on the rise in America, and it was hailed as a victory by violent white supremacist groups across the country.

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  • Child Health

    What the Latest COVID Relief Bill Means for Children

    This week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi introduced a new version of the HEROES Act. Despite the smaller price tag, this bill maintains many of the key priorities for children and families included in the May bill passed by the House, while also taking steps to address at least two critical pieces for children and families that to date, have been largely left out of Congress’ earlier efforts to ensure relief: significant funding for the child care sector and critical investments to help support children, youth, and families across the child welfare continuum. While this new bill may still fall short of all of the things we know children and families need to weather this health and economic crisis, it’s imperative that Congress take this crucial next step to ensure long overdue relief now. 

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  • Child Health

    Nation's Thirst for Pandemic Relief No Match for McConnell's Hunger for Power

    200,000 Americans dead from COVID-19 and millions more marching for racial justice did not move Mitch McConnell to act, but one death on the Supreme Court propelled him into action. Just hours after Justice Ginsburg died, Majority Leader McConnell was rallying his troops in preparation for one of the quickest and most controversial Supreme Court confirmations ever.

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  • Child Health

    Breonna Taylor and the Invisibility of Black Women and Girls in America

    We’re in both an unusual and special time as a country. Unusual in that, in the midst of an intensified election year, where so many legislative decisions can negatively impact the livelihoods of the most vulnerable children and families, and the countless protests against racial injustice and police brutality happening all over the country, we are also searching for a level of normalcy from the effects of the pandemic in our everyday lives. This time is also special and calls for urgency in the continued push, pull and pressure to ensure long-lasting radical change for society as whole, but more importantly for America’s most oppressed and marginalized groups of people.  

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  • Child Health

    Children Aren't Immune to the COVID-19 Virus or to the Racial Inequities it is Magnifying

    While infection and death rates may in fact be lower for children when compared to adults, our children are certainly not immune—to the virus itself or to the racial inequities it is magnifying. Recent CDC reports show that more than 75 percent of children dying from COVID-19 are Hispanic, Black, and American Indian children, though they represent only 41 percent of the population. 

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