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Child Health
Protecting children and families during this crisis: CDF’s response to COVID-19
As we face a widespread, national health crisis, we hope you are taking steps to keep yourself, your loved ones, and your community safe.
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Child Health
How America Ranks in Protecting Children
If America’s standing in the world is measured by how we treat our children, we are failing miserably.
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Housing
CDF Urges Congress to Prevent Housing Instability and Homelessness amid COVID-19
Any comprehensive response to the coronavirus should include emergency assistance funding to help prevent housing instability and homelessness as a result of the outbreak. An emergency assistance fund would provide both short-term financial assistance and stability services to help households with the lowest incomes overcome an unforeseen economic shock that threatens their housing stability.
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Child Poverty
CDF Joins the Call for Paid Sick Leave Legislation amid COVID-19
CDF joined over 140 organizations in urging members of Congress to co-sponsor the Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act (S. 3415/H.R. 6150) and advocate for its swift passage. Our society is only as healthy as its most vulnerable members. We all have a stake in ensuring paid sick days for public health emergencies and for personal and family care.
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Child Poverty
Children's Education Organizations Urge Congress to Protect Child Care and Early Learning Systems amid COVID-19
Early childhood education programs are essential for the millions of children and families they serve, and are particularly crucial during emergency public health and economic crises. But their success is contingent upon receiving the robust investment they need to take necessary steps and precautions. We urge lawmakers to act swiftly to allocate substantial emergency flexible funding directly to the child care and early learning systems in this country.
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Health
Leading Children's Health Groups Call for Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Funding
The Title V MCH Block Grant is a cost-effective, accountable, and flexible funding source used to address the most critical, pressing, and unique needs of maternal and child health populations. CDF joined 80 organizations to urge Congress to properly fund these services in the FY2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education & Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
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Health
CDF Joins Children's Health Groups in Support of the Kids' Access to Primary Care Act
Vulnerable populations need coverage that ensures them access to affordable and comprehensive quality care. When Medicaid beneficiaries cannot find a clinician who accepts new Medicaid patients, they face the same access problems as those who have no insurance. Appropriate and adequate payment is essential to ensure the viability of the primary care workforce to provide such care. As such, we fully support the Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2020.
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Child Welfare
New Rule Risks the Religious Liberty, Safety, and Wellbeing of Children in Need
In March of 2010, the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships issued a series of 12 unanimous recommendations, designed to strengthen the effectiveness of social service partnerships between the public sector and faith community, while protecting religious freedom.
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Keep Marching to Redeem Our Nation's Soul
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