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Child Poverty

CDF's Comments on Alternative Measures of Poverty

CDF submitted comments urging OMB to meaningfully expand—not artificially shrink—poverty measures to include all children experiencing economic deprivation, not just those currently counted as poor and requesting that any modifications to poverty thresholds capture the full breadth of resources needed to support children's healthy development.

Child Welfare

500+ Child Welfare Advocates Deliver Policy Demands to Congress to Protect Children From Abuse and Neglect During Pandemic

As national, state, and local organizations dedicated to the well-being of vulnerable children and families, we write to urge Congress to act immediately to provide crucial support to families facing the stress and disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, by equipping the child welfare system with the tools it needs to handle the crisis.

Immigration

Safeguards for Migrant Children Are Not a “Loophole”

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, citing coronavirus concerns, is removing unaccompanied children to countries where they fear violence and persecution. This is deeply troubling, and it is also a violation of children’s legal rights under federal law.

April 10, 2020 | National

Immigration

We’re All in This Together. COVID-19 Relief Must Protect All Families.

Congress’ third bill responding to the impacts of COVID-19, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was a necessary but incomplete step forward in the fight to ensure the needs of children and families are met in the midst of this pandemic.

April 9, 2020 | National

A Season for Renewal and Hope

April 9, 2020 | National

Early Childhood

450+ Organizations Call for Additional Child Care Funding in Next COVID-19 Package

Child care is an essential need for millions of children and families, and it will continue to be the backbone of our economy both during and after this crisis, but only if additional funding is provided to keep it afloat. In order to protect and preserve our child care system for child care providers, workers, and the children and families they serve, we urge lawmakers to provide at least $50 billion in aid targeted to the child care sector.

Wisdom from Civil Rights Leader Rev. Joseph Lowery, A Big Oak Tree of Hope

April 3, 2020 | National

Child Welfare

The $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Was Necessary But Falls Short for Families and Children in the Child Welfare System

We are urging Congress to act immediately to provide crucial support to families facing the stress and disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic by equipping the child welfare system with the tools it needs to handle the crisis.

March 30, 2020 | National

Gun Violence Prevention

200 Organizations Urge Congress to Invest in Gun Violence Prevention Research

The initial investment for the CDC and NIH was a crucial step toward applying a public health approach to increasing gun safety and reducing firearm-related injuries and deaths, and continued and expanded investments are essential to the success of this important work.

Providing Help and Hope to Our Children in This Time of Great Crisis

March 27, 2020 | National