Our Voice for Children
May 2020

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Tell Your Senators: Children Need Help Right Now

On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent the Senate home
on recess without taking any steps toward providing additional relief
for families reeling from the COVID-19 crisis. Send your Senators an
email now and tell them that lives and livelihoods are at stake, and
children don't have another week to wait.

TAKE ACTION NOW
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Help make sure vulnerable children will not get left behind as our
country responds to this pandemic. Donate to the Children in Crisis
Fund >
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Policy Action for America's Children

Throughout the past month, we published a series of briefs and fact
sheets outlining the steps Congress must take to protect children from
extreme hardship caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Hear from our national
policy team on why the following steps are urgent and critical:

Children and adults need $2,000 per month in direct cash assistance,
throughout the economic downturn caused by this crisis.

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The Child Tax Credit must be expanded to fight child poverty during
this pandemic and beyond.

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Pandemic TANF assistance is an important step to help low-income
families cover rent, utilities, and other basic needs.

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SNAP must be improved to help fight child hunger during and beyond
this crisis.

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Graduation in the Midst of a Pandemic

This graduation season looks very different from years past, and we're
grateful to our teammate Lisa for sharing her son Caleb's personal
story of a high school graduation so unlike the one he expected. Hear
in her words why Lisa's hopeful that this year's seniors will meet the
challenge of the moment with optimism and perseverance.

READ CALEB'S STORY
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Advocating for All Children

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to impact just about every aspect of
our lives, the Children's Defense Fund is constantly fighting to
ensure the health, safety, and well-being of all our country's
children?-and particularly the most vulnerable. Here are
some of the ways we've been looking out for children this month:

We responded to the HEROES Act passed by the House of Representatives,
commending steps taken to protect children and families and
highlighting some work still to be done.

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CDF-Texas hosted a conversation to answer questions about the Public
Charge rule and how it applies to needs that are ever more pressing
due to COVID-19.

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We shone a light on pediatricians' concerns that children are not
receiving important vaccinations and well-child exams during the
pandemic.

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We strongly condemned the false choice U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) presented to parents when they asked them to either
waive their rights or be separated from their children.

LEARN MORE
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Our state offices are also continuing to provide real-time updates and
working hard to connect our communities with local resources. Visit
your office's website to access state-specific information:

CDF-California
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CDF-Minnesota
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CDF-New York
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CDF-Ohio
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CDF-Southern Region
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CDF-Texas
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Child Watch Roundup

In a Child Watch column published this month, Marian Wright Edelman
shared a touching poem about communal grief and never losing hope.

READ COLUMN
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Catch up on the rest of Marian Wright Edelman's recent Child Watch
columns:

* "Is This Ever Going to End?"
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* Sowing Seeds of Life and Hope
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* A Pandemic Prayer for Children and People Everywhere
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Be sure to look for a new Child Watch column every Friday
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