Our Voice for Children
September 2020
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An Historic Announcement
This month, we proudly announced the appointment of Rev. Dr. Starsky
Wilson to be the next President and CEO of the Children's Defense
Fund. Dr. Wilson is a thought leader in racial justice, community
organizing, and movement building, as well as a long-time member of
the CDF family. We're incredibly honored to follow his leadership at
this pivotal time for America's children.
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What the Supreme Court Means for Children
The Supreme Court is one of the most powerful forces shaping the lives
of children and the world we are leaving for them. In the coming
months alone, the Court is poised to hear a number of cases that could
have potentially catastrophic impacts on the health, safety, and
well-being of children, and which are expected to be decided on
extremely close margins. As Senators consider the confirmation of a
new Justice, it is imperative they do so with the interests of
children in mind.
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Voter Resources for 2020
Children can't vote, but they have so much at stake in this
election-and that's why they are counting on you to make a plan
to vote on their behalf. Visit our Voter Action Center to find
everything you need to make a plan to vote smartly and safely.
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Did you know that voter registration deadlines begin as early as next
week in some states? Make sure you're registered to vote now >
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Our Advocacy for Children
As our country continues to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic and reckon
with long-overlooked symptoms of racial injustice, our state and
national policy teams continue to fight to ensure that
families-particularly families of color and low-income
families-have what they need to survive and thrive. Here are
some of the ways we advocated for children and their families this
month:
Immigration: We condemned a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that
puts Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which protects families who
cannot safely return to their country of origin, at risk. Learn more.
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Child Poverty: We underscored that the new Census data showing 10.5
million children lived in poverty in 2019 does not tell the full story
of the child poverty crisis in an America shaped by COVID-19. Learn
more.
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Child Poverty: CDF-California welcomed the expansion of the California
Earned Income Tax Credit to finally include immigrant tax filers after
years of organizing and advocacy. Learn more.
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Education: We highlighted a sobering report that learning losses
caused by COVID-19 may translate to lower lifetime earnings,
especially for the most vulnerable children. Learn more.
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Child Health: We elevated new Census data that show the number of
children who are uninsured has shamefully risen for the third year in
a row after decades of hard-fought progress. Learn more.
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Breonna Taylor and the Invisibility of Black Women and Girls in
America
From the time that Black women enter this world, they are devalued. We
see evidence of this in the 48 women who have been murdered by police
in the last five years-and the fact that only one police officer
has been found guilty in those murders. We also see it in the way that
we allow a broken system to hold Black women and girls back by means
of poverty, unequal access to health care, inequitable education, the
cradle to prison pipeline, and so much more. It is time that the
humanity of Black women and girls is treated as such.
Read On
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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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Join Us for the 29th Annual National Observance of Children's
Sabbaths® Celebration
Our annual multi-faith Children's Sabbath weekend engages places of
worship across the country in focusing prayers, worship, education
programs, and action on learning more about the urgent problems facing
our nation's children. Join us during the weekend of October 16-18,
2020, or engage your place of worship on a date that works for you.
Learn more
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Apply Today to Sponsor a CDF Freedom Schools® Site during Summer
2021!
The CDF Freedom Schools program is a literacy and cultural enrichment
program aimed at empowering children, families, and communities to
believe in their ability to make a difference. We are seeking schools,
community organizations, faith-based organizations, institutes of
higher education, or other organizations eager to empower
change-makers in their communities who would like to host a CDF
Freedom Schools site during summer 2021.
Learn more
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Child Watch Roundup
In a Child Watch column published this month, Marian Wright Edelman
remembered her beloved friend and towering civil rights servant leader
Representative John Lewis.
Read the column
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Catch up on the rest of Marian Wright Edelman's recent Child Watch
columns:
* Please Welcome Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson as CDF's New President!
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* Nick Kotz: Great Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist with a
Passion for Justice and a Much Beloved Friend
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* Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Great United States Supreme Court Justice
and Role Model for All
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column directly to your inbox every Friday
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