Children's Defense Fund

John,

It has been 20 years since there was a question about how to address child poverty in a presidential debate. That’s an entire generation of children growing up and facing hunger, homelessness, and instability with no answers from our leaders. And 20 years later, 1 in 6 kids is still living in poverty in this country.

Israel Glenn is one of those kids. A recent high school graduate and 2019 CDF Beat the Odds® program honoree from Minnesota, Israel believes this is simply unacceptable.

STAND WITH ISRAEL. SIGN THE PETITION.

Children like Israel have been ignored long enough. They deserve to know how candidates seeking the White House will fight for them. Israel is calling for a question in the presidential debates about child poverty, and we’re standing with him.

SIGN THE PETITION

With your help, we can ensure that our country’s most vulnerable children get the attention they deserve.

Thank you for standing with us.

Gratefully,
Children’s Defense Fund

P.S. Check out Nicholas Kristof’s column, “Our Children Deserve Better,” in The New York Times on why America’s children should be a top priority. He’s drawing national attention to this critical issue and joining us to call for a question about child poverty in the debates.