Our Voice for Children
October 2020
The Power of the Vote
All month long, we've been sharing information and inspiration to make sure you feel ready and empowered to vote on behalf of America's children. We're down to the wire, and we're calling on you to exercise your right to vote during these final, crucial days!
Explore our three targeted guides to voting on behalf of children.
Read this call-to-action from civil rights icon Dr. Bernard Lafayette.
Hear why one young person who can't vote is asking you to do so.
State-Specific Voter Resources
Are you voting in California, Minnesota, Ohio, or Texas? Find state-specific voter guides produced by our state offices below.
Our Advocacy for Children
Our state and national policy teams are hard at work ensuring that the voices of America's children are heard throughout this election season and beyond. Here are some of the ways we advocated for children and their families this month:
Immigration: We condemned the cruelty of the Trump administration's continued family separations, after a draft report unearthed by the New York Times proved cruelty is the point. Learn more.
Child Poverty: We highlighted new research that shows 2.5 million more children have fallen into poverty since May as Congress has let COVID-19 relief expire and failed to pass additional relief. Learn more.
Education: We published a new brief about the impacts of COVID-19 that underscores the immense role schools play in supporting our country's children, even outside of academic enrichment. Learn more.
Racial Justice & Child Poverty: We shared how Congress could lift millions of children out of poverty by strengthening the Child Tax Credit into a monthly child allowance, as outlined in the American Family Act. Learn more.
Child Wellbeing: We endorsed new legislation introduced by House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Maloney and Congresswoman Pressley, the Children's Protection Act, that would ensure our regulatory process prioritizes children's health and wellbeing. Learn more.
Parental Leave: We shared the reflections from a member of our leadership team who had recently returned from parental leave on how critical that time was for him and his young son. Learn more.
Help make sure vulnerable children will not get left behind as our country responds to this pandemic. Donate to the Children in Crisis Fund >
LAST CHANCE: 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. Applications are due tomorrow, Friday, October 30, so get started now!
Child Watch Roundup
In a Child Watch column published this month, Marian Wright Edelman called on all of us to elect leaders who will put babies and children ahead of billionaires and wealthy corporations.
Catch up on the rest of Marian Wright Edelman's recent Child Watch columns:
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