Our Voice for Children
May 2021
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Register Today to Attend the CDF Proctor Institute
If you've considered joining us for our annual interfaith convening
but have not yet made it to Proctor, this is the perfect year to
finally attend! Registration is now open for our 27th annual CDF
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry, this year
entitled, "Listening to the Children: A Radical Revolution of Values."
This year's CDF Proctor Institute (July 20-22) and Dale Andrews
Freedom Seminary (July 7 and 19-20) will again be held virtually to
ensure a safe and accessible experience for all. Click here to
register today. Registration is open to all, and we can't wait to join with you in Beloved Community!
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Our Advocacy for Children
Throughout the month of May, we had opportunities to lift up important
progress that had been made on behalf of children and to make clear
where we must redouble our efforts to ensure our children have what
they need to thrive. Here are some of the ways we advocated for
children and their families this month:
Immigration: CDF-Texas published a report detailing
the mental health toll of the cruel practice of immigrant detention
and recommending community-based alternatives to create a humane
immigration system that supports children and families. Learn more.
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Youth Justice: We highlighted how a recent U.S. Supreme
Court decision on juvenile life sentences without parole goes against
decades of law and understandings of adolescent development while
upholding injustices against Black children and other children of
color. Learn more.
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Child Poverty: We celebrated the Biden Administration's
announcement that the IRS will release a simplified tax filing tool
which, if implemented well, will ensure that families with low incomes
can access the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) and receive monthly
payments starting July 15. Learn more.
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Education Equity: We reflected on 67 years since the
landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education that
ended legal segregation in education and shared policy recommendations
for recommitting ourselves to finally fulfilling that promise. Learn
more.
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Immigrant Families: We called on Congress to roll back a
Trump-era policy and restore access to the Child Tax Credit (CTC) for
immigrant children who lack Social Security Numbers (SSNs), thereby
ensuring we can deliver on the full promise of the CTC to all
children. Learn more.
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Child Nutrition: We also sent a letter to Congressional
leadership urging them to pass a robust Child Nutrition
Reauthorization (CNR) this year and ensure more consistent and
equitable access to school, summer, after school, and early childhood
meals. Learn more.
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Your Window into the Movement
Over the past week, the CDF Freedom Schools® program officially
kicked off summer 2021 with the Ella Baker Child Policy Training
Institute National Training for all CDF Freedom Schools staff! We were
thrilled to be able to share the following sessions from that training
with our broader community on Facebook, and we invite you to explore
them now:
Our daily gathering for Harambee, featuring CDF founder and president
emerita Marian Wright Edelman as Read Aloud guest
Watch Now
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A conversation with New York Times Bestselling Author, and CDF Freedom
Schools favorite, Carole Boston Weatherford
Watch Now
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A presentation on the history and significance of the 1964 Freedom
Summer between a teacher and a student who were there
Watch Now
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Child Watch Roundup
In a Child Watch column published this month, Marian Wright Edelman
applauded recent actions to ensure children won't go hungry when
schools are closed this summer and called on our leaders to implement
additional, common-sense solutions to keep our children fed
year-round. Read the column.
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Catch up on the rest of Marian Wright Edelman's recent Child Watch
columns:
* Hope for Millions of Children on the Horizon
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* Prayers for Mother's Day
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* Wonderful New York City Mayor David Dinkins
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