Our Voice for Children
November 2019
Advocating for All Children
Our state and national policy teams continue to defend against threats to children's health and safety nationwide. Here are some of the ways we've been standing up for children this month:
We strongly condemned a proposed rule that would allow agencies to discriminate against safe, loving adoptive parents on the basis of sex, religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
CDF-Ohio met with our partners in the Ohio Children's Caucus to discuss affordable housing and a primary prevention approach to eliminating childhood lead poisoning.
We stood with our civil rights partners to demand that the Department of Education institute a gainful employment rule and better protect students of color.
We denounced the admission by the Trump administration that it had separated 1,556 more immigrant parents and children—including more than 200 under the age of five—than previously disclosed.
We highlighted how the proven model of CDF Freedom Schools® can help students struggling with reading performance as we examined the latest Nation's Report Card.
Good Books, Great Gifts!
Buy high-quality, culturally relevant books for everyone on your holiday shopping list—children, teens, and adults alike—and support the Children's Defense Fund with every purchase you make!
"This Is What Democracy Looks Like"
Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three consolidated cases challenging the Trump administration's unlawful termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and we were in the crowd outside the court alongside Dreamers, advocates, and allies. Ending this program would tear children away from their parents, flying in the face of everything we know about the need for children to grow up in safe and healthy families—a truth that a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives called upon just a week earlier when they introduced the Family First Transition Act. We hope that the Supreme Court will consider the needs of the more than 250,000 children who have at least one parent who is a DACA recipient when they weigh the arguments they heard.
Ways to Change the Odds for Children This Holiday Season
Any gift that you can make this holiday season will help us improve the odds for all children. Did you know there are multiple ways to support the Children’s Defense Fund?
For example, if you are 70.5 or older and you have a traditional IRA, you are eligible to make a tax-free donation called a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) directly from your IRA. Click to learn more.
Other ways to give: Click to learn more about stock gifts, donor-advised funds, employer matching, and legacy giving.
An Anniversary We Didn't Want to Celebrate
Yesterday we hit a landmark—one that we never wanted to reach. The Democratic debate in Atlanta was the 150th debate without a question about how the candidates would address child poverty. We think this is an outrage and that the nearly 12 million children living in poverty deserve answers to a question that has not been asked for 20 years. We will continue to elevate this need, and you can help us by joining the 36,000 supporters who have added their name to the petition.
Save the Date!
Tuesday, December 3, is Giving Tuesday, a day of global generosity and a chance for people to support their favorite organizations making change in their communities. Please remember the Children's Defense Fund this Giving Tuesday and be on the lookout for emails about the opportunity to become a monthly partner—and to double the impact of your gift!
Child Watch Roundup
In a Child Watch column shared this month, Marian Wright Edelman reflected on the mentors who have meant so much in her life, from Miz Tee to Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Catch up on the rest of Marian Wright Edelman’s recent Child Watch columns:
Be sure to look for a new Child Watch column every Friday afternoon.
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