The passing of CDF Board Emeritus Leonard Riggio
Children’s Defense Fund mourns the passing of our dear friend and emeritus board member, Leonard Riggio.
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Child Poverty
Statement: Children’s Defense Fund’s Response to Senate Vote Rejecting the Child Tax Credit, Bipartisan Tax Package
The President and CEO of America’s largest child and youth advocacy organization said the Senate’s decision to vote against a bipartisan tax package, which included an expanded child tax credit, ‘failed our children.’
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board Elects Starsky D. Wilson, DMin, MDiv, as Next Chair of the Board of Trustees
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced today the designation of Starsky D. Wilson, DMin, MDiv, as the next chair of its Board of Trustees. Rev. Dr. Wilson, who has served as a Trustee since 2020, will become the Foundation’s eighth chair, and the first Black person and faith leader to chair the Board in the Foundation’s 52-year history.
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Education
CDF Freedom Schools® Program Launches ‘60 for 60 Read Aloud Campaign’ to Protect the Freedom to Read, Fight Book Bans Across America
In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, the CDF Freedom Schools Program has launched the ‘60 for 60 Read Aloud Campaign.’
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Children’s Defense Fund Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Federal Lawsuit Challenging Texas’ ‘Drag Ban’ Legislation
Washington, DC — The national youth advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) has filed an Amicus Curiae brief in support of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Texas Senate Bill 12.
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Children’s Defense Fund Names Kathleen M. Flynn Chief Operating Officer, Promotes Sheri A. Brady to Vice President & Chief Program Officer
Following a nationwide search, Kathleen M. Flynn has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Children’s Defense Fund. She will support Children’s Defense Fund President and Chief Executive Officer Starsky Wilson in the development and coordination of multi-year operational, financial, and human capital plans for the organization.
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Child Poverty
Children’s Defense Fund Statement on 2024 State of the Union
Last night, President Biden presented a vision for building a nation where all children can thrive, from crucial interventions to provide children and youth with high-quality early learning experiences to economic and community interventions that create conditions for young people to grow up with dignity, hope, and joy.
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‘Black Empowerment Festival’ to Celebrate the Accomplishments of Galveston’s African American Community
Black Empowerment Fest: Roots & Resilience will also feature a Black History talent show and multiple events aimed at improving the mental health of Galveston’s Black residents.
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Youth Justice
CDF-CA Youth Justice Director Milinda Kakani speaks to California Senate Subcommittee about the state of California's Juvenile Justice system
Children's Defense Fund-California Youth Justice Director Milinda Kakani recently provided a California Senate Subcommittee with testimony on her observations of Los Angeles County's juvenile justice system.
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