Press Release

Tonight’s Children’s Defense Fund Beat the Odds Gala to Honor Stan Smith, SEIU, Kathryn Chenault and NYC HS Students

February 27, 2018 | New York
Child Welfare

Stan Smith, Al Roker and Spike Lee to attend Children's Defense Fund's NY Gala

February 27, 2018 | New York
Child Welfare

President Trump’s 2019 Budget Proposes to Leave the Most Vulnerable Behind

February 12, 2018 | National
Child Health

2017 State of America's Children® Release

February 8, 2018 | California
Child Poverty

Marian Wright Edelman's Letter to the President

January 29, 2018 | National
Child Poverty

2017 State of America's Children® Release

January 9, 2018 | National
Health insurance for 18,000 Central New York kids in jeopardy

December 1, 2017 | New York
Child Welfare

Inaccurate 2020 Census Could Impact $21 Billion of Ohio's Federal Funding

November 19, 2017 | Ohio
Fear of a Cough in the Night

November 13, 2017 | New York
Ending School Lunch Shaming

Starting January 1, 2018, school officials will no longer deny a student their school meal, offer an alternative “shame sandwich” meal or publicly shame students for their unpaid meals fees.

November 9, 2017 | California