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Press ReleasesChildren's Defense Fund Lauds President Obama's Plan to Reverse Bush Administration Policy for Children's Health Coverage
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Children's Defense Fund President Marian Wright Edelman's Statement on President Obama's Inauguration
Monday, January 19, 2009
Children's Defense Fund Letter to Members of Congress on the Proposed Stimulus Package
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Seasoned Advocate and Expert To Lead Children's Defense Fund Policy Team
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Veteran Fundraiser and Long-Time Advocate To Lead Children's Defense Fund Development Team
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Children's Defense Fund Letter to Members of Congress on SCHIP
Friday, January 9, 2009
Children's Defense Fund Statement on Secretary-Designate Tom Daschle's Senate Confirmation Hearing
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
State of America's Children Deteriorating According to New Children's Defense Fund Report
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Children’s Defense Fund Action Council Joins Steering Committee of Health Care for America Now
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Marian Wright Edelman Named to 2008 America’s Best Leaders List by U.S. News Media Group
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
CDF Lauds Congress for Including Child Tax Credit Expansion Provision in Financial "Bailout" Bill
Friday, October 3, 2008
CDF Applauds Congress for Passing Bill to Help Hundreds of Thousands of Children and Youth in Foster Care
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Bestselling Author Marian Wright Edelman Releases New Book
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Katrina's Children Still Neglected Three Years Later
Friday, August 29, 2008
CDF Statement On New Data Showing Nearly 9 Million Uninsured Children, 13.3 Million Children in Poverty in 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Hundreds of D.C.-Area Youth March to U.S. Capitol to Support Health Coverage for All Children
Friday, July 11, 2008
Children's Defense Fund Disappointed by Supreme Court's Decision in District of Columbia v. Heller
Thursday, June 26, 2008
New Children’s Defense Fund Report Shows Children and Teen Firearm Deaths Increase for First Time Since 1994
Monday, June 9, 2008
CDF Publishes Data Showing Glaring Health Disparities for Minorities
Monday, April 28, 2008
Children's Defense Fund Announces Three Additions to Board of Directors
Monday, April 14, 2008
CDF Report Finds Low-Income Families Lose Billions to Predatory Commercial Tax Preparers
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Children's Defense Fund Among 'Idol Gives Back' Beneficiaries
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Children's Defense Fund Statement on District of Columbia v. Heller
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
CDF Calls President Bush's FY09 Budget Shameful
Monday, February 4, 2008
CDF Urges President Bush to Make Children a Priority in His Last Year in Office
Monday, January 28, 2008
CDF Examines Progress Made Since Dr. King's Death
Friday, January 25, 2008
CDF Letter Urges Senate to Put Families First in Economic Stimulus Package
Friday, January 25, 2008
CDF Statement on Upcoming Congressional Vote to Override the President’s SCHIP Veto
Friday, January 18, 2008
Children's Defense Fund, Other Advocates Submit Amicus Brief with Supreme Court in D.C. Handgun Ban Case
Friday, January 11, 2008
Children’s Defense Fund Adds Two Accomplished Fundraisers to Development Team
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Children's Defense Fund Statement on President Bush's Second Veto of Children's Health Coverage
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Children's Defense Fund Adds Two Accomplished Staff Members to Lead Cradle to Prison Pipeline® Campaign
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Seasoned Advocate and Public Official To Lead Children's Defense Fund Government Relations
Thursday, December 13, 2007
CDF Unveils Three New Interactive Web Tools for SCHIP
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Children's Defense Fund Response to Continuing SCHIP Negotiations
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Desperate Housewives Star James Denton, George Stephanopoulos, and Ali Wentworth Headline Children’s Defense Fund 2007 Beat the Odds® Awards Dinner
Friday, October 26, 2007
Children's Defense Fund Comments on House SCHIP Vote
Friday, October 26, 2007
Children’s Defense Fund to Hold 2007 Beat the Odds® Awards Dinner
Monday, October 22, 2007
CDF Denounces Members of Congress Who Failed to Stand Up for Children
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Leading Children’s Groups Urge Congress Not to Concede on Children’s Health
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Faith Organizations Across the Nation Participate in Children’s Defense Fund’s National Observance of Children’s Sabbaths® Celebration
Thursday, October 18, 2007
The Children's Defense Fund Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Monday, October 15, 2007
Children’s Defense Fund Denounces President Bush for Playing Politics with Children’s Lives
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
CDF Releases Report on America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Children’s Defense Fund Calls Congress’ Agreement to Expand Child Health Coverage a Step Forward
Monday, September 24, 2007
Editorials From Around the Country Tell Congress: Stand Firm, Save Children's Health Now
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
CDF Applauds New York and California Governors for Standing up to President Bush on SCHIP
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Children Still Neglected Two Years After Katrina
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
CDF Calls 12.8 Million Children in Poverty in America Inexcusable
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Appalling New Census Statistics Show Increase of 700,000 Uninsured Children in 2006
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Children’s Defense Fund Denounces Bush Administration’s New SCHIP Rules
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
CDF Applauds House and Senate For Approving Expansion And Improvement of Child Health Coverage
Friday, August 3, 2007
CDF Applauds House Committee Package For Keeping $50 Billion SCHIP Pledge
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Children's Defense Fund Declares President Bush "Out of Touch" With American People
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Thousands of Youth Join Children’s Defense Fund in National Effort Calling For Health Coverage For 9 Million Uninsured Children
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Senate Finance Mark Leaves Millions Without Health Insurance
Monday, July 16, 2007
Over 1,000 Faith, Public Official, Education, Health and Social Services Providers and Child Advocacy Organizations and Leaders Endorse Children's Defense Fund’s Healthy Child Campaign - (En Español)
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Senator Bernard Sanders to Introduce Bill To Provide Health Coverage for Nine Million Children
Thursday, May 29, 2007
Yahoo! And Youtube Pick Susie For President
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Advocacy Groups Join Children’s Defense Fund’s Healthy Child Campaign in Mother’s Day Plea to Congress
Monday, May 7, 2007
Fictional Ten-Year-Old Presidential Candidate Susie Flynn Launches Radio Ad
Monday, April 9, 2007
Children’s Defense Fund Endorses Congressman Scott’s Bill to Cover 9 Million Uninsured Children
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Looming, No-Cost Tax Preparation Options Help Families Gain Back Millions - (En Español)
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Children's Defense Fund Releases New Report "In Harm's Way: True Stories of Uninsured Texas Children"
Monday, April 2, 2007
Families and Faith Leaders Bring Plight of Uninsured Children to Nation's Capital
Friday, March 30, 2007
New Orleans City Council Endorses CDF Plan to Provide Health Care to All Children
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Katrina's Children: Still Waiting
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Marian Wright Edelman Delivers Keynote Address at International Museum of Women Annual Gala
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Children's Defense Fund and New York State Join Together in Support of Insuring All Children in New York State and in America
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
CDFAC Grades Congress on How Well It Protected Children
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Children's Defense Fund Unveils Fictional Presidential Campaign to Address Child Health Crisis - (En Español)
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 | 
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