Childrens Defense Fund

We Must Pay Attention to the Rise of Gun Violence

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.30.2008 | Living


Marian Wright Edelman

The June 26th Supreme Court ruling to strike down Washington, D.C.'s handgun ban dealt yet another blow to securing our children's safety from gun violence.

Mothers Rocking the Prison Cradle

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics


Marian Wright Edelman

Childbirth is not so joyous for the growing number of women who give birth behind bars -- but the bond between a mother in jail and her children does not have to be severed.

Celebrating Young People Who Beat the Odds

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.14.2008 | Living


Marian Wright Edelman

I'd like to share with you a few of the inspiring stories of some of the high school seniors honored this spring at Beat the Odds Awards events hosted by the Children's Defense Fund.

Helping Low-Income Taxpayers Get Their Due

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics


Marian Wright Edelman

Great news: Within the thousands of pages of tax law lies a provision called the Earned Income Tax Credit that enables many working poor families to climb out of poverty.

Sam Stein

Study: McCain Receives Failing Grade On Children's Legislation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.28.2008 | Politics


Presumptive GOP nominee John McCain gets a failing grade for his work on legislation affecting children's issues, according to a just-released study f...

Making Room at America's Inn for All God's Children

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 12.24.2007 | Living


Marian Wright Edelman

I like sharing this story a friend shared with me as "the best sermon" my dear friend and mentor Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Jr., who passed away last year, "never preached."

The Grandparents Vote: 70 Million Lovers Of Children

Brent Budowsky | Posted 12.08.2007 | Politics


Brent Budowsky

There is a new post-partisan majority in America and issues such as climate change are drivers of this political phenomenon that has defined public opinion.

Let's Put the "Justice" Back in Our Juvenile Justice System

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics


Marian Wright Edelman

We can do better. Incarceration shouldn't be our society's first or primary response to a minority youth in trouble.

From School Yard to Prison Yard

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 11.16.2007 | Living


Marian Wright Edelman

Too many children in economically depressed minority communities are stuck in failing schools, greatly increasing their chances of ending up in a prison cell.

Courage to Beat the Odds

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 11.13.2007 | Living


Marian Wright Edelman

The Beat the Odds Scholarship Program recognizes and celebrates courageous high school seniors who have overcome adversity through inner strength and perseverance.


 

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