Childrens Defense Fund

We Must Pay Attention to the Rise of Gun Violence

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.30.2008 | Living

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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.

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Mothers Rocking the Prison Cradle

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Prison, Childrens Defense Fund, Child Watch, Mothers, Mothers in Prison, Politics News
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.

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Celebrating Young People Who Beat the Odds

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.14.2008 | Living

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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.

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Helping Low-Income Taxpayers Get Their Due

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Earned Income Tax Credit, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Child Poverty, Poverty, Low-Income, Working Families, Children's Defense Fund, Eitc, Politics News
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.

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Sam Stein

Study: McCain Receives Failing Grade On Children's Legislation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain Absent Congress, Senator John McCain, Mccain Children's Legislation, Children's Defense Fund, McCain 2008, 2008 Campaign, 2008 Elections, Mccain Missed Votes, John McCain, Mccain Legislation, Mccain Fundraising, Politics News

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...

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

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 12.24.2007 | Living

Read More: Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Christmas, Children's Defense Fund, Holiday Season, Living News
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."

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The Grandparents Vote: 70 Million Lovers Of Children

Brent Budowsky | Posted 12.08.2007 | Politics

Read More: Danny Davis, Aarp, Hillary Clinton, Census Bureau, Childrens Defense Fund, Grandparents, Peace Corps, Senator Snow, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News
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.

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

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics

Read More: Drug Sentencing, War on Drugs, Juvenile Dentention, Juvenile Crime, Children, Incarcerated Black Youths, Incarceration Rates, Shaquanda Cotton, America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline, Children's Defense Fund, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

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

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From School Yard to Prison Yard

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 11.16.2007 | Living

Read More: Children, Cradle to Prison Pipeline, Children's Defense Fund, Living News
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.

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Courage to Beat the Odds

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 11.13.2007 | Living

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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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