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The Children's Defense Fund Leave No Child Behind reg; mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. Full Mission Statement raquo;
Poor children in America rose to 15.5 million, according to recently released census data, as The Great Recession continues to have a devastating impact on our nation rsquo;s children. Learn more raquo;
Watch video of the President rsquo;s recent ldquo;Back to School Speech rdquo; to the nation rsquo;s students and learn more about CDF rsquo;s priorities in education. Click here to watch raquo;
CDF rsquo;s newly released gun report provides the most recent and reliable data on gun violence and its impact on our society and children. Click here to read the full report raquo;
Over 8 million children in the United States are uninsured and two thirds of these children are eligible for CHIP and Medicaid but are not enrolled. Join faith communities across the country and host an enrollment drive to sign children up! Learn how raquo;
New Data on Child Poverty
President’s Back to School Address
Protect Children, Not Guns 2010
Health Coverage Enrollment Drives
Creating Change: Children's Sabbaths
Each year, thousands of faith communities across the country advocate for children in need by hosting a National Observance of Children rsquo;s Sabbaths reg; celebration. This annual celebration provides the opportunity for communities of faith to strengthen existing efforts for children, discover new opportunities, and respond to the Divine mandate to nurture, protect, and advocate for all children. CDF has compiled the multi-faith National Observance of Children rsquo;s Sabbath manual to guide you and your faith community to engage in year-round child and family advocacy work and to host a Children rsquo;s Sabbaths celebration this fall. Read more hellip;
CDF News
Millions More Children Living in Poverty; Now is the Time to Act and Invest in the Future of Our ChildrenSeptember 16, 2010, Children's Defense Fund
Minnesota Kids Count book reveals disparities among children of color, American Indian childrenSeptember 16, 2010, The Bemidji Pioneer
More Children Being Raised By GrandparentsSeptember 13, 2010, redOrbit News
Refreshingly, Children's Defense Fund report highlights some bright spots amid the bleakSeptember 13, 2010, MinnPost.com
Freedom School praised by ed secretaryAugust 28, 2010, The Clarion-Ledger
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Meet Kristal Vang, CDF-Minnesota 2010 Beat the Odds reg; scholarship recipient
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Child Watch reg; Column
Read the latest column from CDF president Marian Wright Edelman. More raquo;
Priorities for America's Children
What elected officials need to focus
on to ensure the future of every
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Moments in America hellip;
How many children are confirmed as abused or neglected each day?
512
2,175
1,453
287
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2,175 children are confirmed as abused or neglected each day in America.
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