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Nov 17, 2013
5 min

Will We Act to Save All Our Children and Our Nation’s Future? We Can!

The introduction this week of the Strong Start for America’s Children Act by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Representatives George Miller (D-CA) and Richard Hanna (R-NY) is a hugely important and long overdue step forward towards leveling the playing field for children, especially poor and low income children. Investing in them in their early years to be ready for school will provide a foundation for future success with lifelong benefits for them and economic and social benefi

Pursuing Justice for Children and the Poor Now

Jay Murdock

Mar 4, 2012
4 min

Pursuing Justice for Children and the Poor Now

Marian Wright Edelman: President, Children’s Defense Fund – Posted: 03/ 2/2012 4:44 pm I begin each year with a women’s spiritual retreat at CDF-Haley Farm’s leadership development center in prayer, silence, and song seeking God’s guidance for the year ahead. Our very thoughtful retreat leader, Shannon Daley-Harris, never fails to inspire and challenge us with her Bible study and stories — and this year was no exception. She reminded us of God’s non-negotiable demand through

Jay Murdock

Feb 1, 2012
6 min

Rescuing the American Dream

Marian Wright Edelman – President, Children’s Defense Fund Posted: 01/27/2012 5:07 pm In his State of the Union address, President Obama spoke about his grandparents, who were part of the World War II “generation of heroes” who “built the strongest economy and middle class the world has ever known.” The President said, “My grandfather, a veteran of Patton’s Army, got the chance to go to college on the GI Bill. My grandmother, who worked on a bomber assembly line, was part of

Celebrating and Protecting Health Reform for Children

Jay Murdock

Apr 4, 2011
3 min

Celebrating and Protecting Health Reform for Children

Marian Wright Edelman – President, Children’s Defense Fund A year ago President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Affordable Care Act”), guaranteeing access to health coverage for 32 million uninsured people in America including 95 percent of all children. Racial minorities are disproportionately uninsured today and the Affordable Care Act will have a particularly positive impact in communities of color if allowed to go forward. The fi

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