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"Group Pushes to Give More to Uninsured Children"
Minnesota Public Radio, September 10, 2008
"Federal Shortfall to Double This Year"
The Washington Post, September 10, 2008
"Bipartisan Calls for New Federal Poverty Measure"
The New York Times, September 2, 2008
"Median Income Slips in California"
The San Francisco Chronicle, August 27, 2008
"Where's the Prosperity?"
New York Times, August 26, 2008 |
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CDF Celebrates 35th Anniversary with Gala at Kennedy Center
On the evening of October 6, 2008, friends of the Children's Defense Fund from across the country and from all walks of life will come together to celebrate our accomplishments and rededicate our efforts to ensure a brighter future for America's children. The 35th Anniversary Gala will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and will include celebrity hosts America Ferrera, Malaak Compton-Rock, Jessye Norman, Holly Robinson Peete, Sidney Poitier, Jurnee Smollett, George Stephanopoulos, Susan L. Taylor, and Ali Wentworth.
Register and purchase seats today! |
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Does Your Candidate Support Health Coverage for All Children?
Nearly nine million children in America do not have health coverage and millions more are underinsured. The elections in November provide an extraordinary opportunity to bring attention to this critical issue. Send an email to your Congressional candidates asking them step forward and support comprehensive health coverage for all children in America. It just takes a few minutes and we make it easy for you! |
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New Data: Nearly Nine Million Uninsured Children, 13.3 Million Children In Poverty in 2007
CDF President Marian Wright Edelman issued the following comments in response to the Census Bureau's release of data showing that in 2007 nearly 9 million children were uninsured and 13.3 million children lived in poverty.
Learn more about child poverty and children's health coverage and read local articles about the new data in the Houston Chronicle and the Columbus Dispatch. |
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Multi-Faith Resource for Child Advocacy Now Available
CDF has just released the latest edition of the National Observance of Children's Sabbaths® Manual—a multi-faith resource for year-round child advocacy. This manual can assist your house of worship in planning a Children's Sabbath celebration during our National Observance of Children's Sabbaths Weekend, October 17-19, 2008, and provide ideas on ways congregations can work to improve the lives of children throughout the year. Order your copy today! |
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An Inspiring Call to Action from CDF President Marian Wright Edelman
CDF President and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Measures of Our Success Marian Wright Edelman will release her new book, The Sea Is So Wide and My Boat Is So Small: Charting a Course for the Next Generation, in September 2008. Mrs. Edelman's new book will be a look at what's been done and what still needs to be done to make our world safe and fair for all children. Sign up to receive an email notification when the book is available for purchase. |
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CDF Official Idol Gives Back Beneficiary
 CDF is thrilled to be an official Idol Gives Back 2008 beneficiary. During the special broadcast of American Idol, on April 9, that raised awareness and benefited select U.S. and international charities, CDF Board Member Reese Witherspoon highlighted CDF's work for children. We are immensely grateful to FOX and our longtime friend and Academy Award® winning actress Reese Witherspoon for showing the millions of American Idol viewers nationwide that every step we take to improve the lives of children improves the lives of all of us. As CDF turns 35 this year we could not ask for a better birthday gift!
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