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Look To The Stars
November 17, 2017
The Children's Defense Fund–California will host its 27th Annual Beat the Odds Awards ceremony on December 7, 2017, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The celebration will honor five Los Angeles high school “stars” in recognition of their excellence in academic achievement,Ãâà...
The Nation.
March 1, 2016
As poor people suffer without a safety net, it's time for the two Democratic candidates to start talking about restoring the welfare system. By Alejandra Marchevsky and Jeanne Theoharis. March 1, 2016. fb; tw; mail; Print; msg; wa; sms. Hillary Clinton at Childcare Center in Brooklyn. Hillary Clinton visits an early childhoodÃâà...
The Times and Democrat
July 29, 2015
Kendrick Cherry, a teacher at William J. Clark Middle School, engages with some of the boys during the end-of-program field trip to Frankie's Fun Park for The Children's Defense Fund Freedom School program on July 24. Cherry has taught at the Freedom School for the last three years.
Houston Chronicle
May 26, 2015
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, speaks at the Children's Defense Fund 2015 Beat the Odds Luncheon. Photo: Jon Shapley, Staff. Image 2 of 23. Philamena Baird, Ed Smith and Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund,Ãâà...
ThisWeekNews
March 23, 2015
Johnstown United Methodist Church has received a $10,000 grant from the Licking County Foundation to support the Johnstown-Northridge Freedom School, a six-week summer enrichment program that will be held June 15-July 24. Johnstown United Methodist Church has received a $10,000 grant fromÃâà...
MinnPost.com
September 6, 2013
Peggy Flanagan, the new executive director of Children's Defense Fund-Minnesota, can put a real face on childhood poverty: her own. “For a long time it was just my mom and I,'' said Flanagan, who touts a personal history as a self-described “survivor and child witness” of abuse, as well as early years ofÃâà...
CNN International
February 6, 2013
Question: What do George Clooney, Chaka Khan, the American Medical Association, Bon Jovi and C. Everett Koop have in common? Answer: They are among the 500 names on the National Rifle Association's absurd new "enemies list." Richard Nixon would be embarrassed to find that his once sinisterÃâà...
Opposing Views
January 7, 2013
According to the list, these people and companies have given money and/or support to gun control measures and/or organizations such as the Brady Act and the Clinton assault weapons ban, reports the Daily Mail. According to the NRA, celebrities who believe in some sort of gun control in America (theÃâà...
Huffington Post (blog)
September 24, 2008
Over nine million children lack health insurance, a trend that shows no sign of slowing down. The consequences can be grievous. Twelve-year-old Deamonte Diver died when an infection from his abscessed tooth spread to his brain; he had no insurance and his mother could not afford $80 to have theÃâà...
