State Legislators Join Children’s Defense Fund–California (CDF-CA) In Calling for Action to Level the Playing Field for California’s Children
CDF-CA's 2016 Policy Agenda Provides Roadmap for Policymakers to Ensure [...]
Youth Spotlight: Mykel Duffey
Mykel Duffey is certain that he would be failing many of his high school classes and spending most of his time at home couch surfing had it not been for Children’s Defense Fund – California.
Building Healthy Communities/Every Student Matters Retreat
The retreat offered a space for youth leaders to build community and deepen relationships among each other.
Thank you for answering the call
A couple of weeks ago when President Obama made a courageous step and banned solitary confinement for juveniles in the federal prison system, we put out a call to action.
Connecting Child Health to School Success
On January 15, Secretary of the U.
Statement from Alex Johnson, Executive Director of the Children’s Defense Fund-California, on LAUSD’s new superintendent
In response to the selection of Michelle King to [...]
Governor’s Budget Must Do More to Address the Needs of the Whole Child
Alex Johnson, Executive Director of Children's Defense Fund-California, released the [...]
Children’s Health Coalition Commends Dr. Ross On His Covered California Board Leadership
The California Children's Health Coverage Coalition (consisting of Children's Defense [...]
Statement from Alex Johnson, Executive Director of the Children’s Defense Fund-California, on Resignation of LA County’s Chief Probation Officer Jerry Powers
CDF-CA urges the county to seize opportunity to bring in [...]
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