The Children's Defense Fund is a child advocacy group. Their motto Leave No Child Behind indicates their mission to lobby on behalf of children in the federal government and the states. They were founded in 1973 by Marian Wright Edelman. 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Marian Wright Edelman (born June 6, 1939) is the president and founder of the Childrens Defense Fund. ...
The principal public policy initiative is summarized by their advocacy of the "Dodd-Miller Act to Leave No Child Behind (S. 448/H.R. 936)," introduced in Congress in 2001. This differs from the No Child Left Behind Act, whose name was stolen from CDF by the Bush Administration. Its provisions would, according to the organization [1]: Signing ceremony at Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio. ...
prepare every child for school through full funding of quality childcare, Head Start and Early Head Start, and new investments in universal preschool education programs
lift every child from poverty by 2010
ensure that every child and parent has health insurance as a first step toward universal coverage
end child hunger through the expansion of food programs, living wages, tax credits, and family supports
make sure every child can read by fourth grade and can graduate from high school able to succeed at work and in life
provide every child safe, quality after-school and summer programs to learn, serve, work, and stay out of trouble
ensure every child decent affordable housing
protect all children from neglect, abuse, and other violence and ensure them the care they need
ensure families leaving welfare the supports required to be successful in the workplace, including healthcare, childcare, education, and training
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