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Fact Sheet: The Need for Baby Bonds in The United States

| June 5, 2023 |

Long-standing systemic and institutional racism and its continued effect on government policy have created unacceptable outcomes across the spectrum of child well-being for children


Policy Brief: The Importance of The OVC Set Aside Within PEPFAR

| May 4, 2023 |

“PEPFAR means the American people care about us.’ That wonderful phrase captured the sentiments I have heard from nearly every corner of Africa –


Fact Sheet: CHIP must be permanently funded

| July 15, 2022 |

For almost 25 years, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has been an essential source of children’s coverage, ensuring access to high-quality, affordable, pediatric-appropriate


Fact Sheet: Build Back Better for Children

| December 1, 2021 |

The United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 5376 on November 19, 2021 — a historic package of provisions that will make transformational differences


Fact Sheet: Covering All Kids — The Roadmap to Care

| November 24, 2021 |

While much progress has been made in health care coverage for children, there is still more to do to ensure that the more than


Fact Sheet: Child Poverty in the Wake of COVID-19

| November 23, 2021 |

On September 14, 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau released national child poverty estimates for 2020, including both the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) and the


Policy Brief: Child, Youth, and Family Homelessness in the United States: Undercounted & Misunderstood

| November 22, 2021 |

For the past year, 14-year-old Kyah has slept on the floor of a relative’s house, living out of a single room with her mother


Fact Sheet: Children’s Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3716)

| November 11, 2021 |

What is at stake for children? Children are the cornerstone of the world – comprising a quarter of the U.S. population and a larger


Fact Sheet: LIFT the BAR Act

| September 9, 2021 |

Children of immigrants and immigrant children make up one-quarter of all U.S. kids and represent the fastest-growing group of children in America. Despite this,


Fact Sheet: How the U.S. Citizenship Act Impacts Children

| March 19, 2021 |

The U.S. Citizenship Act was introduced in February 2021 by Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Representative Linda Sanchez (D-CA). Immigration policies have a direct