Children's Defense Fund
Children's Defense Fund was founded by Marian Wright Edelman, a civil-rights attorney.[1]
Children's Defense Fund - California is the western regional office of the Children's Defense Fund.[2]
Poor People's Campaign
Children's Defense Fund was named as a "mobilizng partner" for the Poor People's Campaign's Moral March on Washington June 18, 2022.[3],[4]
White House Conference on Hunger
The Biden White House agreed to host a conference after a letter coordinated by the Alliance to End Hunger, who seeks to expand the role of government in food systems, was signed by multiple advocacy organizations on March 14, 2022.[5]
The letter reads in part:
- "...Food insecurity negatively impacts health, educational access, workforce readiness and business productivity. In addition, the COVID pandemic has affected food security in all corners of America, while also widening the disparities in food insecurity among individuals who are Black, Indigenous, Latino and other people of color. Food insecurity in America is a political choice and there is an opportunity to take transformative action.
- "A new White House Conference would bring together a broad range of stakeholders to comprehensively address food, nutrition, hunger and health in America. The conference should include the expertise of government agencies, the anti-hunger community, individuals who have experienced hunger and poverty, businesses, academia, and grassroots, healthcare and faith-based organizations. Ideally, it would seek to create a real, concrete plan to eliminate hunger and food insecurity, address hunger’s root causes and ensure nutritious food is accessible to all."
Children's Defense Fund signed the letter.
Partner Organization of ProsperUS
Children's Defense Fund is listed as a "Partner Organization" of ProsperUS,[6] a coalition of leftist groups formed during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic to demand massive government spending, including Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" spending bill.[7],[8],[9]
Board of Directors
Children's Defense Fund Board of Directors:[10]
- Angela Glover Blackwell, Esq. Co-chair, Founder and CEO, PolicyLink, Oakland, CA
- Bryan Stevenson, Esq., Founder And Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative, Montgomery, AL
- Carol Oughton Biondi, Board Member, California State Advisory Committee On Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention/ Board Member, Anti Recidivism Coalition (ARC), Los Angeles, CA
- DD Eisenberg, Child Advocate, Coral Gables, FL
- Deborah Jewell-Sherman, Director, Urban Superintendents Program And Professor Of Practice, Harvard Graduate School Of Education,, Cambridge, MA
- George Gresham, President, 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Bronx, NY
- Ivanna Omeechevarria, Child Advocate, Alexandria, VA
- Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Actress, Los Angeles, CA
- Lan Bentsen, Co-chair, Founder, Shape Tomorrow, Houston, TX
- Laphonza Butler, President, Service Employees International Union-United Long Term Care Workers (SEIU-ULTCW), Los Angeles, CA
- Malaak Compton-Rock, Founder And Director, The Angelrock Project, New York, NY
- Marian Wright Edelman, President
- Martin Rodgers, Managing Director, Executive Director, Managing Director For Health & Public Service Southeast, Executive Director Of Accenture's Nonprofit Group and International Public Sector Practice, Washington, DC, Arlington, VA
- Ruth-Ann Huvane, Child Advocate, Los Angeles, CA
References
- ↑ https://www.newsweek.com/inner-circle-200104 The Inner Circle (Accessed on June 2y 2022)]
- ↑ https://cdfca.org/about/who-we-are/ Who We Are (Accessed on July 7, 2022)]
- ↑ June 18, 2022 (January 23, 2023)
- ↑ Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival (January 23, 2023)
- ↑ https://alliancetoendhunger.org/what-we-do/advocacy-2-2/white-house-conference-on-hunger-2-2-2-2-2/ Organizational Sign-On Letter (Accessed September 8, 2022)
- ↑ About (accessed November 21, 2021)
- ↑ ProsperUS Praises House Passage of Build Back Better Bill, Calls for Speedy Senate Passage, No Additional Cuts (accessed November 21, 2021)
- ↑ ProsperUS Urges Swift Passage of Build Back Better Act (accessed November 21, 2021)
- ↑ ProsperUS Coalition: Historic Build Back Better Deal Clear Rejection of Trickle-Down Economics, Big Win for Workers, Families, and Economy (accessed November 21, 2021)
- ↑ https://cdfca.org/about/leadership-and-staff/board-of-directors-2/ Board of Directors (Accessed on July 7, 2022)]