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Endorse The Act to Leave No Child Behind
(H.R. 936/S. 448)
The Act to Leave No Child Behind is a comprehensive children's
bill, introduced in the 107th congress, that lays out a vision
of how we can and must care for our children in the 21st Century.
The act puts all of the pieces together because it is pointless
to provide food for a child but not give him a decent home, and
it is useless to give a child a good education if she has no health
insurance and is sick and misses school. We know what children
and families need and we know what works. The Act to Leave No
Child Behind gives the President, the Congress, and all Americans
the opportunity to show that children ARE our national priority,
not just a campaign promise.
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a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful
passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
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Wednesdays in Washington and Wednesdays At
Home™
Passing this legislation will require a sustained and focused
effort. That is why the Children's Defense Fund is organizing
a massive mobilization of people from all 50 states to participate
in Wednesdays in Washington and Wednesdays At Home™ —
an outgrowth o of the 1964 "Wednesdays in Mississippi"
when interracial teams of women gathered in Mississippi every
Wednesday to bear witness for racial injustice and to build bridges
between white and black women across income and racial lines.
Every Wednesday, advocates will be on Capitol Hill carrying the
message that we must Leave No Child Behind®.
At the same time, supporters will be carrying the message "At
Home" to their state Capitols and to the home district offices
of their elected officials. More
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National Observance of Children's Sabbaths®
The National Observance of Children's Sabbaths unites tens of
thousands of religious congregations of many faiths in speaking
out and acting faithfully for justice for children and families.
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Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry
Every summer, religious leaders and other faith-based advocates
for children gather for five days of spiritual renewal, networking
and continuing education about children. More
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Freedom Schools
Freedom Schools established as part of the voter registration
and community mobilization effort druin the legendary Freedom
Summer of 1964, aim to provide summer options for children where
there are none and to strengthen parent and community involvement
in the year-round achievement of Black children. More
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To view the official Freedom School website, click
here.
Child Watch Visitation Program
Organized by volunteers and advocates in local coalitions across
the country, the Child Watch Visitation Program is designed to
allow community leaders the opportunity to see first hand the
challenges children face in their local communities, in order
to move them to action to implement solutions. More
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Juvenile & Family Court Judges Leadership
Council
Juvenile & Family Court Judges' Leadership Council (JLC) is
a network of African American juvenile and family court judges
working to find national preventive solutions to juvenile delinquency
and violence, trying to ensure that children within the juvenile
system receive fair, individualized treatment; and monitoring
the disproportionate number of minority children in the juvenile
justice and child welfare systems.
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Student Leadership Network for Children™
The Student Leadership Network for Children (SLNC) is a national
network of servant-leaders, age 18 to 30, committed to improving
the lives of children. More
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Child Health Implementation Project
The Child Health Implementation Project is working to spread the
word about free and low-cost health insurance for children in
working families. More
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SHOUT/SPROUT
The Student Health Outreach Project, SHOUT, is an opportunity
for college and high school students to participate in the national
effort to reach and enroll America's uninsured, eligible children
for free or low-cost health insurance.
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Youth In The Movement To Leave No Child Behind!
No mobilization can be successful without Youth. Since 2002, CDF-NY’s
Youth in the Movement to Leave No Child Behind® engages youth
and staff from a variety of youth programs, including after-school,
faith-based, child welfare, juvenile justice, job training and
high schools so they can become social justice agents and advocates
for themselves and their peers, to improve the lives of children.
