Priorities for elected officials to ensure the future of every child:

We are committed to reclaiming our country, our core values and spiritual foundation for our children and families. Too many children live in poverty and suffer from preventable illness, neglect, abuse, inadequate education and violence. These problems are solvable if we each do our part. Right now, our nation has the ability to:

• End child poverty and ensure economic security for all vulnerable families;
• Guarantee every child and pregnant woman comprehensive health and mental health coverage and services;
• Protect every child from abuse and neglect and connect them to caring permanent families;
• Provide high quality early childhood care and development programs for all children;
• Ensure every child can read at grade level by fourth grade and guarantee quality education through high school graduation; and
• Stop the criminalization of children at increasingly younger ages and invest in prevention and early intervention.

CDF works to inform leaders and elected officials about the needs of our country's children, and presses for their meaningful support for necessary policy changes. We are also committed to empowering youth, adults, and communities to create and join efforts to positively impact the lives of our children. CDF-NY’s Youth and Community Justice Tool-Kit is meant to equip teachers, youth program leaders, and community organizations with the information, resources, and interactive activities to teach people about justice issues in their communities. We are hopeful that the information in this tool-kit will interest and engage young people and adults and encourage them to find ways to become active forces for change. The tool-kit also provides guidance on advocacy actions that individual youth and groups can complete. CDF-NY staff is also available to conduct free workshops and presentations on the issues covered in the tool-kit. To request a workshop or presentation, or if you have any questions please contact CDF-NY at 212-697-2323 ext 501.

Youth and Community Justice ToolKit -- Full Version 

• Child Welfare
• Education
• Health
• Juvenile Justice

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