2019 Data Snapshot and Poverty Data Press Release
Too Many Children Continue to Live in Poverty in Minnesota Overall Child Poverty Rate Holds Steady, but Significant Increases for Children of Color and American [...]
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1,200 Children to March in St. Paul to Protect Children, Not Guns
July 15, 2019 Media Contact: Stephanie Hogenson Outreach Director, Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota shogenson@childrensdefense.org, 612-978-7365 Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota Freedom Schools® Scholars to March to State Capitol to “Protect [...]
Read MoreStatement from the Children’s Defense Fund – Minnesota: Inhumane Immigration Detentions and Raids Must Stop
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2019 Media Contact: Stephanie Hogenson, Outreach Director 612-978-7365, shogenson@childrensdefense.org Saint Paul – Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota (CDF-MN) is horrified by the [...]
Read MoreChildren’s Defense Fund-Minnesota Announces Award Recipients for 2019 Beat the Odds Scholarships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2019 Media Contact: Stephanie Hogenson Outreach Director, Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota shogenson@childrensdefense.org, 612-978-7365 Five Twin Cities area high school seniors have [...]
Read MorePublic Notice of Intent to Apply for 21st Century Learning Grants
March 15, 2019 Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota is applying for funding under the Minnesota Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers fund. This announcement serves [...]
Read MoreCDF-MN Responds to Investments in Children and Families in Gov. Walz’s Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2019 Media Contact: Stephanie Hogenson, Outreach Director 612-978-7365, shogenson@childrensdefense.org St. Paul, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy [...]
Read MoreLegislative Proposals Take Important Steps Toward Addressing Minnesota’s Early Childhood and Child Care Needs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2019 Media Contact: Stephanie Hogenson, Outreach Director 612-978-7365, shogenson@childrensdefense.org Children's Defense Fund – Minnesota (CDF-MN) is excited that the priorities [...]
Read MorePost Election Message from CDF-MN Executive Director Bharti Wahi
November 7, 2018 "With election results in, it is time to do the necessary work together to put Minnesota children and families first to [...]
Read More2018 Minnesota KIDS COUNT Data Book Released at Event in Rochester
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2018 Media Contact: Jennifer Bertram, 612-600-5115, jbertram@childrensdefense.org Minnesota investments in policies and programs supporting children will lead the way to [...]
Read MoreProposed Public Charge Rule Change Hurts Minnesota Children and Families
September 24, 2018 The Trump administration issued a harmful proposed new rule on Saturday that puts at risk immigrants across the nation and in Minnesota by [...]
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