Watch the event live below on Friday, January 8, 2021 at 2:00 pm ET.

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The U.S. Census Bureau just released new numbers on child poverty in the United States. Join the End Child Poverty Campaign to dive into the new data, and then hear from advocates who will go beyond the numbers to discuss the current legislative and administrative child poverty landscape and how you can take action.

Moderator

Cara Baldari, VP of Family Economics, First Focus on Children

Presenters

Linda Giannarelli, Senior Fellow in the Income and Benefits Policy Center, Urban Institute

Brian Dittmeier, Senior Public Policy Counsel, National WIC Association

Michelle Dallafior, Senior VP, Budget and Tax Policy, First Focus on Children

Additional Resources

Child Poverty Action Group Calls for National Poverty Targets

We Know We Can Cut Child Poverty in Half, So Why Aren’t We?

Census Says: Tax Credits, SNAP and Other Benefit Programs Work. So Lets Make Them Stronger

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There is momentum around the country to reduce child poverty. Hear from advocates in Wisconsin, Maine, and California who are involved in state campaigns to end child poverty. They will share lessons learned, best practices, and ways to take action.

Additional Resources

• Implementing A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty
• U.S. Child Poverty Action Group’s Top Takeaways from NASEM study
• Roadmaps to cutting child poverty in your state
• Roadmaps to cutting deep child poverty in your state

Moderator 

• Cara Baldari, VP of Family Economics, First Focus on Children 

Presenters

• Ken Taylor, ED, Kids Forward, Wisconsin
• Claire Berkowitz, ED, Maine Children’s Alliance 
• Jackie Wong, VP of Policy and Advocacy, GRACE, California

In 2016, First Focus on Children established the U.S. Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), a partnership of non-profit, child-focused organizations. CPAG has now grown to over 20 national partners working to elevate the issue of child poverty in the United States though information sharing, policy education, and direct advocacy.

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On Tuesday, May 3, 2016, the Coalition on Human Needs, First Focus, Children’s Leadership Council, Partnership for America’s Children, MomsRising, and the National Head Start Association hosted a national webinar open to the public on child lead poisoning.

The lead poisoning of children (and adults) in Flint, Michigan, has focused the nation’s attention on the terrible human cost of allowing contamination of our water supply. We have since learned that lead in water affects many communities nationwide, and that lead from paint in older buildings is an even more prevalent source of child poisoning. We have known about this for a long time, and steps to reduce the lead around us in previous decades have dramatically reduced the number of children suffering from lead poisoning. But reduced investments by local, state, and federal governments have slowed our progress and brought preventable harm to more than half a million U.S. children.

Webinar Speakers Included:

• Dr. Jennifer A. Lowry, MD, a pediatrician and national expert on medical toxicology, including lead poisoning, practicing at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. She directs the Mid-America Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PESHU) for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 and serves as chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Council on Environmental Health.
• Colleen McCauley, Health Policy Director at Public Citizens for Children and Youth in Pennsylvania. She works on child health policies, with special emphasis on low-income and undocumented children in the metro Philadelphia area. Prior to joining PCCY in 2001, Colleen was a nurse and former Assistant Director of the Abbottsford Community Health Center in Philadelphia.
• Pastor Robert McCathern, Flint Grassroots Initiative, Joy Tabernacle Church, Flint Michigan

Click here to replay an archived recording of the Webinar, provided by the Coalition on Human Needs.

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Panel discussion at the Children’s Budget Summit 2015. Speakers, in order of appearance, are:

-Lindsay Torrico, Director of Policy and Advocacy, United Way Worldwide
-Andrea Levere, President, Corporation for Enterprise Development (Download presentation slides here)
-Mitria Wilson, Vice President of Government Affairs, Center for Responsible Lending
-Tiziana Dearing, Associate Professor, Boston College School of Social Work

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