Children’s Defense Fund Texas

Register Today: 15th Annual Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry

Join CDF at the 15th Annual Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry, July 20-24, at CDF Haley Farm in Clinton, Tennessee. This year's theme is "Charting a Course for the Next Generation."

Don't miss this transformative week! You will leave renewed and restored: with new information and ideas to bring back to your community; with new hope and inspiration; and a new sense that you are not alone in your struggle to realize God's justice for America’s children. Register Today

CDF and American Idol® 2007 Top 4 Finalist LaKisha Jones "Stand For Children" at the Red Cat Jazz Cafe in Houston

CDF-TX held a social mixer marking the statewide launch of Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools® with a special performance by Elite LLC recording artist LaKisha Jones, and opening act by Houston poet, Se7en, at the Red Cat Jazz Café in downtown Houston on May 29th. Read more

Scholarship Program Expanded to Dallas Area

CDF-Texas has officially expanded its Beat the Odds program to the Dallas area. Beat the Odds recognizes youth who have overcome significant obstacles to succeed in school and in life. Dallas area high school seniors are encouraged to apply. Read more

Join the Race for Children's Health with the Texas Finish Line Campaign!

CDF-Texas, the Center for Public Policy Priorities, and Texans Care For Children, with support from business groups, health care leaders, faith leaders and advocates across the state are urging state lawmakers to reach the finish line and ensure health coverage for every Texas child.

Read more about the Texas Finish Line Campaign.

Innovative Solutions to Dismantle the Pipeline in Texas

The American Leadership Forum Houston/Gulf Coast Chapter has produced a report, Dismantling the Cradle to Prison Pipeline in Houston and Texas: A Study of Solutions, that documents promising approaches that are effectively shutting down the pipeline by focusing on prevention and early intervention. These programs create a more positive future for young people and save taxpayers by avoiding the costs of incarceration.

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• American Leadership Forum Houston/Gulf Coast