Media
- CAFC Child Poverty Forum Examines Poverty and Education
- CAFC Child Poverty Forum in East St. Louis
- Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson on WVON-AM
The President of the Children’s Defense Fund, Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, talks with Rufus Williams on WVON-AM on September 9, 2024 in advance of the Children’s Advocates for Change Child Poverty Forum in East St. Louis.
- CAFC Child Poverty Forum Preview
- Guest Op-Ed on an Illinois Child Tax Credit[Click Here] – Our Turn: An Illinois child tax credit: Good for children, good for business, good for Illinois.
A guest Op-Ed in the Champaign News Gazette from CAFC President Dr. Tasha Green Cruzat and Family Focus President Dara Munson – May 21, 2024
- Webinar Focuses on Migrant Children’s Mental Health Impacts of Texas Border Policies
- Child Tax Credit Legislation Introduced
- Children’s Advocates for Change Podcast #4
[Click Here] Children’s Advocates for Change Podcast – Illinois’ Tax System
CAFC Vice-President for Public Policy Mitch Lifson talks with Neva Butkus of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy about Illinois’ regressive state and local tax system. (January 2024)
- Illinois advocacy group insists state’s tax system hurts children
Public News Service (1-18-24)
For a written version of the story, click here.
- Dr. Tasha Green Cruzat and Mitch Lifson on the Rufus Williams Show WVON-AM.
CAFC President Dr. Tasha Green Cruzat and CAFC VP for Public Policy Mitch Lifson chat with Rufus Williams about the state’s tax system and the importance of passing a state child tax credit. Audio courtesy of WVON-AM.
(January 17, 2024).
- Commentary: Funding youth mental health supports is fundamental
- Children’s Advocates for Change Podcast #3[Click Here] Children’s Advocates for Change Podcast – States with Child Tax Credits
CAFC President Dr. Tasha Green Cruzat talks with U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene on her efforts to increase the federal child tax credit permanently. (October 2023)
- Children’s Advocates for Change Podcast #2[Click Here] Children’s Advocates for Change Podcast – States with Child Tax Credits
CAFC President Dr. Tasha Green Cruzat and CAFC VP for Public Policy Mitch Lifson talk with Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy Analyst Neva Butkus on activity across the country to establish state child tax credits. (September 2023)
- Children’s Advocates for Change Podcast #1[Click Here] Children’s Advocates for Change Podcast – Child Tax Credits
CAFC President Dr. Tasha Green Cruzat talks with CAFC VP for Public Policy Mitch Lifson about changes in the federal child tax credit and efforts to establish an Illinois child tax credit. (September 2023)
- Family Economic Supports Forum
- Maternal Health and Mortality Forum
- Illinois Child Advocates Demand Action on Renewing Child Tax Credit
Public News Service (12-8-22)
For a written version of the story, click here.
- Primer on Racial Impact Notes
- Webinar on Racial Impact Notes
- Dr. Tasha Green Cruzat and Rep. Camille Lilly on WVON-AM discussing the Racial Impact Note Act. (4-27-22)
