For nearly 45 years, the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) has worked to lift children out of poverty, protect them from abuse and neglect and ensure their access to health care, and a high-quality education. The Children’s Defense Fund serves as a catalyst for community outreach programs and champions policies that focus on the needs of the whole child. We believe that every child must have a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and safe passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. As the leading voice for all children in America, the Children’s Defense Fund pays particular attention to the needs of poor children, children of color and those with disabilities. A donation to the Children’s Defense Fund is a unique way to honor the memory of a loved one who has made a substantial impact in your life. When you make a memorial gift to the Children’s Defense Fund, not only are you commemorating the life of someone special, you are saying that every child counts; every child matters. Contribute to Children's Defense Fund