Children Welfare
The Children’s Defense Fund works to give every child a Safe Start in a permanent nurturing family and community. We work in collaboration with other national, state and local advocates and organizations to promote policies and promising systemic and programmatic approaches that strengthen and support children and families, prevent crises from occurring that often lead children and families to the child welfare system, help ensure quality care for children in foster care and promote appropriate timely permanent placements for children in foster care with birth, kin or adoptive families.