CDF Board of Directors 2
About tile C11ildren]s Defense Fund The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No Child BehincP and to ensure every child a Healthy Start. a Head Start. a Fair Start. a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and com- , munities. CDF provides a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. We pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. ,CDF educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investment before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family 'breakdown. CDF began in 1973 and is a private, nonprofit organization supported by foundation and corporate grants, and individual donations. We have never taken government funds. Cover Photos (Front) © Human Issues Collaborative· (Back) © Cleo Freelance Photography © 2000 Children's Defense Fund. All rights reserved. INSIDE PHOTOS © Cleo Photography (Inside Front Cover)' Gigi Hinton, Todd Rosenberg, Anourack Chinyavong, DigitalVision (page 1)' Michael Collopy (page 5) • Harry Cutting (page 9) ~ Cleo Photography (page 11) • Steve Morrell (page 12) • Todd Rosenberg (pages 14-20) • Cleo Photography (page 27) • DigitalVision (page 36) • Todd Rosenberg (Inside Back Cover) - - . Contents ." '. ~., '. ." . ~ . •- .. '; .+"-,. - ~ CDF Board of Directors 2 CDF Management Team 4 A Message from the President 5 Summary of Key 1999 Accomplishments 8 Langston Hughes Library Dedication 17 1999 Financial Report 25 1999 Contributors 30 Children's Defense Fund CDF Board of Directors • David W. Hombeck, Chair Geoffrey Canada John D.
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