Cover of the United States Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity

USAID

Read the Voices of Support for the U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity [PDF, 2.6MB] from senior leaders and decision makers representing the U.S. Government, civil society, researchers and academia, faith-based organizations, and policy and advocacy groups below.

As the Department of State’s Special Advisor on Children’s Issues, I am proud to add my endorsement of the efforts of over 30 government offices to put this plan in motion.
— Ambassador Susan S. Jacobs, Special Advisor for Children’s Issues U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs

Read the Voices of Support for the Action Plan:

• Administration for Children and Families, George Sheldon, Acting Assistant Secretary
• American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Robert Block, immediate past-President
• Arms Around the Child, Leigh Blake, President and Paul Zeitz, Vice-President
• Catholic Relief Services, Dr. Carolyn Woo, President
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director
• ChildFund International, Anne Lynam Goddard, President and CEO
• Christian Alliance for Orphans, Jedd Medefind
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, Kathleen Strottman, Executive Director
• Democratic Republic of Congo, Arsene Tungali, University Student and Youth and Children’s Rights Activist
• Department of Labor, Carol Pier, Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs
• Human Sciences Research Council, Professor Linda Richter, Distinguished Research Fellow
• Joint Council, Tom Difilipo, President and CEO
• Kidsave, Terry Baugh, President and Mother of Luda

We should consider young people as individuals seeking their way in life; wanting to be full contributors to a better life for their families, their societies, and world; and are looking for our help in empowering them to fulfill a role for themselves that includes dignity and respect.
— Donald Steinberg, Deputy Administrator, USAID