CHARITABLE WORK HILLARY CLINTON HAS COMMITTED HER LIFE TO PUBLIC SERVICE, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN Children’s Defense Fund: Hillary Clinton Joined The Children’s Defense Fund “As A Young Staff Attorney Right Out Of Law School And Knocked On Doors To Research And Help Prepare CDF’s First Landmark Report…A Major Catalyst For The Enactment Of The Education For All Handicapped Children Act.” “Hillary Rodham Clinton was with [the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF)] from the beginning. Rodham joined CDF as a young staff attorney right out of law school and knocked on doors to research and help prepare CDF’s first landmark report, Children Out of School in America – a major catalyst for the enactment of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, now the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.” [Press Release, Children’s Defense Fund, 9/30/13] Washington Post: “Hillary Rodham Clinton…Through More Than Three Decades In Public Life Has Advocated On Behalf Of Children.” [Washington Post, 6/27/13] NPR: “Talking About So-Called Women's Issues May Be Trendy These Days, But Clinton Has Been Working On These Issues Essentially Her Whole Life. Some Of This Passion May Have Been Driven By Her Own Mother's Difficult Childhood.” [NPR, 4/11/15] NPR: Beginning In High School, Where Clinton Baby-Sat “The Children Of Migrant Laborers… Her Resume Continues With One Item After Another Aimed At Improving The Lives Of Women And Children.” “When Clinton was in high school, she volunteered with her church youth group to baby-sit the children of migrant laborers. From there, her resume continues with one item after another aimed at improving the lives of women and children.” [NPR, 4/11/15] NPR: Hillary Clinton Used Her Roles As First Lady And Secretary Of State As “Platforms She Used To Advance Women's Empowerment And The Well-Being Of Children Worldwide.” “In Arkansas, [Hillary Clinton] co-founded the group Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. And all of this was before she became first lady and secretary of state, both platforms she used to advance women's empowerment and the well-being of children worldwide.” [NPR, 4/11/15] THROUGH THE CLINTON FOUNDATION, HILLARY CLINTON HAS PROMOTED INITIATIVES TO EMPOWER WOMEN, EDUCATE CHILDREN, AND REDUCE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT HEADLINE: “Hillary Clinton Announces ‘No Ceilings’ Initiative To Empower Women” [Washington Post, 11/1/13] • Clinton Foundation: “No Ceilings Brings Together Global Partners To Build An Evidence- Based Case For Full Participation And Accelerate Progress For Women And Girls.” “No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project is an initiative led by Secretary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton to advance the full participation of women and girls around the world. Access to equal rights and opportunities for women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century and is essential for achieving prosperity, stability, and security across the globe. No Ceilings brings together global partners to build an evidence-based case for full participation and accelerate progress for women and girls.” [Annual Report, Clinton Foundation, 2013-2014] • Clinton Foundation: No Ceilings And Its Partners Pledged $600 Million “To Help 14 Million Girls Receive A Safe And Quality Secondary Education Over The Next Five Years.” “CHARGE – the Collaborative for Harnessing Ambition and Resources for Girls’ Education – is a $600 million commitment by No Ceilings and the Center on Universal Education at the Brookings Institution that brings together 30 crosssector partners to help 14 million girls receive a safe and quality secondary education over the next five years. The collaborative will ensure that girls can attend and complete primary and secondary school; make schools safer and more secure; improve the quality of learning;