CHILDREN’S WEEK 2026
June 14 – June 20
Every issue is a kids issue. Join us during Children’s Week 2026 in elevating the needs of children.
About us
First Focus Campaign for Children is a bipartisan advocacy organization working to make children the priority in federal policy and budget decisions. With a dozen policy experts in the many areas that affect our nation’s 73 million children, First Focus Campaign for Children and our sister organization First Focus on Children offer thorough, bipartisan, achievable solutions to ensure the well-being of children in the U.S. and around the world.
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Our child policy experts rate the current bills and votes in Congress. Do they help kids or HARM kids?
Be a voice for kids
Ambassadors for Children are our most active child advocates who bring critical issues to decision-makers in the U.S. Congress related to vulnerable children — both in the United States and worldwide.
First Focus Campaign for Children’s Legislative Scorecard
Children can’t vote and don’t have Political Action Committees or Super PACs. They are counting on all of us to make their voices heard. These members of Congress have made an impact to protect and improve the future of America’s next generation.
WHAT’S New
June 3, 2026
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Children of Immigrants
Immigrant moms with American babies anxiously await birthright citizenship ruling
“It delays all kinds of services,” said Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus on Children,…
June 3, 2026
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Child Nutrition
More Than 700,000 Children Have Already Lost Food Assistance
Advocates urge Congress to stop the crisis First Focus on Children and fellow advocates are…
June 3, 2026
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Child Nutrition
LETTER TO SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE: Extend SNAP Cost-Shift Delay to All States
First Focus on Children and fellow advocates today urged leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee…
May 29, 2026
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Government Systems
Letter of Support: Establish an Independent Children’s Commission with the Child Safety and Well-Being Act of 2026
First Focus Campaign for Children today delivered a letter of support for the Child Safety…
The Kid Angle: How to Improve the Tax Code —and Other Systems — for Kids
As the House returned this week, First Focus on Children offered lawmakers innovative suggestions for…
May 19, 2026
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Child Nutrition
Breaking Through with MomsRising: Examining the SNAP Crisis
First Focus on Children’s Chad Bolt joins the MomsRising podcast to discuss how the Farm…
May 18, 2026
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Federal Budget & Tax
Comments For the Record: Pursue Tax Policies that Meaningfully Support Children
First Focus on Children urged the House Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee to embrace policies…
May 18, 2026
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Government Systems
Social security benefits application for kids should be online, advocates say
Online access will help children who have lost a parent First Focus on Children and…
May 14, 2026
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Children’s Health
Medicaid Threats Endanger Children’s Health Care
State Letters Threaten to End All Federal Medicaid Funding The Trump Administration’s decision to freeze…
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