Letter: In support of The Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act (H.R.7887)
First Focus Campaign for Children | August 3, 2020 |
First Focus Campaign for Children sent the following letter to the lead sponsors of The Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act (H.R. 7887) in support …
Letter: Correct the Inequities in COVID-19 Response
Bruce Lesley | April 20, 2020 |
First Focus Campaign for Children sent the following letter to Congressional leaders in both houses with a set of recommendations to address the needs …
Kids & COVID-19: Resource Hub
First Focus Campaign for Children | April 16, 2020 |
The impact on children from COVID-19 is immense. It is also variable and complicated. Every facet of the lives of children and families are …
First Focus Campaign for Children identifies 120 lawmakers who prioritize children
Michele Kayal | March 12, 2020 |
In 2019, nearly one-in-six of our nation’s children lived in poverty. The number of kids without health insurance rose to more than 4 million, …
Implementing A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty
| June 11, 2019 |
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recently released a landmark study, A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty, which confirms that child poverty is …
The Proactive Kids Agenda for the 116th Congress
| December 13, 2018 |
Any policies that affect children should base their foundations on the best interests of the child.
Letter: We must place children’s needs at the top of our priorities by committing to “1% for kids”
| February 17, 2021 |
Members of the Children’s Budget Coalition, comprising over 80 advocacy organizations dedicated to prioritizing children and families in federal policy and budget decisions, sent …
Letter: Opposition to the attempt to overturn the Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act
| February 16, 2021 |
First Focus Campaign for Children sent the following letter to Senator Mike Lee in opposition of S.J.Res. 7, which would overturn the Minor Consent …
120 lawmakers prioritize children, new scorecard says
Michele Kayal | February 4, 2021 |
117th must build on momentum to tackle challenges, opportunities One-hundred-and-twenty members of Congress made children a priority in 2020, according to a new analysis …
Editorial Board Memo: One single issue will unite the country
Michele Kayal | January 13, 2021 |
To the members of the Editorial Board: Congress has now certified that Joe Biden will be Inaugurated as our nation’s 46th President on January …
The Promises We Must Make to Our Children: Recommendations to the Biden-Harris Transition Team
| January 4, 2021 |
The kids are not alright. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recession, we were failing our kids on a whole range of domestic …
Children get “down payment” in COVID-19 relief deal
Michele Kayal | December 22, 2020 |
Parity, health care, nutrition provisions are welcome First Focus Campaign for Children is pleased to see several important gains for children in the COVID-19 …
Letter: In support of the Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act
Bruce Lesley | December 8, 2020 |
First Focus Campaign for Children sent the following letter to District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser in support of the Minor Consent for Vaccinations …
Letter: Pass a COVID relief package this month to address the needs of children & families
Children’s Budget Coalition | December 7, 2020 |
Members of the Children’s Budget Coalition, comprising over 80 advocacy organizations dedicated to prioritizing children and families in federal policy and budget decisions, sent …