2025 Champions for 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.
Bill tracker
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
March 5, 2026
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Federal Budget & Tax
CORRESPONDENCE: Prioritize Children In Vote on Homeland Security Funding
First Focus Campaign for Children and the Coalition on Human Needs led 123 other national…
March 5, 2026
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Children of Immigrants
The Kid Angle: 125 Advocates Demand that Congress Prioritize Children Ahead of ICE Vote
With the House of Representatives scheduled to vote on fiscal year 2026 funding for the…
March 5, 2026
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Federal Budget & Tax
125 Organizations Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Children Before Vote on DHS Funding
Advocates demand “meaningful, enforceable safeguards” First Focus Campaign for Children and the Coalition on Human…
March 4, 2026
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Children’s Health
Episode 18: Suzie Hicks Believes Kids Can Help Save the Planet
In this episode, Messellech “Selley” Abebe sits down with award-winning filmmaker, author, and educator Suzie…
March 3, 2026
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Child Nutrition
Farm Bill will leave millions of children hungry
Today’s markup must consider child nutrition at home and abroad The House Agriculture Committee will…
March 2, 2026
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Early Childhood
COMMENT: Revise Department of Education Proposed Rule to Protect Home Visiting
In response to a proposed rule from the Department of Education related to federal student…
February 27, 2026
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Children of Immigrants
First Focus on Children Tells Supreme Court: Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Irreparably Harm Every Baby Born in America
National child advocacy organization files amicus brief in Trump v. Barbara, urging the Court to…
February 26, 2026
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K-12 & Public Education
Fact Sheet: How Eliminating the Department of Education Threatens Students With Disabilities
The Trump Administration has begun its goal of eliminating the Department of Education (ED), with…
February 26, 2026
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Children on the Ballot
The Kid Angle: The President Still Has a Chance to Make a Difference for Kids
President Trump hardly mentioned children in his State of the Union address this week, mostly…
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