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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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May 19, 2025
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Child Nutrition
New Report: 34 Million Children at Risk from Proposed Cuts to Federal Health and Food Programs
Cuts would disproportionately harm children of color A new report released today by First Focus…
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May 19, 2025
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Children’s Health
Children under attack: How congressional assaults on health and food programs are endangering the youngest Americans
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May 15, 2025
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Children’s Health
Cuts to School Mental Health Funding and Threats to Medicaid/CHIP: A Growing Crisis for Children
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, offering an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the…
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May 14, 2025
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Child Rights
Birthright citizenship comes to SCOTUS
Children and Babies Have the Most to Lose The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments…
May 14, 2025
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Federal Budget & Tax
Budget cuts pose “quintuple threat” to children
Congress must not sacrifice “babies for billionaires,” advocate says As Congress begins adding specifics to…
May 13, 2025
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Early Childhood
Joint Letter: Cuts to TANF & SSBG would threaten access to child care
Today, First Focus Campaign for Children, joined by over 90 organizations, sent the following letter…
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May 12, 2025
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Children’s Health
Children’s health services could see trims even under scaled-back Medicaid cuts
Children from underserved communities disproportionately rely on school-based health services, according to Abuko Estrada, vice…
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May 9, 2025
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Federal Budget & Tax
‘Pro-Family’ Groups Support Trump Despite Major Cuts to Children’s Programs
“President Trump’s budget proposal represents a continuation of a never-ending accumulation of disproportionate and targeted…
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May 9, 2025
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Federal Budget & Tax
Kansas GOP senators push MOMS Act for mothers, while Trump slashes family programs | Opinion
“In a lot of ways, it’s been an assault on kids,” Bruce Lesley, president of…