A Children’s Agenda For the 117th Congress
| June 22, 2021 |
The children are not alright. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recession, we were failing our kids on a whole range of domestic …
Letter: Gov. DeSantis, protect unaccompanied children and withdraw your Executive Order and emergency rule
| December 20, 2021 |
First Focus Campaign for Children sent this letter signed by 73 child welfare organizations to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis urging him to safeguard the …
Homeless youth bill would improve access to services and advance equity
Michele Kayal | December 16, 2021 |
First Focus Campaign for Children, SchoolHouse Connection, National Network for Youth, Family Promise, and Covenant House International applaud the introduction of the bipartisan Homeless …
Fact Sheet: Build Back Better for Children
| December 1, 2021 |
The United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 5376 on November 19, 2021 — a historic package of provisions that will make transformational differences …
Fact Sheet: Covering All Kids — The Roadmap to Care
Elaine Dalpiaz, Olivia Gomez | November 24, 2021 |
While much progress has been made in health care coverage for children, there is still more to do to ensure that the more than …
Fact Sheet: Child Poverty in the Wake of COVID-19
Cara Baldari | November 23, 2021 |
On September 14, 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau released national child poverty estimates for 2020, including both the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) and the …
Policy Brief: Child, Youth, and Family Homelessness in the United States: Undercounted & Misunderstood
Cara Baldari, Micaela McConnell (Former Staff) | November 22, 2021 |
For the past year, 14-year-old Kyah has slept on the floor of a relative’s house, living out of a single room with her mother …
Statement: Children win with House passage of historic Build Back Better agenda
| November 19, 2021 |
In response to today’s passage of President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda by the House of Representatives, First Focus Campaign for Children President Bruce Lesley issued the …
Fact Sheet: Children’s Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3716)
Kathy Saco, Micaela McConnell (Former Staff), Miriam Abaya | November 11, 2021 |
What is at stake for children? Children are the cornerstone of the world – comprising a quarter of the U.S. population and a larger …