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.
Webinar: How we can protect kids’ health
Carrie Fitzgerald, Lauren Lamb, Felicia Burnett | November 19, 2020 |
On Friday, November 20th at 10 am ET, we’re teaming up with the amazing team at MomsRising, who is working to mobilize over one million …
Letter: In Support of the Child Poverty Reduction Act (S. 4115/H.R. 7419)
Bruce Lesley, Cara Baldari, First Focus Campaign for Children | November 19, 2020 |
On November 19, 2020, the U.S. Child Poverty Action Group and First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter to Congress signed by over …
Letter: In support of the Child Welfare Emergency Assistance Act (S. 4172)
| October 20, 2020 |
First Focus Campaign for Children sent the following letter to the lead sponsors of the Child Welfare Emergency Assistance Act (S. 4172) in support …
Letter: Endorsing the Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act (H.R. 7947)
| October 20, 2020 |
First Focus Campaign for Children sent the following letter to House leadership, chairman, and ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on …
Letter: Urgent request to extend 2020 Census deadline
Bruce Lesley | October 15, 2020 |
First Focus Campaign for Children sent the following letter to Senate leadership with an urgent request to include extended deadlines for 2020 Census processing …
Key Stats on the Effect of COVID-19 on Kids
Aubrey Edwards-Luce, Averi Pakulis, Cara Baldari, Carrie Fitzgerald, Christopher Towner, Conor Sasner, Kathy Saco, Michelle Dallafior, Miriam Abaya, Olivia Gomez | October 12, 2020 |
Updated on October 12, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is doing more than exposing the racial, ethnic, and economic disparities existing in our society; it …
Letter: In support of the Women and Climate Change Act (H.R. 1880/S. 868)
Bruce Lesley | October 7, 2020 |
First Focus Campaign for Children sent the following letter to the lead sponsors of the Women and Climate Change Act (H.R. 1880/S. 868), in …
Letter: In support of the Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act (S. 3305|H.R. 5884)
Bruce Lesley | September 23, 2020 |
First Focus Campaign for Children sent the following letter to the lead sponsors of the Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act (S. 3305|H.R. 5884), …