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 …
Five-year waiting period hurts children, women
Michele Kayal | September 10, 2021 |
Today’s introduction of the Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act of 2021 (LIFT the BAR Act) would level the playing field for thousands of …
Fact Sheet: LIFT the BAR Act
Aileen Wang, Madalyn News | September 9, 2021 |
Children of immigrants and immigrant children make up one-quarter of all U.S. kids and represent the fastest-growing group of children in America. Despite this, …
Statement: SNAP increase will strengthen food security for 15.8 million children
Tim Smith | August 16, 2021 |
Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus Campaign for Children, made the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s revision of the USDA’s Thrifty …
Letter: Make CHIP permanent
| July 22, 2021 |
First Focus Campaign for Children sent this letter signed by 500 local and national organizations (representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and …
Statement: HEAL for Immigrant Families Act expands health care access for immigrants
Michele Kayal | May 13, 2021 |
Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus Campaign for Children, made the following statement in response to the introduction of “The Health Equity and Access under …
Statement for the Record: “Making a Difference for Families and Foster Youth” Subcommittee Hearing
| May 12, 2021 |
First Focus Campaign for Children submitted the following testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and …
More than 250 advocate groups urge White House to fight child poverty
Michele Kayal | April 20, 2021 |
More than 250 national, state, and local organizations are urging the White House to build on the extraordinary child poverty-fighting measures in the latest …