First Focus Campaign for Children
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 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: Expand the Child Tax Credit to reach all children
First Focus Campaign for Children | July 7, 2020 |
First Focus Campaign for Children — in collaboration with 17 other child and family advocacy organizations — sent the following letter to the leadership …
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 …
Letter: Adequate Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau
First Focus Campaign for Children | March 16, 2018 |
We are writing to express our support for adequate funding for the U. S. Census Bureau in Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 to provide …
CHIP Advocates Send CHIP Priorities List to Senate Leadership
First Focus Campaign for Children | February 7, 2018 |
First Focus Campaign for Children and its partners sent this letter to Congressional leaders on February 7, 2018.
Continuing Resolution #5: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly for Children
First Focus Campaign for Children | February 6, 2018 |
The fifth Continuing Resolution (CR), released by the House of Representatives with a vote expected today, would temporarily extend funding for virtually all federal …
Letter: Please make the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) permanent or extend to 10 years or more
First Focus Campaign for Children | January 23, 2018 |
See here for a downloadable version. January 21, 2018 Dear Senate Leadership: On behalf of First Focus, a non-partisan advocacy group in support of …
House CR Needs Changes to Children’s Provisions Before Passage
First Focus Campaign for Children | January 17, 2018 |
WASHINGTON—Bruce Lesley, President of the First Focus Campaign for Children, reacted to today’s proposed House FY2018 Continuing Resolution (CR): The Senate should modify this …
Sign On to Tell Congress to Extend CHIP Now
First Focus Campaign for Children | December 13, 2017 |
CHIP funding expired almost three months ago on September 30, 2017 and families across the country are receiving disenrollment notices. No family should feel …