First Focus Campaign for Children
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 …
Statement for the Record: The Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis: Perspectives from States, Communities, and Providers
First Focus Campaign for Children | November 30, 2017 |
The First Focus Campaign for Children submitted this statement for the record for the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on November …
California Lawmakers and Advocates are Prioritizing Child Poverty
Cara Baldari, First Focus Campaign for Children | March 28, 2017 |
The child poverty rate in the U.S. remains extremely high: nearly 1 in 5 children in the U.S. are living below the poverty line and …
Letters to Congress: Pass a Short-Term CR, Address Zika Virus
First Focus Campaign for Children, John Monsif | September 14, 2016 |
On September 14, 2016, members of the Children’s Budget Coalition submitted a letter to the Senate and House of Representatives urging Congress to prioritize investments in …
Legislation to prevent kids from entering foster care moves in the House
First Focus Campaign for Children, Rricha Mathur (Former Staff) | June 17, 2016 |
Wednesday the House Ways and Means Committee marked up and passed the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016. The bill marks a major …