Mar 04, 2024
Child Nutrition
Statement: WIC rescue will protect 2 million children
In response to House and Senate appropriators’ announcement that they will fully fund the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,...
Mar 01, 2024
Child Nutrition
Joint Letter: Fully fund WIC & oppose all cuts to SNAP
The Child and Student Nutrition Alliance, led by First Focus on Children, sent the following letter signed by over...
Feb 20, 2024
Child Nutrition
Feeding children shouldn’t be a political game
With food insecurity rising and summer on the way, 14 states have rejected a program that would keep students...
Feb 12, 2024
Child Nutrition
Comments on WIC Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
First Focus on Children submitted the following comment to Allison Post, Chief, WIC Administration, Benefits, and Certification Branch Policy...
Jan 26, 2024
Child Nutrition
No Child Should Go Hungry
Child hunger does not have to exist. Incredibly, policies that could keep children from going hungry are staring lawmakers...
Jan 04, 2024
Child Nutrition
The Kid Angle: Lawmakers poised to cut food benefits for toddlers
Congress hits its next funding deadline in two weeks (Jan. 19), a cutoff that some advocates are calling a...
Jan 03, 2024
Child Nutrition
Episode 7: The Urgent Need to Protect WIC with Nell Menefee-Libey
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeart RADIO | Podcast Addict | Amazon Music | Deezer App | Player FM | PodChaser ↵ back to the Speaking Of Kids Homepage Show Notes In this...
Dec 18, 2023
Child Nutrition
Comments on Required Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights
First Focus on Children submitted the following comment to Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau urging...
Nov 03, 2023
Child Nutrition
New data shows WIC reached only 50% of eligible moms & children
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) ensures that millions of children receive the food...
