Recession-induced poverty affects kids over their entire lives WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a new report has found that children...
Children who fall into poverty during a recession fare worse far into adulthood than their peers who avoided it...
A century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt called for and held a White House Conference on Children. One hundred years...
This letter from First Focus urges Senators to provide critical relief for all families with children by lowering the...
When the economy takes a downturn, it often hits the most vulnerable families the hardest. Unfortunately, funding for social...
While the economic downturn has appropriately become the top priority of policy makers, one element of the crisis has...
History has shown that significant achievements in federal policy for children typically happen in the first year after a...
This new brief released by First Focus illustrates the importance of lowering the income floor for the Child Tax...
On November 14, First Focus President Bruce Lesley will testify before the House Committee on Ways and Means’ Subcommittee...