Oct 30, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
New report: Federal investment in children down for fourth straight year
Spending on kids hits lowest level since previous Trump Administration Federal spending on children has declined for the fourth...
Oct 30, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
Fact Sheet: Children’s Budget 2025
The United States government failed children once again in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. For the fourth straight year, investments...
Oct 30, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
Children’s Budget Summit 2025
For more than 15 years, First Focus on Children has produced our annual Children’s Budget, an analysis of the...
Oct 30, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
Children’s Budget 2025
The United States government failed children once again in 2025. For the fourth straight year, investments in children declined,...
Oct 28, 2025
Child Nutrition
Release SNAP funds to feed children, advocate urges the Trump Administration
“Our children are not political pawns,” advocate says Nearly 16 million children are at risk of going hungry come Saturday,...
Oct 08, 2025
Child Poverty
Social Security Advisory Board Recommends Improved Access and Increased Awareness of Survivor Benefits for Children
Most people think of Social Security as a program for older Americans, and for good reason: it serves more...
Oct 02, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
The Kid Angle: Budget negotiations must center children
So it happened. Now that the shutdown is here, there’s just one thing Congress must do: Put kids first. “Budget...
Oct 01, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
STATEMENT: Congress must put kids first, advocate says
Budget fight endangers children In response to the government shutdown that began at midnight, First Focus on Children President Bruce...
Sep 29, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
ISSUE BRIEF: How a Government Shutdown Hurts Kids
Federal programs support millions of children with educational opportunities, health care, nutrition, child care, economic security, and other life...
