Mar 03, 2016
Child Poverty
First Focus Applauds Timely Approval of Medicaid Waiver for Flint Water Crisis, Urges State to Include Immigrant Children
Washington – Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the State of Michigan’s five-year Medicaid demonstration...
Jan 12, 2016
Child Poverty
The Racial Generation Gap and the Future for Our Children
Children are not faring well in America. Over the course of the current campaign cycle, eight million children will...
Dec 21, 2015
Child Rights
Giving voice to children in the political process
Maybe it is time to follow the lead of countries like Austria, Argentina, and Brazil and communities like Takoma...
Dec 08, 2015
Child Rights
Evenwel v. Abbott: Kids Still Count
One person, one vote. Today the Supreme Court heard Evenwel v. Abbott, a case that could fundamentally change the...
Nov 20, 2015
Child Poverty
Child savings accounts: a promising policy to close the racial wealth gap
Over 1.3 million American children – and more than half of minority children – are born into families with...
Nov 09, 2015
Child Poverty
Black Children Matter
We have a long way to go in dismantling the legacy of racism. Nowhere is that more evident than...
Nov 07, 2015
Child Abuse & Neglect
The Numbers Behind Congress’s Champions for Children
Americans are deeply concerned about the future of our nation’s children. A Battleground Poll by the Tarrance Group and...
Oct 30, 2015
Child Poverty
Senate Champions for Children take action to cut child poverty and reduce racial disparities
Thirty-seven percent of African American children in the United States are living in poverty, a rate that is among the...
Sep 28, 2015
Child Rights
Birthright Citizenship: A Fundamental Right for America’s Children
With birthright citizenship once again under attack in the national debate on U.S. immigration policy, the First Focus Center...
