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Statement: Congress Must Pass Budget Deal And Ensure Timely Resources for Children
Michele Kayal | July 24, 2019 |
First Focus Campaign for Children applauds budget progressUrges lawmakers to ensure timely resources for children The budget caps and debt limit deal reached by …
Proposed Changes to SNAP will Overwhelmingly Harm Children
Michele Kayal | July 23, 2019 |
Today, the Trump Administration has proposed yet another rule that will make it harder for families with children to put food on the table. …
Press Release: First Focus Campaign for Children applauds passage of H.R. 3300 as a positive first step toward cutting child poverty in half
Michele Kayal | June 20, 2019 |
A second bill, on child care, also provides vital supports for families WASHINGTON—The Economic Mobility Act of 2019 (H.R. 3300), passed yesterday by the …
Statement: In support of The Protecting Immigrant Families and Improving Immigration Procedures Act of 2019
Michele Kayal | June 13, 2019 |
The First Focus Campaign for Children applauds the introduction of S. 1733, The Protecting Immigrant Families and Improving Immigration Procedures Act of 2019 by …
Press Release: 120 Lawmakers Prioritize Children
Michele Kayal | May 8, 2019 |
First Focus Campaign for Children 2018 Congressional Scorecard ranks child protectors 2018 was a terrible year for children. It was the year they were …
Statement: First Focus Campaign for Children Calls on Administration to “Do No Harm”
Michele Kayal | April 10, 2019 |
It’s hard to believe we’re here again. Apparently, the inhumane treatment enforced by the Department of Homeland Security under departing Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was …
Statement: The Dream and Promise Act of 2019
Jonny Yao | March 12, 2019 |
Undocumented youth who were brought to the United States as children, known as Dreamers, and families dependent on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections must …
Statement: The American Family Act of 2019
Jonny Yao | March 6, 2019 |
On March 6, 2019, lawmakers introduced the American Family Act of 2019–our statement below: “I applaud the leadership of Congresswoman DeLauro and Congresswoman DelBene, …
HUD Homeless Data Don’t Add Up: Children and Youth Pay the Price
Jonny Yao | December 17, 2018 |
Public Schools Report Highest Number of Homeless Students on Record, While HUD Claims Reduction in Family and Youth Homelessness Washington, DC – Data released today …
First Focus Campaign for Children Releases Proactive Kids Agenda
Jonny Yao | December 13, 2018 |
Blueprint Shows How 116th Congress Can Act on the Best Interests of Children