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750+ Leaders’ Letter to Congress: Extend funding for the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
| December 4, 2014 |
Over 750 leading national, state, tribal, and local organizations and elected officials wrote to Congress to urge a funding extension of the bipartisan Maternal, …
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2015
Cara Baldari | October 30, 2015 |
Child poverty in the United States remains high, with 15.5 million (21.1 percent of children) living below the poverty line in 2014. Though the …
Children’s Bill of Rights
Rricha Mathur | October 6, 2015 |
Currently, the United States does not have a comprehensive framework that governs the rights of the child. As a result, the essential needs of …
Bill Offers Proven Plan on Child Poverty
Ed Walz (Former Staff) | May 19, 2015 |
Washington – The bipartisan children’s advocacy organization First Focus Campaign for Children today endorsed legislation to set a national target date for the …
The AHCA Will Harm Children
Bruce Lesley | March 21, 2017 |
On March 21, 2017, First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter to Congress to provide comments on the American Health Care Act. The …
Homeless Children and Youth Act Reintroduced
Elliott Gluck (Former Staff) | January 29, 2015 |
1.3 million. That’s the number of homeless children and youth identified by public schools across the country last year. These students face challenges unimaginable …
Fact Sheet: Family First Prevention Services Act
Rricha Mathur | June 27, 2016 |
The Family First Prevention Services Act is a bipartisan bill that reforms many of the federal child welfare financing mechanisms to help better support …
750+ Leaders to Congress: Extend funding for Home Visiting
First Focus Campaign for Children | March 3, 2015 |
Over 750 leading national, state, tribal, and local organizations and elected officials wrote to Congress to urge a funding extension of the bipartisan Maternal, …
Voters Support CHIP Extension
Ed Walz (Former Staff) | September 5, 2014 |
The First Focus Campaign for Children commissioned opinion research to assess public support for the bipartisan Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The survey, completed by the Republican opinion research firm American Viewpoint, found nearly three-fourths of likely voters support the extension of CHIP funding. This fact sheet details the survey’s key findings.
Over 250 Groups Support the Child Poverty Reduction Act
First Focus Campaign for Children | October 30, 2015 |
Over 250 organizations have endorsed the Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2015 (H.R. 2408, S. 2224). The bill seeks to create a national child …
The Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act is the Wrong Direction to Reduce Child Poverty
Cara Baldari | August 11, 2017 |
The Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act, introduced in June by House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Meadows, Freedom Caucus member Rep. Jim Jordan, …
Fact Sheet: The DREAM Act of 2017
Kristen Torres | July 31, 2017 |
In a joint press conference on Thursday, July 20th Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced the reintroduction of the DREAM …
Senate Rejects Health Bill and Medicaid Caps and Cuts That Would Harm Kids
Ari Goldberg | July 28, 2017 |
WASHINGTON—Back in January, the First Focus Campaign for Children (FFCC) signed a letter with other major child advocacy groups urging Congress to adopt principles …
New Bill Aims to Cut Child Poverty Rate in Half in a Decade
Ari Goldberg | July 26, 2017 |
WASHINGTON–The Child Poverty Reduction Act (S.1630 / H.R.3381) was reintroduced today by US Sens. Bob Casey (PA), Tammy Baldwin (WI), and Sherrod Brown (OH) …
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2017
Cara Baldari | July 25, 2017 |
Child poverty in the U.S. remains high, with nearly 1 in 5 children living below the poverty line in 2015. Children continue to disproportionately experience …
Newest DREAM Act Proposal a Promising Route to Citizenship for Undocumented Youth
Ari Goldberg | July 20, 2017 |
(Washington D.C.) – Today Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced the DREAM Act of 2017. The bill offers a route to …
First Focus, Rep. Ellison Host Matthew Desmond to Discuss Kids & Families Facing Eviction
Ari Goldberg | July 19, 2017 |
WASHINGTON–In a briefing on Capitol Hill today sponsored by First Focus and honorary co-host Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-5), Pulitzer Prize-winning sociologist Matthew Desmond and …
Policy Recommendations for Children and Families Facing Eviction
Cara Baldari | July 18, 2017 |
Each year, millions of American families are evicted from their homes. Families with children are evicted at much higher rates, and children who experience …
Revised Senate Health Bill Would Still Harm Millions of Children
Bruce Lesley, Carrie Fitzgerald, Lisa Shapiro | July 13, 2017 |
WASHINGTON—The Republicans released a revised health care bill today to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The new proposal maintains some of the ACA …
Letter of Support for School Food Modernization Act
Cara Baldari | June 21, 2017 |
On June 21, the First Focus Campaign for Children–along with several other organizations–submitted this letter to Senators Susan Collins and Heidi Heitkamp, and Representatives …
Champions for Children 2014
Meghan Mack (Former Staff) | September 30, 2014 |
The First Focus Campaign for Children places a priority on supporting legislators who stand by our nation’s children. This ad recognizing our 2014 Champions …