Resources
Top Resources
Resources
Fact Sheet: Family First Prevention Services Act
Kristen Torres, Rricha Mathur (Former Staff) | March 9, 2018 |
The Family First Prevention Services Act was signed into law as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act on February 9, 2018. This act reforms …
Children’s Bill of Rights
Rricha Mathur (Former Staff) | 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 …
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 …
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, …
Fact Sheet: The Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2017
Cara Baldari | March 14, 2017 |
Homelessness jeopardizes the health and well-being of record numbers of children and youth, putting future generations at risk of adult homelessness. Communities need to …
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 …
15 Ways the Tax Bill Harms Children and Families
Bruce Lesley, Rachel Merker | November 7, 2017 |
Recently, the House of Representatives passed its tax bill to dramatically overhaul the existing tax code with a 227 to 205 vote. The bill’s …
New HUD Homeless Data Grossly Undercounts Children and Youth
Michele Kayal | January 8, 2020 |
Decline in rate misleading and Fast Facts about children, youth and homelessness Government data released yesterday grossly undercount homeless children, youth and families, and …
Legislation to prevent kids from entering foster care moves in the House
First Focus Campaign for Children, Rricha Mathur (Former Staff) | June 17, 2016 |
Wednesday the House Ways and Means Committee marked up and passed the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016. The bill marks a major …
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 …
Letter: Pass Meaningful Gun Safety Reform
| June 21, 2022 |
Today, First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter to a bipartisan group of senators offering our support in passing meaningful gun safety reform …
120 lawmakers delivered best results for kids in decades, new scorecard says
Michele Kayal | June 2, 2022 |
One-hundred-and-twenty members of Congress made children a priority in 2021, according to a new analysis by First Focus Campaign for Children, achieving the best results …
The 2021 First Focus Campaign for Children Legislative Scorecard
| June 2, 2022 |
In 2021, the first year of the 117th Congress, the federal government made its most significant investment in children in First Focus on Children’s …
Child care proposal would meet critical need
Michele Kayal | May 19, 2022 |
Early learning must be included in any budget deal First Focus Campaign for Children is pleased to support the child care and preschool reconciliation proposal put …
Children’s mental health would get boost from bill
Michele Kayal | May 10, 2022 |
Strengthening the role of schools in mental health promotion, prevention and intervention is key to battling the mental health crisis afflicting our nation’s children, experts said during First Focus on Children’s Kids and …
Letter: Pass the Child Poverty Reduction Act
Cara Baldari | March 14, 2022 |
Today, the U.S. Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter to Congress signed by over 100 organizations …
More than 100 organizations back child poverty reduction bill
Michele Kayal | March 14, 2022 |
More than 100 national and state-based organizations called on Congress today to establish a national child poverty reduction target that would cut child poverty in half within a …
Letter: Children’s Budget Coalition urges swift passage of FY 2022 spending bills
Children’s Budget Coalition | February 15, 2022 |
The First Focus Campaign for Children and members of the Children’s Budget Coalition today sent a letter to Congressional Leadership urging them to pass …
“Children’s bill” must remain intact, advocate says
Michele Kayal | February 3, 2022 |
First Focus Campaign for Children today urged the Biden Administration to fulfill its historic commitment to children by working to pass a comprehensive, intact Build …
Letter: Build Back Better is a children’s bill— and needs to remain so.
| February 3, 2022 |
First Focus Campaign for Children sent this letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris urging them to protect kids in the …
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 …