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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 …
Leading Children’s Health Groups to United States Senate: “Vote NO on the Graham – Cassidy Health Care Repeal Bill”
Ari Goldberg | September 25, 2017 |
The American Academy of Pediatrics, Children’s Defense Fund, Children’s Dental Health Project, Children’s Hospital Association, Family Voices, First Focus Campaign for Children, March of …
Graham-Cassidy Bill is Not the Healthcare Answer American Families Are Looking For
Ari Goldberg, Bruce Lesley | September 21, 2017 |
(Washington, DC) – The latest healthcare proposal, introduced by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) is making waves in Congress, as it …
Over 320 Child, Youth Organizations Call for Immediate Passage of Dream Act
Rricha Mathur | September 20, 2017 |
WASHINGTON—Today, the First Focus Campaign for Children joined more than 320 national, state, and local child and youth advocacy organizations to send a letter to …
Congress May Allow CHIP to Expire Amid New Effort to Harm Medicaid, Kids
Bruce Lesley | September 19, 2017 |
WASHINGTON—With only a handful of legislative days left to extend funding for the popular and bipartisan Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Congress is focused …
First Focus Campaign for Children Applauds 5-Year CHIP Extension Deal, Urges Quick Passage
Ari Goldberg, Bruce Lesley | September 13, 2017 |
WASHINGTON—The First Focus Campaign for Children strongly supports the bipartisan agreement in the Senate Finance Committee to fund a five-year extension to the popular …
Letter to Congress: New Child Poverty Data
Cara Baldari | September 12, 2017 |
On September 12, 2017 the U.S. Child Poverty Coalition, of which the First Focus Campaign for Children is a member, submitted a letter to …
Advocates Champion Bill that Closes Gap for Former Foster Youth to Access Health Insurance
Ari Goldberg | September 12, 2017 |
Washington, DC (September 12, 2017) – Washington advocates today celebrated Senator Bob Casey’s (D-PA) introduction of the Health Insurance for Foster Youth Act (S. 1797). This bill ensures …
Letter of Support: DREAM Act of 2017
Bruce Lesley, Kristen Torres, Rricha Mathur | September 6, 2017 |
On September 6, 2017, First Focus Campaign for Children submitted the following letter to Senators Richard Durbin and Lindsey Graham, thanking them for the …
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 …
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 …