A Children’s Agenda for the 119th Congress
Choosing Children: A Roadmap for the 119th Congress America’s children are being pushed in the wrong direction and down...
Analyses, briefs, fact sheets and other materials to help policymakers and the public understand the issues that impact our nation’s children.
Fact sheets and issue briefs offer policymakers, advocates, and the public a concise resource on various issues affecting children and families.
First Focus on Children communicates with all branches of government, offering support, advice, & criticism when needed, to ensure children are a priority in policy decisions.
First Focus on Children’s signature publications offer a holistic view of children’s policy, highlighting the interconnected challenges facing children & how federal policy can improve their lives.
First Focus on Children’s annual Children’s Budget analyzes federal spending on kids across 250+ programs, helping policymakers, advocates, & public understand how to improve kids’ lives.
Training resources and recorded webinars from First Focus team & outside experts on a variety of topics are available here.
Choosing Children: A Roadmap for the 119th Congress America’s children are being pushed in the wrong direction and down...
First Focus Campaign for Children doesn’t aim to “keep children safe from technology” but to make technology safer for...
Federal investment in babies and toddlers accounts for just 1.59% of the entire U.S. budget. Despite this underinvestment, federal...
The Children’s Budget Coalition, a network of organizations led by First Focus Campaign for Children and dedicated to ensuring...
First Focus Campaign for Children told the leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee that school-based health centers...
First Focus on Children President Bruce Lesley told the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government in testimony...
First Focus Campaign for Children expressed support for the Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act (S. 2077) in a...
First Focus Campaign for Children expressed support for the Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act of 2025 (H.R. 2753) in...
First Focus on Children joined the American Academy of Pediatrics, Children’s Defense Fund, and five other organizations in urging...