Analyses, briefs, fact sheets and other materials to help policymakers and the public understand the issues that impact our nation’s children.
First Focus is proud to announce the release of Children’s Budget 2018, which captures and analyzes historical funding data and...
Children are receiving less than 8 percent of the federal budget—and this share fell 5.5 percent between 2014 and...
Federal spending dedicated to children represents just 7.83 percent of the federal budget in fiscal year 2016 and total...
The federal government makes more than 200 distinct investments in children. These include traditional children’s initiatives like education and child...
The federal government makes more than 180 distinct investments in children. These include traditional “children’s” initiatives, like education and...
The federal government makes more than 180 distinct investments in children. These include traditional “children’s” initiatives, like education and...
The federal government makes more than 180 distinct investments in children. These include traditional “children’s” initiatives, like education and...
The federal government funds over 180 different children’s programs, from child health and education to child welfare and juvenile...
One penny. That is the amount of every new, real non-defense dollar spent on children’s programs by the federal...