A Child-Focused Jobs Package
The United States is facing a deep recession with an unemployment rate of ten percent. 15 million Americans are...
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.
The United States is facing a deep recession with an unemployment rate of ten percent. 15 million Americans are...
As the debate over health reform heated up on Capitol Hill, First Focus created a number of advocacy advertisements...
Signed by more than 150 organizations, this letter calls for the protection of comprehensive benefits for children in health...
Co-signed by First Focus, the Children’s Defense Fund, March of Dimes, and the National Association of Children’s Hospitals.
A coalition of 242 national and state-based organizations have joined together to urge Members of Congress to preserve federal...
Providing feedback on the Committee’s recent policy options document, “Financing Comprehensive Health Care Reform: Proposed Health System Savings and...
Providing feedback on the Committee’s recent policy options document, “Expanding Health Care Coverage: Proposal to Provide Affordable Coverage to...
Urging the Committee to remember the needs of children in health reform, and providing them with principles to keep...
A coalition of 30 national organizations joined together to urge President Obama to address the growing crisis of homelessness...