Jun 22, 2021
A Children’s Agenda For the 117th Congress
The children are not alright. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recession, we were failing our kids on...
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Apr 26, 2021
Case Study: Utilizing Tax Credits to Alleviate Child Poverty in the United States
by: Kathryn Blankenship, Jordyn Florance, Stephanie Lobo, Brittany WalshAmerican University: Education Policy & Leadership Executive Summary This report was...
Jan 04, 2021
Child Abuse & Neglect
The Promises We Must Make to Our Children: Recommendations to the Biden-Harris Transition Team
The kids are not alright. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recession, we were failing our kids on...
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Sep 29, 2020
Child Abuse & Neglect
Children’s Budget 2020
About Children’s Budget 2020: First Focus on Children is proud to introduce the 14th annual release of its signature...
Jun 11, 2019
Child Poverty
Implementing A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recently released a landmark study, A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty, which...
May 08, 2019
2018 Congressional Scorecard
THE FIRST FOCUS CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN CONGRESSIONAL SCORECARD Our nation’s children face an array of problems, including poverty, violence,...
May 06, 2019
Bill and Vote Trackers – The 116th Congress
Our child policy experts rate the current bills and votes in Congress. Do they help kids or harm...
Dec 13, 2018
Child Abuse & Neglect
The Proactive Kids Agenda for the 116th Congress
Any policies that affect children should base their foundations on the best interests of the child.
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Sep 20, 2018
Children’s Budget 2018
First Focus is proud to announce the release of Children’s Budget 2018, which captures and analyzes historical funding data and...