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Poverty and Child Neglect: What we Know and What we Need to Do
Shadi Houshyar (Former Staff) | January 27, 2014 |
This is the 4th in a series of First Focus blog posts commemorating the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty and offering modern …
Child Poverty and Homelessness Affect Education
Kevin Lindsey (Former Staff) | September 24, 2014 |
The past two weeks have brought data releases with encouraging news regarding child poverty and bad news regarding child homelessness. Both data releases have …
Children’s Budget 2015
First Focus | June 24, 2015 |
The federal government makes more than 200 distinct investments in children. These include traditional children’s initiatives like education and child abuse and neglect prevention. They …
Can you guess the average age of homelessness in the United States?
Madeline Daniels (Former Staff), First Focus Campaign for Children | July 27, 2015 |
The average age of a homeless person in the United States is just 11-years-old, according to Alex Rosen, Manager of the Chapman Partnership Homeless …
A Letter to Congress: Extend CHIP Now
| December 18, 2017 |
CHIP funding expired almost three months ago on September 30, 2017, and families across the country are receiving disenrollment notices. No family should feel …
Big Ideas – Pioneering Change: Innovative Ideas for Children and Families
First Focus | March 11, 2015 |
The latest in our Big Ideas series, Pioneering Change: Innovative Ideas for Children and Families offers 14 ideas from leading lawmakers, children’s advocates, and policy …
A Look Back at the UK Child Poverty Target: Transferable Themes for the United States
Natalie Branosky | April 7, 2015 |
Released with the Centre for Economic & Social InclusionUS and authored by Natalie Branosky and Jane Mansour, this report is a 14-year retrospective on …
Six reasons why children benefit from a minimum wage increase
Olivia Tompkins | July 20, 2016 |
Children, unable to care for themselves, rely on their parents to provide basic necessities and to invest in their future. It is evident that …
The Racial Generation Gap and the Future for Our Children
Bruce Lesley | January 12, 2016 |
Children are not faring well in America. Over the course of the current campaign cycle, eight million children will be born in this country. …
How does the U.S. rank on early childhood education? Hint: not well
Madeline Daniels (Former Staff) | September 2, 2015 |
The earliest years of a child’s life are the most critical in terms of their cognitive and emotional development, setting the stage for future learning …
Fact Sheet: Impact of the President’s 2020 Budget on Children
| March 22, 2019 |
President Trump’s $4.7 trillion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 20) seeks massive cuts to critical programs that help children and families. The …
Top Takeaways: A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty
| March 13, 2019 |
On February 28, 2019, the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine released a consensus study, A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty,[ which has …
Model Comment: Opposing the Proposed Rule to Limit State Flexibilities for SNAP Time Limit Waivers
Rachel Merker | March 13, 2019 |
As the nation’s largest federal food assistance program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the first line of defense against child food insecurity. …
SPARC Year in Review 2018
| March 5, 2019 |
The State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center (SPARC) an initiative funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and housed at First Focus, aims to …
Cutting Child Poverty in Half Within a Decade: A Congressional Briefing
Cara Baldari | March 1, 2019 |
Hosted by the U.S. Child Poverty Action Group, First Focus, The American Academy of Pediatrics, and the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives, …
Religion Is No Legitimate Excuse for Denying a Child a Loving Family
Matt Densford, First Focus Campaign for Children | March 1, 2019 |
Every child deserves the opportunity to be raised in a stable and supportive household. For foster children and youth, the evidence is clear that …
For Youth in Foster Care, the Road to Driving is a Bumpy Ride
Annie E. Casey Foundation | March 1, 2019 |
The following guest blog was originally published on the Annie E. Casey Foundation site, and has been republished with permission here. Learning to drive …
Child Poverty Action Group Launches End Child Poverty U.S. Campaign
Jonny Yao | February 28, 2019 |
Setting a Child Poverty Target is the Way Forward to Ending the Crisis Washington, DC: Today, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine …
The FAMILY Act is a Push in the Right Direction
Matt Densford, Campaign for Children | February 13, 2019 |
This week, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) reintroduced The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act. Almost every worker in …
Fact Sheet: How the Proposed Snap Time-Limit Rule Will Harm Children
Rachel Merker | February 1, 2019 |
View our fact sheet. The Situation As the nation’s largest federal food assistance program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the first line …
First Focus #ProtectChildren and #ProtectFamilies Resource Center
| October 30, 2018 |
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has a proposed rule in the Federal Register that drastically changes long-standing, bipartisan immigration policy determining eligibility for …
The President’s 2015 Budget
Jared Solomon (Former Staff) | March 19, 2014 |
This fact sheet analyzes how children fare in the discretionary portion of President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget, highlighting notable increases, cuts, and new …