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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
New data from CDC reveals increasing rate of pregnant women with opioid use disorder
Srinu Sonti | August 16, 2018 |
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD) has more than quadrupled …
Comments: Proposed Information Collection on 2020 Census
Bruce Lesley | August 2, 2018 |
First Focus submitted this public comment letter on the Proposed Information Collection on 2020 Census, Docket No. USBC-201-0005. View the comments. Excerpt: Therefore, the inclusion …
How a new rule on short-term health care plans jeopardizes the health of children and families
Carrie Fitzgerald | August 1, 2018 |
Remember the relief and happiness so many Americans felt when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed because finally their health insurance would cover their …
Statement: The harm of family separation goes beyond a failure to meet a deadline
| July 27, 2018 |
The United States Government missed today’s deadline to reunify all eligible children separated from their parents. According to the latest numbers reported by the …
Deadline Looms for Reuniting Separated Families
Kristen Torres | July 25, 2018 |
While family reunification efforts due to the Trump administration’s family separation policy are underway, more than one thousand families still face significant hurdles to …
Comments: SPARC on the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)
State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | July 23, 2018 |
State Policy and Reform Center’s (SPARC) comments in response to the request for public comments from the Department of Health and Human Services on developing a Clearinghouse of evidence-based practices in …
#FixTheGlitch for Foster Youth
Foster Club, Nicholas * | July 23, 2018 |
Without Medicaid, a visit to a University Physician may cost me hundreds of dollars because of a legislative glitch. When Congress voted to allow …
4 Reasons Why The FAMILY Act Is The Right Paid Leave Option For The U.S.
Allison O\\\'Reilly, Courtney Williams, First Focus Campaign for Children | July 19, 2018 |
The United States lags behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to paid family leave. We are the only OECD (Organization …
Migrant children in government custody deserve healthy meals and adequate nutrition
Rachel Merker, Campaign for Children | July 9, 2018 |
In the wake of the administration’s catastrophic and cruel zero tolerance policy at the southern border, advocates, policymakers and the public are demanding renewed …
Fight for Our Families Protest Showcased Reach of Recent Efforts to End Family Separation
Allison O\\\'Reilly | July 2, 2018 |
Last Wednesday, before the marches that took place during the weekend of more 750 events with Families Belong Together, a group of young children, …
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 …