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The Biden Administration and Congress Must Protect Transgender Kids
Lauren Lamb, First Focus Campaign for Children | May 7, 2021 |
In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Biden addressed transgender youth directly: “I want you to know your president has …
This is Our Moment — an announcement.
Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children | April 15, 2021 |
I firmly believe that this is our moment. I don’t need to explain to any of you how bad things have been — this past …
Ending criminalization in schools
Conor Sasner, First Focus Campaign for Children | March 19, 2021 |
Schools should represent the idyllic sandbox of a hopeful future. Then, they are society’s incubators where young people together begin to envision a shared …
Cutting Child Poverty in Half Is Historic
Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children | March 16, 2021 |
Children in the wealthiest nation in the world should not be living in poverty. And yet, 1 in 6 children in the United States …
The American Rescue plan puts us on a pathway to end child poverty within a generation if…
Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children | March 11, 2021 |
Moments ago, President Biden signed legislation that will do more to improve the lives of children than any other law in nearly 25 years. …
Congress is Taking Action to Ensure We Cut Child Poverty in Half
Olivia Gomez, First Focus Campaign for Children | March 3, 2021 |
House and Senate Democrats are poised to re-introduce the Child Poverty Reduction Act tomorrow. Led by Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) and Sen. Bob Casey …
Letter: In Support of Xavier Becerra for HHS Secretary
First Focus Campaign for Children | February 19, 2021 |
First Focus on Children sent the following letter to the Chairpersons and Ranking Members of the Senate Finance Committee and Health, Education, Labor, and …
This Black History Month, The Biden Administration Must Stand with Black Immigrant Children
Miriam Abaya, First Focus Campaign for Children | February 16, 2021 |
For many, the inauguration of the Biden Administration represented a change in direction from the many harmful policies of the previous administration, particularly in …
Promises to Keep: A Historic Moment to Cut Child Poverty
Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children | February 11, 2021 |
No child should live in poverty in a country with the wealth of ours. Yet, there were 12 million children in the United States living …
More than ever, we need Champions for Children — these are policymakers meeting the moment
Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children | February 4, 2021 |
Our nation’s children face multiple challenges to their well-being stemming from years of a declining share of federal investments in their future, the COVID-19 …