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WATCH: Rep. Barragán explains why we need to make CHIP permanent
Tim Smith, First Focus Campaign for Children | July 22, 2021 |
This week, Congressional leadership received a letter signed by over 500 local and national organizations (representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and …
Biden & Congress must support the nearly 4 million families with children facing housing instability
Micaela McConnell, First Focus Campaign for Children | July 22, 2021 |
Housing should be a fundamental right for all children and families in the United States — not a privilege. Yet, the economic and public …
10 Million Reasons to Protect the Health of Children
Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children | July 21, 2021 |
We should never gamble with or play politics with the health of millions of children. Therefore, to protect the health security and well-being of …
WATCH: 4 working moms explain how the expanded Child Tax Credit will be a “relief” for their families
Haley Winter, First Focus Campaign for Children | July 15, 2021 |
Last week I had the opportunity to sit down with 4 working moms from West Virginia to talk about the new Child Tax Credit …
A Children’s Agenda 2021: Their Moment is Now
Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children | June 28, 2021 |
It’s time to restore American leadership, and a place to start is by investing in our nation’s future: our children. This means investing in …
6 of the Biden Budget’s best kid proposals
Michele Kayal, First Focus Campaign for Children | June 4, 2021 |
President Biden’s FY 2022 budget proposes historic investments in our nation’s children. Many of these mirror proposals outlined in his American Families Plan and …
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 …