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Child Poverty

Child poverty is a policy decision, one that costs the United States an estimated $1.1 trillion a year. First Focus on Children leads the U.S. Child Poverty Action Group, a coalition of organizations working to get federal lawmakers to set — and then to achieve — a national child poverty reduction target.

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Oct 04, 2012 Child Poverty

Poverty goes missing at Denver debate

Washington Post, By Jonathan Capehart … Last night’s presidential debate in Denver was not only notable because of the reset it...

Sep 27, 2012 Child Poverty

Troubling Trends

Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in child poverty, culminating in a twenty-year high of 22 percent in...

Sep 26, 2012 Child Abuse & Neglect

Voters Put Kids First

In a recent First Focus Campaign for Children poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, likely voters were asked about...