Jan 29, 2026
International Children
A Hopeful Message for U.S. Foreign Assistance. But the Devastating Loss of PEPFAR’s Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programs Remains
Given the Trump Administration’s hollowing out of U.S. foreign assistance in 2025 and its efforts to rescind and drastically...
Jan 28, 2026
Federal Budget & Tax
MESSAGE: Reject DHS funding bill until children are protected
In a message sent today to all U.S. senators, First Focus Campaign for Children urged lawmakers to separate funding...
Jan 21, 2026
Federal Budget & Tax
Babies in The Budget 2025
Babies Can’t Wait A message from the President of First Focus on Children, Bruce Lesley Many things we need...
Jan 21, 2026
Federal Budget & Tax
Episode 15: Madeline Brown Pushes for Economic Opportunity for Kids
In this episode, Messellech “Selley” Abebe sits down with Madeline Brown to explore what it would mean if every...
Jan 15, 2026
Federal Budget & Tax
The Kid Angle: Supporting Kids in 2026
H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill”, would cut billions from children’s health care and nutrition...
Jan 12, 2026
Federal Budget & Tax
Supporting Kids in 2026: State Challenges In Implementing H.R. 1
First Focus on Children is bringing together leaders from across the country for a half-day summit to ensure that...
Dec 19, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
LETTER: Congress must protect its constitutional “power of the purse”
First Focus Campaign for Children led nearly three dozen national, state and local organizations in urging Congress to protect...
Dec 04, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
The Kid Angle: Aren’t Babies Worth More than a Buck?
Did you know: For every $100 the federal government spent in FY 2025, it invested just $1.59 in babies,...
Nov 21, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
Babies in the Budget Summit 2025
The United States has long failed to invest in its children, devoting a meager percentage of all federal spending...