Every issue is a children’s issue. First Focus on Children fights for the well-being of children in the U.S. and abroad by advocating on a wide range of policy issues including health care, budget and tax issues, poverty, education, nutrition, youth justice, children’s rights, international affairs and other areas.
The United States government failed children once again in 2026. For the fifth straight year, investments in children declined,…
First Focus Campaign for Children today endorsed the SAFE Bet Act (H.R. 2087 / S. 1033), which would establish…
First Focus on Children joined two dozen organizations in urging the Senate Budget Committee to conduct rigorous oversight of…
First Focus on Children told the Senate Budget Committee that H.R. 1 is disrupting health care coverage for the…
As a nation we can do so much better for young children and families
Children’s uninsurance is once again rising at a concerning rate: 6% of children do not have health insurance as…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube In this episode, Messellech “Selley” Abebe chats with Maria Davis-Pierre and Cheryl…
One year ago this month, President Trump signed into law the biggest cuts to Medicaid in U.S. history in…
Brief argues banning transgender, LGBTQ+-family children from universal pre-K is illegal, harmful to children First Focus on Children has filed an amicus…
Administration promotes dangerous anti-vaccine agenda President Trump’s executive order to overhaul the nation’s scientifically supported vaccine protocols endangers America’s…
Effort represents administration’s latest attack on children A Trump Administration proposal to overhaul Head Start would strip core standards…
When Sen. Andy Kim introduced a bill to give all children health insurance — the way we give all…
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