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.
Children Need Congress and the Administration to Preserve the Promise of Olmstead For more than a quarter century, the…
Universal coverage for children is an achievable, overdue national commitment. Child advocates envision a future for children’s coverage that…
Medicaid funding cuts are already threatening children’s health coverage. With 3 million children projected to lose coverage by 2036…
First Focus on Children and fellow advocates today urged leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee to extend to all…
There is an imminent crisis facing the 16 million children and their families who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition…
America’s children are being pushed in the wrong direction and down the wrong path. Every day, the distance between…
From Iran to Gaza to Ukraine to Sudan, children today are growing up amid the highest number of violent…
Over the next five weeks, Capitol Hill will be focusing on budget matters, and children’s issues are at stake…
Lawmakers kick off events with landmark legislation First Focus Campaign for Children leads fellow advocates to Capitol Hill next…
“It delays all kinds of services,” said Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus on Children, a bipartisan policy advocacy…
Advocates urge Congress to stop the crisis First Focus on Children and fellow advocates are urging Congress to address…
Jun 17 2026
3:30 pm ET
Cannon House Office Building, Room 130, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
Jun 14 2026
First Focus Campaign for Children
Apr 28 2026
2:00 pm ET
Virtual
Jan 22 2026
11:00 am ET
Rayburn House Office Building, 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515, Room 2060
