Federal Budget
When it comes to prioritizing children in the federal budget, Congress is badly out-of-step with the needs and wants of the American people. While voters think more than one-fourth of federal resources should be invested in children, Congress allocates less than 8 percent. First Focus is working to change that, by publicizing detailed analyses of fiscal proposals from a children’s perspective, publishing an annual Children’s Budget, and advancing policy solutions to ensure that children are the priority in the federal budget.
Resources
A Senate Majority Is Allowing Child Poverty to Nearly Double
Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children | January 6, 2022 |
Former Secretary Robert Reich asks a very important question: Why has America chosen to dramatically reduce poverty among the nation’s elderly but not among our children? …
What’s at stake for kids if Congress doesn’t pass Build Back Better
Aubrey Edwards-Luce, Averi Pakulis, Cara Baldari, Carrie Fitzgerald, Conor Sasner, Elaine Dalpiaz, Haley Winter, Kathy Sacco, Michelle Dallafior, Miriam Abaya, Olivia Gomez, First Focus Campaign for Children | December 22, 2021 |
As negotiations have stalled and the fate of the Build Back Better Act hangs in the balance, children stand to lose access to monthly …
Just in time for the holidays, Congress may slash benefits for struggling families
Tim Smith, First Focus Campaign for Children | December 9, 2021 |
Next week, millions of families will receive the last child tax credit payment of 2021. That we know for certain. But much else when …
2021 Children’s Budget shows largest year-to-year increase in the share of federal spending on kids
Michele Kayal | November 3, 2021 |
Sec. Xavier Becerra today reiterated the Biden Administration’s commitment to children, pointing to investments in child care, income supports, and the physical and behavioral …
Congress won’t cut kids out — if we do this…
Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children | October 15, 2021 |
Right now, Congress has the opportunity to cut child poverty, ensure more kids have access to health care, and save our struggling child care system. Some …
Statement: $3.5T budget would benefit children, families
Michele Kayal | August 12, 2021 |
In response to the Senate’s passage of a $3.5 trillion budget plan, First Focus on Children President Bruce Lesley issued the following statement: “We …
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 …
WATCH: The American Families Plan: What does it mean for kids? | #ChildrensWeek2021
Michele Kayal | June 14, 2021 |
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today urged viewers during the first event of Children’s Week 2021 to “be a voice for children” by writing …
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 …