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Children Deserve to Be a National Priority
First Focus on Children is one of the nation’s only organizations dedicated exclusively to advancing policies and solutions that improve the lives of children and families nationwide — from health care and nutrition to education, economic stability, and child well-being.
Your gift helps First Focus
on Children:
- Produce trusted research and policy analysis focused on children’s well-being
- Elevate children’s needs in national policy and budget conversations
- Advance solutions that improve children’s health care, nutrition, education, and economic security
- Inform lawmakers, journalists, advocates, and families about issues affecting children nationwide
- Convene experts, researchers, families, and leaders around evidence-based child policy solutions
- Track federal investments in children through nationally recognized Children’s Budget analyses
- Ensure children remain visible during major economic and policy decisions that shape their futures
| $25 | Helps share research and educational resources focused on children and families |
| $50 | Supports policy analysis and public education on child poverty, health care, and nutrition |
| $100 | Helps elevate evidence-based solutions that improve outcomes for children nationwide |
| $250 | Supports convenings, coalition work, and public engagement centered on children’s well-being |
| $500+ | Helps sustain year-round research, analysis, and child-focused policy education efforts |
Every major national decision impacts children
Health care
Education
Nutrition
Housing
Economic stability
Family well-being
Yet children are often overlooked in national policy and budget conversations.
For over two decades, First Focus on Children has worked to ensure children remain at the center of conversations shaping the future of our country.
Through research, policy analysis, coalition-building, and public education, we help advance solutions that give every child the opportunity to thrive.
Real-world impact
Millions
of children impacted by federal policies we analyze and elevate
250+
federal programs impacting children tracked annually
- Produced Children’s Budget analyses tracking federal investments in children for more than 15 years
- Elevated research and public understanding around child poverty and family economic security
- Helped bring national attention to the impact of the expanded Child Tax Credit on families
- Convened policymakers, researchers, advocates, and families around children’s issues
- Produced trusted child policy resources relied upon by national leaders and advocates
Become a Monthly Champion for Children
Monthly support helps sustain year-round research, education, and child-focused policy work that keeps children visible in national conversations shaping their futures.
