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Statement from Child Poverty Action Group: Child poverty is still unacceptably high for an economy in recovery
Simona Combi | September 13, 2018 |
Yesterday the U.S. Census Bureau reported that despite gains in our economy and low unemployment, child poverty in the U.S. remains stubbornly high at 17.5 …
Statement: Proposed Rule Would Allow Indefinite Detention of Children
Kristen Torres, Simona Combi | September 11, 2018 |
Detention for any amount of time has negative life-long consequences for a child’s mental and physical well-being, and these consequences are compounded for children who have already …
Statement: The harm of family separation goes beyond a failure to meet a deadline
| July 27, 2018 |
The United States Government missed today’s deadline to reunify all eligible children separated from their parents. According to the latest numbers reported by the …
Statement: Family Separation is Child Abuse
| June 19, 2018 |
In May, the Trump administration issued a zero-tolerance policy for families crossing the U.S. border. According to a recent report, 1,887 new children are …
Statement: Executive Order on Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility is Bad for Kids
| April 11, 2018 |
First Focus responded to the Executive Order, Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility, signed yesterday by President Trump, which would weaken public …
Statement: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018
| March 23, 2018 |
First Focus responded to today’s passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, which funds the government for the rest of Fiscal Year 2018 …
Work Requirements for Medicaid: Yet Another Threat to Children and Families
First Focus | January 11, 2018 |
Washington, D.C. – First Focus responded to today’s letter issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to State Medicaid Directors, allowing …
White House Immigration Principles Violate Children’s Human Rights
Rricha Mathur | October 9, 2017 |
WASHINGTON—First Focus abhors the lasting harm to children that would result from the Trump Administration’s immigration principles, which were announced late Sunday night. “It’s …
First Focus and Niskanen Center Joint Statement: Improve the Child Tax Credit to Help Low-Income Families
John Monsif (Former Staff), Rachel Merker | September 27, 2017 |
WASHINGTON–As advocates for an expanded child tax credit, First Focus and the Niskanen Center welcome this morning’s “Big Six” Tax Statement, yet have reservations about the framework’s specifics. “We …
Census Data Highlights Devastating Effect of Poverty on Children
Ari Goldberg (Former Staff), Cara Baldari | September 12, 2017 |
WASHINGTON–New data published today from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 18 percent of American children—13.3 million—lived below the poverty line in 2016, a slight decrease from …