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SCOTUS could scuttle “gold standard” in child welfare
Michele Kayal | November 9, 2022 |
Indian Child Welfare Act prioritizes family reunification The case before the U.S. Supreme Court today challenging a 1978 law governing the welfare of Native …
Statement: SCOTUS case threatens more than children’s Medicaid benefits
Michele Kayal | November 8, 2022 |
Outcome could “strangle many federal programs that benefit children” In response to the case of Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana v. …
120 lawmakers propelled record investment in children, new scorecard says
Michele Kayal, First Focus Campaign for Children | November 3, 2022 |
Scorecard for 117th ranks members’ commitment to children One-hundred-and-twenty members of Congress helped propel record investment in children this year, according to a new …
Statement: Omicron booster efforts could leave children behind
Michele Kayal | October 14, 2022 |
Advocate urges “money and mechanisms” to help children access new shot In response to authorization by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that children as …
Fix to “family glitch” fulfills a decade of advocacy
Michele Kayal | October 11, 2022 |
The Biden Administration today eliminated the “family glitch” from the Affordable Care Act, a flaw that makes health insurance coverage unaffordable for roughly 5 …
DACA is “in best interests” of children, advocate says
Michele Kayal | October 6, 2022 |
Congress must create path to citizenshipCongress must create path to citizenship In response to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals’ complex ruling on the …
Children’s Budget 2022 finds record-breaking investment in children
Michele Kayal | October 5, 2022 |
Federal spending on children broke records during the pandemic, a new report from First Focus on Children finds, but Congress is quickly abandoning that …
Statement: Today’s White House hunger conference must outline clear solutions for children
Michele Kayal | September 28, 2022 |
In anticipation of today’s White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, First Focus on Children President Bruce Lesley issued the following statement: “Today’s …
CHIP, Medicaid kept children insured
Michele Kayal | September 21, 2022 |
Data released today show the number of U.S. children without health insurance declined for the first time in at least four years in 2021, …
Child poverty drops to historic lows, Census reports
Michele Kayal | September 13, 2022 |
Decline proves “child poverty is a policy decision” U.S. child poverty dropped to the lowest rate ever recorded, according to government figures released today, …