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Our federal laws are clear: unaccompanied immigrant children are entitled to enter our country, be placed in child-appropriate settings...
Millions of children are going hungry, and people can’t pay their rent, and we don’t see the end of...
Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus on Children, an advocacy organization focused on child poverty and health
The administration has not prioritized the health of children,” said Bruce Lesley, president of the child advocacy group First...
The advocacy group First Focus Campaign for Children names just 20 senators and 40 representatives as Champions for Children...
In the few days left before senators head back to their states, they should immediately pass the updated HEROES...
We’re feeling hopeful about some child welfare provisions making into the final package,” said Aubrey Edwards-Luce, senior director of...
The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout likely have erased any real gains," cautioned First Focus on Children, an...
Bruce Lesley, the executive director of First Focus, an advocacy organization focused on children’s issues, also noted the question,...
