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At the 31:30 mark of this live interview, Economic Security lead Chad Bolt highlights the threats to SNAP with...
“For 20 years, we cut the uninsured rate for kids," said Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus on Children,...
The spending bill “really puts kids last”, said Bruce Lesley, president of the bipartisan children’s advocacy group First Focus...
First Focus on Children's Chad Bolt writes "The White House has told Republican lawmakers to get out there and...
Recently released 2024 U.S census data show little progress on child poverty, with the numbers slightly down from 2023...
Bruce Lesley, president of the bipartisan advocacy group First Focus on Children, said in a phone interview that the...
The annual crisis of seasonal child hunger is what spurred advocacy groups to start arguing years ago for summer...
“It is always good news when lawmakers prioritize children, especially children who are orphaned or vulnerable to HIV and...
The U.S. already ranks near the bottom on dozens of measures of childhood well-being, investing much less in kids...
