Kid-focused news from First Focus on Children
- December 22, 2022 | Budget package contains some highlights for kids
- December 15, 2022 | A Christmas list for Congress
- December 8, 2022 | Support heats up for enhanced CTC
- December 1, 2022 | 10 things Congress can do right now
- November 10, 2022 | Child welfare’s “gold standard” in the balance at SCOTUS
- November 3, 2022 | 120 lawmakers prioritize children
- October 27, 2022 | The crisis in children’s health care
- October 20, 2022 | Hispanic voters care about kids
- October 13, 2022 | 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Build it for kids
- October 6, 2022 | New report finds record investment in children in FY 2022
- September 29, 2022 | A week of firsts for children
- September 22, 2022 | Don’t abandon COVID’s lost generation
- September 15, 2022 | Child poverty is a policy choice, reports confirm
- September 8, 2022 | False narrative fades on Romney 2.0
- September 1, 2022 | BREAKING: Children will get to keep their health insurance
- August 25, 2022 | Rest up, Congress
- August 11, 2022 | As the Pendulum Swings
- July 28, 2022 | He wanted to fix CHIP “once & for all”
- July 21, 2022 | CHIP turning 25
- July 14, 2022 | What’s wrong with Romney’s Child Tax Credit?
- June 30, 2022 |Fixing the “Family Glitch”
- June 23, 2022 | Pre-recess bills coming down
- June 16, 2022 | Lawmakers on House floor call for improved CTC, other protections
- June 9, 2022 | Children’s Week 2022
- June 2, 2022 | 120 lawmakers deliver good news for children — with a catch
- May 26, 2022 | The tragedy of Uvalde
- May 19, 2022 | How Title 42 weighs down the nation’s children
- May 12, 2022 | Put your money where your future is
- April 28, 2022 | Fixing the severed school lifeline
- April 21, 2022 | Children enjoyed better, more stable lives, with pandemic aid
- April 14, 2022 | Epidemiologist urges holistic approach to childhood COVID
- April 7, 2022 | “Survivor mode” is go-to for immigrant families
- March 31, 2022 | Pandemic opportunities — and missteps — in child welfare and youth justice
- March 24, 2022 | Update “homeless” definition to better serve children
- March 17, 2022 | Children’s mental health must have more providers, wider reach
- March 10, 2022 | Kids and Covid: By the numbers
- March 3, 2022 | How to keep kids center state in the national discussion
- February 17, 2022 | Sounding the alarm on children’s health coverage
- February 10, 2022 | Good news for kids, plus working out the ACA’s family glitch
- February 3, 2022 | The REAL name — and purpose — of Build Back Better
- January 27, 2022 | Champions fight for CTC, children’s agenda
- January 20, 2022 | Champions must continue to push improved Child Tax Credit
- January 13, 2022 | Aid to children ends as COVID cases soar
- January 6, 2022 | Is the CTC popular? Depends on who you ask.
- December 22, 2021 | 6 consequences of losing Build Back Better
- December 16, 2021 | Santa prepares coal delivery to West Virginia
- December 9, 2021 | Senate risks being the Grinch on BBB
- December 2, 2021 | It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a Momnibus.
- November 18, 2021 | “Pandemic of the unequal” challenges vaccination efforts for kids
- November 4, 2021 | COVID fueled largest year-to-year increase in share of spending on kids
- October 28, 2021 |Mick Jagger on Build Back Better
- October 21, 2021 | Cherry picking+vaccines, with a stop for Paris (Hilton)
- October 7, 2021 | Why kids need Congress to avoid the mistakes of the last crisis
- September 30, 2021 | Say it ain’t so, Joe
- September 23, 2021 | Solutions worth fighting for
- September 16,2021 | Will Congress have the courage to keep helping our children?
- September 9, 2021 | Coming Tuesday: 2020 Child poverty + health insurance stats
- September 2, 2021 | Four ways the budget can help kids
- August 26, 2021 | COVID and the classroom: Unmasking back-to-school concerns
- August 12, 2021 |Senate Budget Good for Kids — COVID isn’t
- August 4, 2021 | New eviction ban spares millions of kids and families
- July 29, 2021 | Children are back in school. We need a COVID-19 plan for them NOW
- July 22, 2021 | 500+ organizations push for children’s health care
- July 15, 2021 | 14 ways that Congress must help kids NOW
- July 8, 2021 | State-by-state by CTC (with charts!)
- July 1, 2021 | School, money and drugs: What kids need now
- June 24, 2021 | Now is the Moment: A legislative agenda for our kids
- June 18, 2021 | Scary SCOTUS & Children’s Week Roundup
- June 10, 2021 | Children’s Week 2021: #ItsAKidsIssue
- June 3, 2021 | 6 of the best kid items in the Biden budget
- May 27, 2021 | News of the Week
- May 20, 2021 | Mask mandate for kids?
- May 13, 2021 | New and Notable
- May 6, 2021 | The clock is ticking
- April 29, 2021 | The First 100 Days: The Kid Edition
- April 22, 2021 | We must have a plan to vaccinate kids
- April 18, 2021 | How many kids can $42 billion help?
- April 8, 2021 | The REAL impact of COVID-19 on kids
- April 1, 2021 | How many kids does it take to reach herd immunity?
- May 26, 2022 | The tragedy of Uvalde
- May 19, 2022 | How Title 42 weighs down the nation’s children
- May 12, 2022 | Put your money where your future is
- April 28, 2022 | Fixing the severed school lifeline
- April 21, 2022 | Children enjoyed better, more stable lives, with pandemic aid
- April 14, 2022 | Epidemiologist urges holistic approach to childhood COVID
- April 7, 2022 | “Survivor mode” is go-to for immigrant families
- March 31, 2022 | Pandemic opportunities — and missteps — in child welfare and youth justice
- March 24, 2022 | Update “homeless” definition to better serve children
- March 17, 2022 | Children’s mental health must have more providers, wider reach
- March 10, 2022 | Kids and Covid: By the numbers
- March 3, 2022 | How to keep kids center state in the national discussion
- February 17, 2022 | Sounding the alarm on children’s health coverage
- February 10, 2022 | Good news for kids, plus working out the ACA’s family glitch
- February 3, 2022 | The REAL name — and purpose — of Build Back Better
- January 27, 2022 | Champions fight for CTC, children’s agenda
- January 20, 2022 | Champions must continue to push improved Child Tax Credit
- January 13, 2022 | Aid to children ends as COVID cases soar
- January 6, 2022 | Is the CTC popular? Depends on who you ask.
- December 22, 2021 | 6 consequences of losing Build Back Better
- December 16, 2021 | Santa prepares coal delivery to West Virginia
- December 9, 2021 | Senate risks being the Grinch on BBB
- December 2, 2021 | It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a Momnibus.
- November 18, 2021 | “Pandemic of the unequal” challenges vaccination efforts for kids
- November 4, 2021 | COVID fueled largest year-to-year increase in share of spending on kids
- October 28, 2021 |Mick Jagger on Build Back Better
- October 21, 2021 | Cherry picking+vaccines, with a stop for Paris (Hilton)
- October 7, 2021 | Why kids need Congress to avoid the mistakes of the last crisis
- September 30, 2021 | Say it ain’t so, Joe
- September 23, 2021 | Solutions worth fighting for
- September 16,2021 | Will Congress have the courage to keep helping our children?
- September 9, 2021 | Coming Tuesday: 2020 Child poverty + health insurance stats
- September 2, 2021 | Four ways the budget can help kids
- August 26, 2021 | COVID and the classroom: Unmasking back-to-school concerns
- August 12, 2021 |Senate Budget Good for Kids — COVID isn’t
- August 4, 2021 | New eviction ban spares millions of kids and families
- July 29, 2021 | Children are back in school. We need a COVID-19 plan for them NOW
- July 22, 2021 | 500+ organizations push for children’s health care
- July 15, 2021 | 14 ways that Congress must help kids NOW
- July 8, 2021 | State-by-state by CTC (with charts!)
- July 1, 2021 | School, money and drugs: What kids need now
- June 24, 2021 | Now is the Moment: A legislative agenda for our kids
- June 18, 2021 | Scary SCOTUS & Children’s Week Roundup
- June 10, 2021 | Children’s Week 2021: #ItsAKidsIssue
- June 3, 2021 | 6 of the best kid items in the Biden budget
- May 27, 2021 | News of the Week
- May 20, 2021 | Mask mandate for kids?
- May 13, 2021 | New and Notable
- May 6, 2021 | The clock is ticking
- April 29, 2021 | The First 100 Days: The Kid Edition
- April 22, 2021 | We must have a plan to vaccinate kids
- April 18, 2021 | How many kids can $42 billion help?
- April 8, 2021 | The REAL impact of COVID-19 on kids
- April 1, 2021 | How many kids does it take to reach herd immunity?