As Congress haggles over foreign aid to our allies, it’s worth remembering that the U.S. doesn’t actually spend that much on foreign aid. And that it spends just a tiny fraction of that small pot on children. In a recent “Speaking of Kids” episode, First Focus on Children Vice President for Advocacy Leila Nimatallah outlines …
Each June, First Focus on Children hosts Children’s Week with a schedule of events aimed at urging Congress to better protect the health, safety, and well-being of America’s children. This year, Children’s Week shines a light on the challenges facing our children — challenges like hunger, homelessness, poverty, gun violence. But we must act in …
Children’s Week, which runs from June 12-18, unfolds this year as the country slides backwards on historic gains made for children. With robust leadership and near unprecedented commitment to children during the pandemic, lawmakers made the most significant investment in decades in children. Legislation passed in response to the coronavirus pandemic — including the improved …
Every Issue Is A Kids Issue Our fourth annual Children’s Week unfolds at a game-changing moment for our nation’s children, the kind of moment that only comes around every few generations. For the first time in decades, children have a place in our national dialogue, with their interests considered in several proposals before Congress and …
America’s kids are not alright. Thirty million are hungry. Twelve million live in poverty — and that number is soaring to an all-time high. More than 6 million are expected to lose their health insurance this year. Yet, for many of our leaders, children are an afterthought. Look no further than COVID-19 and its economic …