Resources | First Focus on Children
Poverty and Child Neglect: What we Know and What we Need to Do
Shadi Houshyar (Former Staff)	| January 27, 2014 | The Blog
This is the 4th in a series of First Focus blog posts commemorating the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty and offering modern …
Can you guess the average age of homelessness in the United States?
Madeline Daniels (Former Staff), First Focus Campaign for Children	| July 27, 2015 | The Blog
The average age of a homeless person in the United States is just 11-years-old, according to Alex Rosen, Manager of the Chapman Partnership Homeless …
Child Poverty and Homelessness Affect Education
Kevin Lindsey (Former Staff)	| September 24, 2014 | The Blog
The past two weeks have brought data releases with encouraging news regarding child poverty and bad news regarding child homelessness. Both data releases have …
First Focus	| June 24, 2015 | Reports
The federal government makes more than 200 distinct investments in children. These include traditional children’s initiatives like education and child abuse and neglect prevention. They …
Six reasons why children benefit from a minimum wage increase
Olivia Tompkins	| July 20, 2016 | The Blog
Children, unable to care for themselves, rely on their parents to provide basic necessities and to invest in their future. It is evident that …
Key Facts about the CHIP Program
Lisa Shapiro	| August 30, 2017 | Fact Sheets
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was enacted by a bipartisan group of lawmakers as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. …
Big Ideas – Pioneering Change: Innovative Ideas for Children and Families
First Focus	| March 11, 2015 | Reports
The latest in our Big Ideas series, Pioneering Change: Innovative Ideas for Children and Families offers 14 ideas from leading lawmakers, children’s advocates, and policy …
A Letter to Congress: Extend CHIP Now
| December 18, 2017 | News
CHIP funding expired almost three months ago on September 30, 2017, and families across the country are receiving disenrollment notices. No family should feel …
Why Medicaid Matters: Adopting a Child With Special Health Care Needs
Morna Murray (Former Staff)	| April 25, 2018 | The Blog
In a continuing series on the personal impact that recent legislative and administrative proposals to restructure or severely reduce Medicaid health care will have …
A Look Back at the UK Child Poverty Target: Transferable Themes for the United States
Natalie Branosky	| April 7, 2015 | Reports
Released with the Centre for Economic & Social InclusionUS and authored by Natalie Branosky and Jane Mansour, this report is a 14-year retrospective on …
Cara Baldari, Olivia Gomez, First Focus Campaign for Children	| November 22, 2021 | The Blog
Aubrey Edwards-Luce, Bruce Lesley, Conor Sasner, Kathy Sacco, Miriam Abaya, First Focus Campaign for Children	| November 20, 2021 | The Blog
Averi Pakulis, Carrie Fitzgerald	| November 18, 2021 | The Blog
| November 10, 2021 | The Blog
| November 9, 2021 | The Blog
2021 Children’s Budget shows largest year-to-year increase in the share of federal spending on kids
Michele Kayal	| November 3, 2021 | The Blog
Sec. Xavier Becerra today reiterated the Biden Administration’s commitment to children, pointing to investments in child care, income supports, and the physical and behavioral …
First Focus #ProtectChildren and #ProtectFamilies Resource Center
| October 30, 2018 | Messaging Resources
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has a proposed rule in the Federal Register that drastically changes long-standing, bipartisan immigration policy determining eligibility for …
Jared Solomon (Former Staff)	| March 19, 2014 | Fact Sheets
This fact sheet analyzes how children fare in the discretionary portion of President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget, highlighting notable increases, cuts, and new …