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No Child Should Live in Poverty
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First Focus Campaign for Children is a bipartisan advocacy organization working to make children the priority in federal policy and budget decisions. With a dozen policy experts in the many areas that affect our nation’s 73 million children, First Focus Campaign for Children and our sister organization First Focus on Children offer thorough, bipartisan, achievable solutions to ensure the well-being of children in the U.S. and around the world.
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Children can’t vote and don’t have Political Action Committees or Super PACs. They are counting on all of us to make their voices heard. These members of Congress have made an impact to protect and improve the future of America’s next generation.
WHAT’s New
April 24, 2024
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Government Systems
Speaking Of Kids: Supporting Children and Families Is a Bipartisan Effort, with Abby McCloskey
In this episode, our hosts Bruce Lesley and Messellech “Selley” Looby chat with Abby McCloskey,…
April 18, 2024
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Federal Budget & Tax
The Kid Angle: How to win the CTC debate: Spotlight the “child” in the Child Tax Credit
What would you think of lawmakers who sacrifice 16 million American children to boost their…
April 18, 2024
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Federal Budget & Tax
Analysis: Children’s Programs in the President’s FY25 Budget
On March 11th, 2024, President Biden released his $7.3 trillion dollar budget request for FY2025,…
April 16, 2024
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Newsroom
Tax Day came and went without a vote on the child tax credit
Michelle Dallafior, the senior vice president for budget and tax at First Focus Campaign for…
April 15, 2024
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Children’s Health
Algorithms, Addiction, and Abuse: The Need to Protect Children Online
In recent years, technology has advanced at a rapid speed. Our society has seen amazing…
April 15, 2024
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Children’s Health
Stop the Caps: House Leadership Should Improve — not Ration — Health Care for Children
Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) collectively provide comprehensive health care coverage to…
April 10, 2024
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Child Poverty
Speaking Of Kids: A Conversation with a Top Champion for Children, Representative Rosa DeLauro
In this episode, our hosts Bruce Lesley and Messellech “Selley” Looby chat with Representative Rosa…
April 10, 2024
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International Children
A Call To Action on National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
April 10 is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD). Today offers an opportunity to learn…
April 8, 2024
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Child Poverty
Messaging Memo: Centering Children at the Heart of the Child Tax Credit Debate
Today, First Focus Campaign for Children sent the following messaging memo to supporters of the…
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