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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
May 15, 2024
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Government Systems
Joint Letter: Support for Children’s Week (H. Res 520)
First Focus Campaign for Children 60 — joined by another 60 organizations in the children’s…
Is this the worst Mother’s Day gift ever?
First Focus on Children, a bipartisan organization that advocates for children’s issues in federal budget…
May 9, 2024
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Children of Immigrants
How to ensure that kids can access health care, regardless of immigration status
All children deserve to have the resources they need to thrive, regardless of their immigration…
April 26, 2024
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Child Nutrition
Sweet! USDA Limits Added Sugar for Students
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its final rule updating the School Nutrition…
April 26, 2024
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Child Poverty
Letter of Opposition: H.R. 7991
Today, First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter to Representative Clay Higgins, author of…
April 25, 2024
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Newsroom
The Kid Angle: Congress must consider president’s FY25 budget request
Bizarre bedfellows have produced a wave of recent successes in Congress, such as securing funding…
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 22, 2024
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Child Nutrition
Letter of Opposition: House Agriculture Committee’s Farm Bill Proposal
Today, First Focus Campaign for Children, joined by members of the Child and Student Nutrition…
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…
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