First Focus works to create a lasting legacy for children and their families by encouraging bipartisan federal policy advancements and investments in children.
Children's Budget 2008
First Focus is pleased to announce the publication of Children’s Budget 2008, a comprehensive guide to all federal spending on children and an invaluable resource for all those seeking to improve the lives of America’s youth. This new publication finds that over the past five years, only one penny of every new, real non-defense dollar spent by the federal government has gone to children’s programs. Click here to learn more, download the book, or request a copy.
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FIRST FOCUS PRESIDENT ON INVESTMENTS IN CHILDREN
First Focus President Bruce Lesley recently participated as a feature speaker in the release of a new report by the New America Foundation entitled, Trends in the Well Being of Younger Children.
The report discusses the Child Well-Being Index (CWI), a research-based look at the status of children in the United States. Speakers at the event discussed the role of families and of family-supportive policies in influencing child outcomes, and what can and should be done to improve the lives of America's youngest children.
Click here to download a copy Bruce Lesley’s presentation.
To view the release event, click the video link above.
NEW REPORTS FROM FIRST FOCUS
The Impact of the Mortgage Crisis on Children
This report reveals that 2 million of America's Children will be impacted by the foreclosure crisis. Click here to read more
CMS' Medicaid Regulations: Implications for Children with Special Health Care Needs
This report indicates that new rules for Medicare and SCHIP, if imposed, would hurt Special Needs Children. Click here to read more
