First Focus

Press Releases

1. Child Poverty in Two Nations: The UK Tackled the Problem, the US Ignored the Crisis [June 16, 2011]

In the News

1. Recession's toll touches children [January 18, 2012]
2. Kentucky shortchanged on child poverty funding, report says [December 14, 2011]

Top of Our List

1. Will Alabama Say No to $500 Million and Hundreds of Thousands of Children? [March 30, 2012]
2. On the Brink of Poverty: How to Keep Families Afloat During These Tough Economic Times [February 13, 2012]
3. Food for Thought: Our Nation’s Safety Net, at $31.50/Week [November 10, 2011]
4. Seeing is Believing: Notes from a UK Study Visit on Child Poverty (Part 2, Liverpool) [November 1, 2011]
5. Seeing is Believing: Notes from a UK Study Visit on Child Poverty (Part 1, London) [October 31, 2011]
6. Tough Times Call for Tough Decisions for Families Living in Poverty [September 29, 2011]
7. 2010 Kids Policy Roundup [December 23, 2010]

Library Items: Reports

1. A Big, New Investment in America's Poorest (and Youngest?) Children: Conditional Cash Transfers [February 24, 2012]
2. The Recession’s Ongoing Impact on America’s Children [December 20, 2011]
3. TANF Supplemental Grants: Reforming and Restoring Support for Children Who Need it Most [December 8, 2011]
4. Living on the Edge: America's Low-Earning Families [September 22, 2011]
5. The Recession and Housing Stability [November 16, 2010]

Library Items: Fact Sheets

1. Income Support in the President’s FY 2013 Budget [March 7, 2012]
2. Fact Sheet - TANF Supplemental Grants: Reforming and Restoring Support for Children Who Need it Most [December 8, 2011]
3. Living on the Edge: America's Low-Earning Families First Focus Policy Recommendations [September 22, 2011]