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.
Addressing the Health Care Needs of Foster Care Children Highlighting a number of critical health concerns and policies impacting children in the foster care system Read more The Impact of the Mortgage Crisis on Children Revealing that 2 million of America's Children will be impacted by the foreclosure crisis Read more
CMS' Medicaid Regulations: Implications for Children with Special Health Care Needs Showing that new rules for Medicare and SCHIP, if imposed, would hurt special needs children Read more
Kids' Share 2008 Report
Recently released, the second annual Kids' Share 2008 report reveals trends in federal spending and tax expenditures on children.
Key findings suggest that historically children have not been a budget priority. In 2007, this trend continued, as children's spending did not keep pace with GDP growth. Absent a policy change, spending on children will continue to decline.
The report was produced and published by the Urban Institute and the New America Foundation, with funding from First Focus and Annie E. Casey Foundation.
