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The President’s 2015 Budget
Jared Solomon (Former Staff) | March 19, 2014 |
This fact sheet analyzes how children fare in the discretionary portion of President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget, highlighting notable increases, cuts, and new …
More than 100 Organizations Offer Comprehensive Vision of Support for Educators
Kevin Lindsey | October 7, 2014 |
Research reveals that teachers, principals, and other school leaders are the most important school-based influences on student learning, and every student, regardless of race, …
Child Poverty Rampant in Many of Biggest U.S. Cities
In The News | October 6, 2014 |
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange By Gary Gately “Detroit has the highest level of child poverty in the nation, according to new statistics. In this …
Opinion: A threat to healthcare for Ohio’s kids
In The News | October 6, 2014 |
The Cincinnati Enquirer By Bruce Lesley “What if there were a bipartisan health care plan that worked? What if it gave states lots of …
Children Need Champions Now More Than Ever
Bruce Lesley | October 2, 2014 |
This blog post originally appeared in Huffington Post. As a recent Urban Institute report entitled Kids’ Share 2014 highlights, if policy changes are not …
Child and Youth Homelessness: A Problem of Epic Proportions
Cara Baldari | October 2, 2014 |
The dynamic of homelessness has changed in this country. According to the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, 30 years ago the face of homelessness comprised …
Bruce Lesley: Congress can protect Texas kids by reauthorizing CHIP
In The News | September 30, 2014 |
Dallas Morning News By Bruce Lesley “What if there were a bipartisan health care plan that worked? What if it gave states lots of …
Report: Children’s health insurance at risk
In The News | September 30, 2014 |
The Courier-Tribune “WASHINGTON — A report released by the bipartisan children’s advocacy organization First Focus finds that public health coverage provided through Medicaid and …
A Snapshot of Children in Poverty 2013
Cara Baldari | September 29, 2014 |
2013 saw some positive news for children, with the national child poverty rate dropping from 21.8 percent to 19.9 percent, resulting in 1.4 million …
Child Poverty and Homelessness Affect Education
Kevin Lindsey | September 24, 2014 |
The past two weeks have brought data releases with encouraging news regarding child poverty and bad news regarding child homelessness. Both data releases have …
Advocates to Obama Administration: Prison No Place for Children
Ed Walz | September 23, 2014 |
Washington – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today the planned November 2014 opening of the nation’s largest detention facility for children and …
Record Number of Homeless Students in U.S. Schools; Leading Homeless Children’s Advocates Comment
Madeline Daniels | September 22, 2014 |
Washington – Public schools in the United States enroll a record number of homeless children and youth, according to U.S. Department of Education (ED) data …
Rural Children Increasingly Rely on Medicaid and State Child Health Insurance Programs for Health Insurance
William P. O’Hare | September 10, 2014 |
A new analysis for First Focus by Bill O’Hare shows that children in rural communities are more likely than their urban counterparts to get …
Study Compares CHIP Coverage to Qualified Health Plans
Carrie Fitzgerald | July 29, 2014 |
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), passed on a bipartisan manner and signed into law in 1997, remains a model of health care coverage that …
Comments for the Federal Register about Regulations in the Affordable Care Act
Lisa Shapiro | February 11, 2013 |
This page features comments from First Focus submitted to the Federal Register regarding regulations of the Affordable Care Act. A printer and email-friendly PDF …
Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act Passed
Shadi Houshyar | September 22, 2014 |
Last Thursday evening, the Senate passed The Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (H.R. 4980) just before leaving Washington for the campaign season. …
A Snapshot of Children in Poverty 2013
Cara Baldari | September 29, 2014 |
2013 saw some positive news for children, with the national child poverty rate dropping from 21.8 percent to 19.9 percent, resulting in 1.4 million …
Back to School for Migrant Children Too
Kevin Lindsey | September 11, 2014 |
Recently, the United States and other countries in the region have experienced an increase in the number of migrant children from Central America as …
All Families Receiving SNAP will Face a Cut in Benefits on November 1st
Cara Baldari | October 31, 2013 |
Despite the fact that many children and families are still experiencing the lingering effects of the recession, all families receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program …
How our government makes it even harder to be a homeless child
Madeline Daniels | August 27, 2014 |
There are over one million homeless students today in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Education. They face challenges beyond the …
Rural Children Rely on Medicaid and CHIP More Than Ever
Carrie Fitzgerald | September 10, 2014 |
A report released today by First Focus shows that in rural parts of the country, children are covered by public insurance sources (Medicaid and …