Jun 11, 2025
Child Nutrition
The Ugliest of Bills: How Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill Endangers All Children
This ugliest of bills disproportionately affects children, according to First Focus Campaign for Children. Three of the major programs serving children—Medicaid, the Child...
Jun 05, 2025
Child Care
The Kid Angle: Briefings Spotlight Challenges to Children
First Focus on Children’s crack economist Chris Becker is still crunching the numbers in the so-called budget released last...
May 29, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
How the House-Passed Budget Reconciliation Bill Would Negatively Impact Children
The House has passed a budget reconciliation bill that supporters are referring to as a “one big, beautiful bill.”...
May 19, 2025
Child Nutrition
Advocates Say 14 Million Children Could Lose Food Stamps and Health Benefits Under Proposed Federal Budget
Millions of U.S. children going hungry, dropping far behind in school and falling victim to chronic illnesses now and...
May 19, 2025
Child Nutrition
New Report: 34 Million Children at Risk from Proposed Cuts to Federal Health and Food Programs
Cuts would disproportionately harm children of color A new report released today by First Focus on Children, UnidosUS, and...
May 19, 2025
Child Nutrition
GOP budget plan threatens 34 million children with loss of food and healthcare
A new report has raised alarms about the potential consequences of a Republican-led budget proposal that could slash federal...
May 19, 2025
Child Nutrition
Nearly Half of US Kids—34 Million—Rely on Food, Health Programs Targeted by GOP
“Children and families across America are at risk of losing affordable health coverage and access to healthy meals to...
May 15, 2025
Child Nutrition
The Kid Angle: Congress is pushing a “quintuple threat” to kids
Congress is busy mapping out the details of its sweeping budget plan, but there’s nothing about this big bill...
Apr 09, 2025
Child Nutrition
No Child Should Go Hungry: The Fight To Protect School Meals
1-in-5 kids in the U.S. face hunger due to policy failures. Learn how proposed budget cuts threaten school meal...
