Sep 20, 2018
Child Abuse & Neglect
Press Release: Share of Federal Spending on Children Has Decreased 1.7 Percent Since FY 2014
Washington, D.C., September 20, 2018—Children received 1.7 percent less of the federal budget in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 than...
Sep 19, 2018
Child Abuse & Neglect
Children’s Budget Book 2018 – Messaging and Social Media Kit
First Focus is proud to announce the release of Children’s Budget 2018, which captures and analyzes historical funding data and...
Sep 19, 2018
Child Abuse & Neglect
Children’s Budget Summit 2018
Thursday, October 4, 2018 Program: 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. Reception: 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Capitol Visitor Center : SVC 212-10...
Jan 09, 2018
Child Poverty
The Undeclared War on Children
The year 2017 may go down as the worst year in decades for children in Congress. Children’s Health: CHIP,...
Jan 08, 2018
Children's Health
Congressional Inaction on CHIP is Increasingly Dangerous
Every person has empathy toward those who are closest. The challenge is to rise from having empathy for a...
Nov 20, 2017
Child Abuse & Neglect
7 Ways Congress Can Honor Children on Universal Children’s Day
Countries all around the world are celebrating children’s rights today. Today marks the 63rd anniversary of the United Nations...
Nov 17, 2017
Child Abuse & Neglect
Children’s Budget 2017
Children are receiving less than 8 percent of the federal budget—and this share fell 5.5 percent between 2014 and...
Sep 27, 2017
Tax Policy
First Focus and Niskanen Center Joint Statement: Improve the Child Tax Credit to Help Low-Income Families
WASHINGTON–As advocates for an expanded child tax credit, First Focus and the Niskanen Center welcome this morning’s “Big Six” Tax Statement, yet have reservations...
May 25, 2017
Child Abuse & Neglect
OVERVIEW: Impact of the President’s FY 18 Budget Request on Children
President Trump’s $4.1 trillion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018 seeks massive cuts to critical programs that help...
