Each June, First Focus on Children hosts Children’s Week with a schedule of events aimed at urging Congress to better protect the health, safety, and well-being of America’s children. This Children’s Week shines a light on the challenges facing our children — challenges like hunger, homelessness, poverty, and gun violence. But we must act in the best interests of our children each and every day. This year, throughout the week of June 8-14, we look forward to working with members of Congress and our partner advocates to bring awareness to some of the most pressing issues facing the nation’s children.
For more than 15 years, First Focus on Children has produced our annual Children’s Budget, an analysis of the funding — and therefore the value — that we as a nation place on our children. On Thursday, September 19th, we hosted our annual Budget Summit in the Senate Budget Committee Hearing Room where analyzed the report’s findings and its implications for future policy.
Our policy team analyzes the granular policy agenda intended to serve as the “playbook” for a Republican presidential administration. This extremist agenda proposes measures that would leave America’s children poorer, sicker, and less likely to become productive citizens. Our series explores some of the most harmful proposals.
The 2024 Babies in the Budget book analyzes the share of federal spending allocated to our nation’s youngest. Overall, our analysis finds that for the third straight year, the share of federal spending on children ages 0-3 declined, from just 1.98% in FY 2021 to a mere 1.52% in FY 2024.
Rep. Morgan McGarvey of Kentucky receives his Champion for Children award from First Focus Campaign for Children President Bruce…
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“The structure favors families who already have the means to save. It’s regressive by design,” said Michelle Dallafior, senior…
For more than 15 years, First Focus on Children has produced our annual Children’s Budget, an analysis of the funding — and therefore the value — that we as a nation place on our children. The Children’s Budget offers U.S. leaders and lawmakers a comprehensive picture of where and how we spend our money on children, and what changes we must make to better prioritize them in federal budget and policy decisions.
