Jun 11, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
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 10, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
How the $1,000-per-baby ‘Trump accounts’ would work and who would benefit most
“The structure favors families who already have the means to save. It’s regressive by design,” said Michelle Dallafior, senior...
Jun 08, 2025
FEDERAL FALLOUT | ‘Going to have a huge impact’: Behavioral health professionals sound alarm on potential funding cuts
The Trump administration also announced in May a $1 billion cut to school-based mental health services grants, nonprofit First...
Jun 01, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
The Guardian view on Trump and children: protect the innocent from this dark vision of the US soul
Bruce Lesley, president of the advocacy organisation First Focus on Children, says that we may never have seen an...
May 23, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
Federal budget proposal includes major cuts to SNAP program
“The consequences of developmental delays and health problems are lifelong in young kids,” Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus...
May 19, 2025
Children's Health
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
Children's Health
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
Children's Health
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 12, 2025
Children's Health
Children’s health services could see trims even under scaled-back Medicaid cuts
Children from underserved communities disproportionately rely on school-based health services, according to Abuko Estrada, vice president of Medicaid and...