{"id":1664,"date":"2013-06-06T12:01:47","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T17:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstfocus.org\/issues\/tax-policy\/childrens-budget-2013\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T15:37:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T19:37:09","slug":"childrens-budget-2013","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/firstfocus.org\/resource\/childrens-budget-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Children&#8217;s Budget 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The federal government makes more than 180 distinct investments in children. These include traditional \u201cchildren\u2019s\u201d initiatives, like education and child abuse and neglect prevention. They also include other investments that improve the lives of kids, like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly Food Stamps).<\/p>\n<p><em>Children\u2019s Budget 2013<\/em> offers a detailed guide to federal spending on children and an invaluable resource for those seeking to improve the lives of America\u2019s youth.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #005696\"><strong>Ebook Version<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>Children&#8217;s Budget 2013<\/em> is also available as an ebook offering instant program-by-program access. This initial version is saved in the popular EPUB file format, which is compatible with a range of ebook readers, including Apple iOS devices the Barnes and Noble Nook. If there is significant interest, a version compatible with Amazon.com&#8217;s Kindle ebook readers will be released later in 2013. To use the ebook version, just <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/b553fjef1edr26z\/Childrens%20Budget%202013%20-%20Jared%20Solomon.epub\">download from our file storage site<\/a> and follow your ebook reader&#8217;s installation instructions.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #005696\"><strong>Hard Copies<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nTo request a hard copy of <em>Children&#8217;s Budget 2013<\/em>, please complete <a href=\"http:\/\/donate.firstfocus.net\/page\/signup\/children-s-budget-book-request-form\">this form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #005696\"><strong>Presentation<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nFirst Focus President Bruce Lesley summarized the key findings from Children&#8217;s Budget 2013 at a Capitol Hill forum sponsored by Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Senator Patty Murray. Children&#8217;s Budget Summit 2013 also featured remarks by Congressman Mike Castle (R-Del., retired) and Roberto Rodriguez, Special Assistant to the President for Education Policy. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstfocus.net\/sites\/default\/files\/Childrens Budget Summit 2013.pdf\">Download<\/a> Bruce Lesley&#8217;s presentation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #005696\"><strong>Earlier Children&#8217;s Budget Editions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstfocus.net\/cb2012\">Children&#8217;s Budget 2012<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstfocus.net\/library\/reports\/childrens-budget-2011\">Children&#8217;s Budget 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstfocus.net\/library\/reports\/childrens-budget-2010\">Children&#8217;s Budget 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstfocus.net\/library\/reports\/childrens-budget-2009\">Children&#8217;s Budget 2009<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstfocus.net\/library\/reports\/childrens-budget-2008\">Children&#8217;s Budget 2008<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal government makes more than 180 distinct investments in children. 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