First Focus on Children
First Focus on Children, Bruce Lesley, Leila Nimatallah, Maxwell R. Rowshandel, MPH, Jenny Rudisill, Chad Bolt, Joan LombardiFirst Focus on Children is a bipartisan advocacy group advocating to make children and families a greater priority in federal budget and policymaking decisions.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 48 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 13 days ago |
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A Wake-up Call for the Country
A guest commentary by Joan Lombardi, PhD
I walked into my first Head Start classroom in 1972. It was from that program, those families, and that community that I learned about the endless potential of young children. Less than a decade ear...
A Proposed 400-Page OMB Rule Could Make It Easier to Defund Children's Programs Overnight
There’s a nurse somewhere in this country right now, driving to a new mother’s apartment for a home visit. There’s a caseworker on the phone with a kid in foster care, checking in the way she does every week. There’s a lawyer preparing for...
The Big Ugly Impacts of the Big Beautiful Bill: How H.R. 1 is Hurting Children’s Health One Year In
One year ago this month, President Trump signed into law the biggest cuts to Medicaid in U.S. history in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21). At the time, First Focus on Children predicted that the nearly $1 trillion...
Children Need Congress and the Administration to Preserve the Promise of Olmstead
For more than a quarter century, the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C. has helped ensure that children with disabilities can grow up with their families, attend school in their communities, and receive services in the least restr...
Man Made Crises Facing the World’s Children
From Iran to Gaza to Ukraine to Sudan, children today are growing up amid the highest number of violent conflicts since World War II. This reality is reshaping childhood in ways that are profound, cumulative, and often invisible to those no...
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First Focus on Children is a bipartisan organization dedicated to prioritizing children and families in federal budget and policy decisions.
Bruce is President of First Focus on Children and First Focus Campaign for Children and is co-host of the Speaking of Kids podcast. As a child advocate, he is dedicated to improving the lives and well-being of children.
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Children's Health Advocate | MPH | Former CDC Analyst | Espresso Enthusiast
Senior Vice President of Health Policy @firstfocusonchildren
Senior Vice President @ First Focus on Children. Child poverty advocate and recovering Hill staffer. Runner, concert lover, hiker.
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