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Let's Do the Right Thing for Our Children

Mark Shriver | Posted 03.18.2013 | Impact
Read More: Gun Violence, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, White House, Newtown, First Focus, Poverty, Share Our Strength, Children, Every Child Matters, Violence, Gun Control, Harlem Children's Zone, Save the Children, Barack Obama, Childhood Obesity, Natural Disasters, Illiteracy, Impact News
Mark Shriver

Save the Children has not been involved in the gun control issue in the past -- our work has focused on providing education, health and emergency relief services to children and families living in poverty in the United States and around the world -- but in the aftermath of Newtown, we are taking action.

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U.S. Gets A C-Minus When It Comes To Nation's Children

Posted 10.11.2012 | Home
Read More: Senator Chris Dodd, Education, First Focus, Video, Senator Bob Casey, Bob Casey, Jennifer Garner, Chris Dodd, America's Report Card, Save the Children, Children Education, Home News

A joint report by Save the Children and First Focus has awarded the U.S. a C-minus overall grade when it comes to providing for and ensuring education...

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Budgets and Children: A Total Disconnect

Elaine Weiss | Posted 09.10.2012 | Home
Read More: First Focus, Education, Children, Budget, Aasa, Broader Bolder Approach, Schools, Sequestration, Home News
Elaine Weiss

Two recent reports highlight the disturbing chasm between the irrefutable evidence of the need for more investment in children -- particularly low-income and minority children and young children -- and Congress' insistence on ignoring it.

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WHAT YOU CAN DO: Spring Doesn't Mean Baseball Games And Vacations For All Kids

Randy Jackson | Posted 05.30.2012 | Impact
Read More: Children's Defense Fund, Education, Poverty, Randy Jackson, Share Our Strength, First Focus, Tennessee, Spring-Into-Action, Idol Gives Back, American Idol, Breakdown, Impact News
Randy Jackson

It is up to each of us to raise awareness of the fact that almost 25 percent of our children live in poverty and each of us must hold our leaders accountable to ensuring a fair start for every kid in America.

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Is Poverty Not "Sexy" Enough?

Morna Murray | Posted 10.30.2011 | Impact
Read More: Early Childhood Development, First Focus, Race-to-the-Top-Early-Learning-Challenge, Harlem Children's Zone, Congress, Promise Neighborhoods, Child Poverty, Kids Count, Childhood Poverty, Impact News
Morna Murray

One in five children now lives in poverty, up from 17% in 2000. This is an increase of 2.4 million children. These are not just statistics. They are real children, waking up hungry and suffering.

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King Solomon and the Debt Deal

Morna Murray | Posted 10.02.2011 | Politics
Read More: First Focus, Child Advocate, 112th Congress, Children, Economic Crisis, Disadvantaged, Debt Ceiling Deal, Spending Cuts, Super Committee, Families, Federal Programs, Barack Obama, Politics News
Morna Murray

With a debt limit deal that will be carefully dissected in the days to come, President Obama faced a choice that was just about as difficult as King Solomon's: allow the country to default or give in to demands from a small group of radical ideologues.

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Getting Back to Basics for Our Nation's Children

Bruce Lesley | Posted 09.20.2011 | Home
Read More: First Focus, Children's Health Insurance Program, Children, Urban Institute, Eugene Steuerle, Obama Administration, Greenburg Quinlan Rosner, Poll, Child Nutrition, Student Loans, Paul Ryan Budget, Scott Pelley, Education, 60 Minutes, Head Start, Medicaid, Brookings Institution, Children's Health, Home News
Bruce Lesley

By a nearly 3-to-1 margin (58-20%), American voters believe that the lives of children have become worse rather than better over the last ten years, as key indicators of child well-being continue to decline.

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Weekly Diaspora: Zero Hour Approaching for Federal Immigration Reform

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: First Focus, Women's Media Center, Workers Independent News, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Immigration, Arizona, Feministing, Care2, Alternet, Immigration Reform, May Day, Labor, DREAM Act, Sb 1070, Rally, Racewire, New America Media, Trail of Dreams, Inter Press Service, International Workers' Day, Real News Network, Sen Lindsay Graham, Chuck Schumer, Domestic Violence, Undocumented, Politics News
The Media Consortium

by Erin Rosa, Media Consortium blogger The countdown is on. Half a million supporters of comprehensive immigration reform rallied across the country o...

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The President's 2011 Budget Priorities: Cut Poverty and Promote Opportunity

Michael Laracy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Pell Grants, First Focus, Food Stamps, President Obama, Child Care Tax Credit, Children, Budget, Obama Administration, Congress, Families, Low-Income, 2011 Budget, Earned Income Tax Credit, Head Start, Poverty, Economy, Politics News
Michael Laracy

What's most remarkable about the president's budget proposal is that low-income kids and families stand out as a clear priority.

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Peaceful Revolution: What's a Key Element of Health Care Reform?

Bruce Lesley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Health Care Reform, First Focus, S-Chip, Children's Health Care, Children, Health Care, Health Care Congress, Politics News
Bruce Lesley

No matter what action Congress takes, they must address the unique developmental needs of children by ensuring they have comprehensive benefits that cover them from head to toe.

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Out of the Desert

Elisabeth Mason and Julie Kashen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Single Stop USA, Welfare, First Focus, Poverty, Charity, Economy, Nonprofits, Out of the Destert, Welfare Policy, Politics News
Elisabeth Mason and Julie Kashen

At Single Stop USA, our mission is to raise millions of people out of poverty by ending this disconnect through a revolutionary coordination of service delivery and distribution.

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