Letters and Correspondence

On June 25th, the First Focus Campaign for Children submitted this statement for the record for the House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “An Administration Made Disaster: The Texas Border Surge of Unaccompanied Alien Minors.”

First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter to Senators Gillibrand and Murkowski in support of their new bipartisan legislation, the Summer Meals Act. While many children are able to access the United States Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program there are many barriers that prevent some children from accessing a site in their area. The Summer Meals Act would be an important tool to help reduce child hunger during school breaks and allow more eligible children to access summer sites.In addition, First Focus Campaign for Children also sent...

On Wednesday, June 25th First Focus Campaign for Children sent this letter to all members of the House of Representatives regarding the misguided, irresponsible, and mean-spirited Dear Colleague letter circulated by Congressman Darrel Issa. The Congressman’s letter proposes to address the issue of an increase of child refugees fleeing terrible and unspeakably violent circumstances and arriving at the Southern Border by eliminating the highly successful and popular Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. The letter provides a brief outline of the successes of DACA, why this policy is not...

On June 23, the First Focus Campaign for Children submitted this letter to Congressman Hakeem Jeffries in support of The Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act of 2014 (HR 4936), a bill to ensure that unaccompanied migrant children are appointed legal representation during their immigration hearings.

The Campaign for Children sent this letter to U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) on June 11, 2014, thanking him for being the first in Congress to introduce legislation extending funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program.

First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter the U.S. House of Representatives on June 10, 2014. The letter asks that Members reject efforts to use the appropriations process to change or weaken federal child nutrition programs.

First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, & Related Agencies on May 28, 2014. This letter asks that Members reject efforts to use the appropriations process to change or weaken federal child nutrition programs.

This letter, signed by 117 national and state organizations, urges congressional leadership to support President Obama’s FY15 budget proposal to allocate $750 million (over 5 years) to ACF/CMS to reduce the over-prescription of psychotropic medication to foster children. Children in foster care are four times as likely as other children to be prescribed medication to address their mental and behavioral health needs. The proposed funds would give states the capacity to improve their mental and health programs for foster children so that medication is prescribed only when...

First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter to Senator Patty Murray in support of her new legislation, the Stop Child Summer Hunger Act. While some children are able to access the United States Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program there are many barriers that prevent children from participating in summer programs. The Stop Child Summer Hunger Act would be an important tool to help reduce child hunger during school breaks.In addition, First Focus Campaign for Children also sent a letter in support of the...

First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, & Related Agencies on May 19, 2014. This letter urges lawmakers to fully fund child nutrition programs including the School Meals Program, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This letter also asks that Congress reject efforts to use the appropriations process to change or weaken federal child nutrition programs.