Letters and Correspondence

On June 10th, 2019, First Focus Campaign for Children wrote a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to Senator Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494).Excerpt from the Letter: On behalf of First Focus Campaign for Children, a bipartisan children’s advocacy organization dedicated to making children a priority in federal budget and policy decisions, I am writing to express our strong opposition to the Secure and Protect Act of 2019. As an organization committed to the health and safety of all children in the United States we are...

On June 3rd, 2019, First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter to Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Mike Kelly (R-PA) in support of their Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019.Excerpt from the Letter: On behalf of First Focus Campaign for Children, a bipartisan children’s advocacy group working to ensure children and families are a priority in federal policy and budget decisions, I write to offer our strong support for H.R. 748, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019. A key tenet of our Proactive Kids Agenda is to ensure all children have...

On May 2nd, 2019, First Focus Campaign for Children wrote a letter to Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representative Susie Lee (D-NV) in support of their Keeping Our Promises to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act (S. 1172/H.R. 2315.)DExcerpt from the Letter: As the bill states, children are our nation’s greatest treasure and future and ensuring that every child has an equal opportunity to receive a high-quality education should be one of our top priorities. Part A, Title I of theElementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as well as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) special education grants...

On March 13th, 2019, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Robert Portman (R-OH) and Angus King (I-ME) reintroduced the Housing for Homeless Students Act (S. 767). First Focus Campaign for Children wrote a letter of support for this legislation during the 114th Congress.Excerpt from the Letter: According to the National Center for Homeless Education, there were over 1.3 million homeless children and youth enrolled in public school during the 2016-2017 school year.1 On top of that, a survey conducted on college students in 2018 found that 36 percent of college students were housing insecure, 9 percent were homeless, and 1 in 4...

On April 25, the First Focus Campaign for Children (FFCC) sent a letter to leaders on the House and Senate Judiciary Committees in strong opposition to H.J.Res. 36, a proposal by Rep. Jim Banks to create an amendment to the U.S. Constitution on “parental rights.”Excerpt from the Letter: H.J.Res. 36 would create greater threats to the safety, health, and well-being of children because the “parental rights” language preempts any protections for children absent a government interest of the “highest order” or "a parental action or decision that would end life.”The consequence of the silencing or dismissal of the voices of children about...

On February 11th, 2019, the First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter of support to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) for their FAMILY Act (S. 463/H.R. 1185).Excerpt from the Letter: Paid family leave promotes healthy child development and promotes family economic security. It gives parents a chance to adequately care for their newborns or children with special health care needs. For example, men are more involved with their child’s direct care when they are able to take off two or more weeks after the birth of their child and women are available to breastfeed their...

First Focus Campaign for Children Sent a Letter to Representatives Judy Chu, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Lucille Roybal-Allard supporting their introduction of the DIPLOMA Act, which aims to utilize this evidence-based strategy to ensure that students from low income families or underperforming schools have the support system they need to engage and succeed both in school and their community.Read the full letter here.

First Focus Campaign for Children sent this letter to Representative Dina Titus in support of the Weekends Without Hunger Act, which would create a pilot program to allow schools, food banks, homeless shelters, summer meal programs, and more to provide kids with nutritious take-home bags of food so that a vacation from school doesn’t mean hunger for kids.Read the full letter here.

On behalf of the First Focus Campaign for Children, a national bipartisan children’s advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families a priority in federal budget and policy decisions, we commend your work on the Children’s Program of All-Inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act. We are honored to continue working with you on the bill, have the bill passed, and continue to support the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus.View the letter.

On behalf of the First Focus Campaign for Children, a national bipartisan children’s advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families a priority in federal budget and policy decisions, we commend your work on behalf of our nation’s children. Senate bill 3427 and House bill 6775 can have a profound effect on the health and well-being of children all across the country.View the letter.