Search Results - "First Focus"

How Eliminating the Department of Education Threatens Students with Disabilities. Fact Sheet

Authors: First Focus on Children

Source: First Focus on Children. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 3

Descriptors: Departments, Public Education, Public Agencies, Federal Government, Presidents, Students with Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Government Role, Civil Rights, Accountability, Financial Support, Federal Aid

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Federal Workforce Reductions Will Damage Long-Term Prospects for Children's Health, Education. Issue Brief

Authors: First Focus on Children

Source: First Focus on Children. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 3

Descriptors: Politics of Education, Presidents, Federal Government, Job Layoff, Public Agencies, Educational Change, Well Being, Child Health, Public Policy, Child Safety

How H.R. 1 Will Harm Children Now and Far into the Future. Issue Brief

Authors: First Focus on Children

Source: First Focus on Children. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 4

Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Budgeting, Retrenchment, Federal Aid, Children, Federal Programs, Health Insurance, Nutrition, Welfare Services, Tax Credits, Educational Vouchers, Child Care, Child Caregivers, Immigration, Climate, Low Income Students, Social Services, Debt (Financial)

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Childrens Health Insurance Program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children, Head Start

Research Confirms That Early Learning Investments Increase Benefits to Children, Lower Costs to Taxpayers. Issue Brief

Authors: First Focus on Children

Source: First Focus on Children. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 4

Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Parents, Economic Impact, Cost Effectiveness, Taxes, Opportunities, Educational Research, Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Head Start

How the House-Passed Budget Reconciliation Bill Would Negatively Impact Children. Issue Brief

Authors: First Focus on Children

Source: First Focus on Children. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Budgets, Children, Child Health, Nutrition, Retrenchment, Budgeting, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Health Insurance, Taxes, Tax Credits, Low Income Groups, Educational Vouchers, Pollution, Health Services, Transgender People, Immigrants

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Childrens Health Insurance Program, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010, Earned Income Tax Credit

Issue Brief: What Proposed Federal Budget Cuts and Policy Changes Will Cost Children

Authors: First Focus on Children

Source: First Focus on Children. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 12

Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Retrenchment, Resource Allocation, Access to Health Care, Financial Support, Health Insurance, Welfare Services, Federal Programs, Nutrition, Family Programs, Low Income Groups, Housing, Child Care, Hunger, Child Development, Financial Needs, Public Policy, Children

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

School Vouchers and the Growing Threat to Public Education. Issue Brief

Authors: First Focus on Children

Source: First Focus on Children. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 5

Descriptors: Educational Vouchers, Private Schools, Educational Finance, Privatization, Educational Policy, Politics of Education, Presidents, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness, Public Education, Social Bias, Low Income Students, At Risk Students, Gender Discrimination, Racism, Rural Areas, Poverty

Community-Based Home Visiting: Fidelity to Families, Commitment to Outcomes

Authors: First Focus on Children Start Early Averi Pakulis et al.

Source: First Focus on Children. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 28

Sponsoring Agency: Bezos Family Foundation

Descriptors: Community Programs, Home Programs, Models, Language Usage, Cultural Awareness, Barriers, Financial Support, Sustainability, Family Programs, Program Design, Data Collection, Research, Parents, Caregivers, Young Children

Geographic Terms: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia

Children's Mental Health: Facts and Insights. Fact Sheet

Authors: First Focus on Children

Source: First Focus on Children. 2023.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 4

Descriptors: Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Barriers, Access to Health Care, Health Services, At Risk Persons, Social Bias, Health Insurance, School Health Services, Allied Health Personnel, Child Health

Universal School Meals. Policy Brief

Authors: First Focus on Children

Source: First Focus on Children. 2023.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 6

Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Hunger, Nutrition, Low Income Students, Well Being, Eating Habits, Health Behavior, Student Development, Eligibility, Poverty

The Harmful Consequences of Work Requirements and Other Obstacles to Services for Children and Families

Authors: First Focus on Children

Source: First Focus on Children. 2023.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Nutrition, Housing, Socioeconomic Status, Child Development, Young Children, Federal Programs, Eligibility, Low Income Groups, Employment Level, COVID-19, Pandemics, Access to Health Care, Health Insurance, Hunger, Welfare Services, Tax Credits, Foster Care, Family Programs, Barriers

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Fact Sheet: School-Based Mental Health Coordinators: What They Are and Why Children and Teens Need Them

Authors: First Focus on Children

Source: First Focus on Children. 2023.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 3

Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Child Health, Mental Health, Mental Disorders, At Risk Persons, School Health Services, Access to Health Care, Coordinators, Student Needs, State Legislation

Geographic Terms: Maryland, Alabama

Access URL: https://firstfocus.org/resources/fact-sheet/school-based-mental-health-coordinators

Children's Budget 2022

Authors: First Focus on Children Dallafior, Michelle Troe, Jessica et al.

Source: First Focus on Children. 2022.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 185

Sponsoring Agency: Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
Oak Foundation
GHR Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Annie E. Casey Foundation

Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Resource Allocation, Children, Federal Programs, Child Welfare, COVID-19, Pandemics, Federal Legislation, Child Development, Young Children, Education, Environment, Health Promotion, Housing, Income, Justice, Child Safety, Nutrition, Training, International Programs, Emergency Programs, Tax Credits, Low Income Groups, Government Role, Census Figures, Expenditures, Early Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Home Visits, Low Income Students, Social Services, Equal Education, Educational Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Grants, Access to Education, Child Health, Budgeting

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: American Rescue Plan Act 2021, Earned Income Tax Credit, Head Start, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Fact Sheet: Privatizing Public School Funds--Threats to Equity, Access, and Educational Quality

Authors: First Focus on Children

Source: First Focus on Children. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 2

Descriptors: Educational Vouchers, School Choice, Public Schools, Privatization, Academic Achievement, Educational Finance, Budgets, Educational Discrimination, Minority Group Students, Private Schools, Socioeconomic Status, Equal Education, Educational Quality

Children's Budget 2021

Authors: First Focus on Children Dallafior, Michelle Troe, Jessica et al.

Source: First Focus on Children. 2021.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 179

Sponsoring Agency: Oak Foundation
Annie E. Casey Foundation

Descriptors: Budgets, Child Welfare, COVID-19, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Pandemics, Nutrition, Child Care, Retrenchment, Expenditures, Safety Education, Early Childhood Education, Training, Taxes, Child Development, Health Education, Family Programs, Family Income, Elementary Secondary Education

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act 2020, Families First Coronavirus Response Act 2020

Children's Budget 2020

Authors: First Focus on Children Aherne, Drew Dallafior, Michelle et al.

Source: First Focus on Children. 2020.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 151

Sponsoring Agency: Oak Foundation
Annie E. Casey Foundation

Descriptors: Budgets, Child Welfare, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Health, Housing, Income, Taxes, Early Childhood Education, Nutrition, Child Safety, Training, Child Development, Early Intervention, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Family Programs, Safety Education, Expenditures, Advocacy, Pandemics, COVID-19, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Income

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act 2020

Children's Budget 2019

Authors: First Focus on Children Dallafior, Michelle Merker, Rachel

Source: First Focus on Children. 2019.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 125

Sponsoring Agency: Annie E. Casey Foundation

Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Child Welfare, Early Childhood Education, Military Personnel, Health, Housing, Income, Nutrition, Taxes, Child Safety, Youth Programs, Training, Children, Adolescents, Infants, Health Services, Social Services, Grants, Child Development, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, Family Programs, Community Programs, Equal Education

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009, Every Student Succeeds Act 2015, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

The Harmful Consequences of Work Requirements and Other Obstacles on Children and Families

Authors: First Focus

Source: First Focus. 2018.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: Federal Programs, Federal Legislation, Barriers, Program Effectiveness, Poverty Programs, Child Health, Health Insurance, Access to Health Care, Food, Nutrition, Family Programs, Eligibility, Low Income Groups, Housing, Child Development, Home Visits, Young Children, Preschool Education, Homeless People, Foster Care, Youth

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Childrens Health Insurance Program

Children's Budget 2018

Authors: First Focus Dallafior, Michelle Merker, Rachel

Source: First Focus. 2018.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 109

Sponsoring Agency: Annie E. Casey Foundation

Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Child Welfare, Early Childhood Education, Military Personnel, Health, Housing, Income, Nutrition, Taxes, Child Safety, Youth Programs, Training, Children, Adolescents, Infants, Health Services, Social Services, Grants, Child Development, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, Family Programs, Community Programs, Equal Education

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009, Every Student Succeeds Act 2015, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

USDA Proposal to Modernize School Nutrition Standards

Authors: First Focus on Children

Source: First Focus on Children. 2023.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 2

Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Nutrition, Federal Programs, Food, Dietetics, Health Promotion, Disease Control, Change, Federal Legislation, National Standards, Food Service, Public Schools