Analysis: Children’s Programs in the President’s FY25 Budget
On March 11th, 2024, President Biden released his $7.3 trillion dollar budget request for FY2025, which has numerous implications...
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On March 11th, 2024, President Biden released his $7.3 trillion dollar budget request for FY2025, which has numerous implications...
The Child Tax Credit should honor our society’s commitment to children in both their present and their future, while...
Babies in the Budget — a report co-authored by ZERO TO THREE and First Focus on Children — examines...
Our Children are at a Crossroads Our children — and our country — are at a crossroads. Over the...
Each year, federal programs provide children with affordable health care, nutritious food, stable housing, and early childhood education. These...
Big Ideas 2023 delivers innovative solutions to issues such as child homelessness, education reform, economic justice, and children’s health...
Big Ideas 2023 delivers innovative solutions to issues such as child homelessness, education reform, economic justice, and children’s health...
Children’s Budget 2022, released today, finds that the share of federal spending on children climbed to a historic 11.98%...
This paper is part of First Focus on Children’s upcoming series Big Ideas 2022: The American South Forward This...