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December 11, 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
In collaboration with the Children’s Hospital Association, Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families and several other state organizations, First Focus is pleased to release “Defining ...
November 28, 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides a comparison of key provisions of the Assisting Children and Helping them Improve their Educational Value for Employment (ACHIEVE) Act ...
October 25, 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
This fact sheet summarizes a new paper, Block Grants are Bad for Kids, that was commissioned by First Focus and authored by Peter Harbage, Sarah Arnquist, and Ashley ...
September 12, 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
The Affordable Care Act provides an opportunity for states to continue the children's health insurance coverage success story by extending Medicaid coverage to newly-eligible families and individuals. This document offers a "Top 10" list of reasons ...
August 24, 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
If nothing is changed, on January 2, 2013, across the board cuts known as sequestration will hit the federal budget. Sequestration will cut investments to kids by $6.4 billion. This fact sheet explores the full impact of sequestration on America’s ...
August 8, 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
Beginning on August 15th, eligible young people will be able to apply for deferred action for childhood arrivals as announced by the Department of Homeland Security on June 15, ...
August 1, 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
As of August 1, 2012, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives each passed separate tax bills to extend for one year many – though not all – of the federal tax items currently set to expire on December 31, 2012. Among the package of ...
July 30, 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
In an effort to highlight innovative policy initiatives in this region, First Focus has called upon both policy experts and emerging stars to identify big ideas for improving child well-being in the Southwest and around the ...
July 16, 2012
Type: Report
The Southwest is home to more than one-fourth of America's ...
June 29, 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
The U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona's SB 1070 largely represents a victory on behalf of children and families by confirming that the authority to enforce immigration laws rests with the U.S. government. However, it is clear that Section 2(B), ...
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