First Focus

Press Releases

1. Protect Investments in Child Nutrition, Advocacy Group Tells Senate Committee [April 26, 2012]
2. New Report Finds Children Still Feeling Recession’s Impact [December 20, 2011]
3. Ryan Budget Cuts CHIP and Medicaid, Risks the Health of America’s Children [April 7, 2011]
4. Child Advocates Praise Extending Resources for Healthcare & Education, But Express Concern for Cuts to Nutrition Assistance [August 11, 2010]

In the News

1. Recession's toll touches children [January 18, 2012]
2. Children’s Economic Well-Being Deteriorating [January 13, 2012]
3. Report: Children in Illinois fared worse in recession than other areas [January 4, 2012]
4. Child Poverty Tops 20 Percent In Half Of U.S. States: Report [January 4, 2012]
5. Report: Ohio child poverty rate high [December 28, 2011]

Top of Our List

1. Pizza as a Vegetable? [November 16, 2011]
2. Food for Thought: Our Nation’s Safety Net, at $31.50/Week [November 10, 2011]
3. Food For Thought: First Focus Takes on the Food Stamp Challenge [October 27, 2011]
4. State Focus: Politics Has No Place in Child Nutrition [November 19, 2010]
5. New Hunger Numbers Signal Need for Child Nutrition Reauthorization [November 15, 2010]

Library Items: Reports

1. The Recession’s Ongoing Impact on America’s Children [December 20, 2011]
2. The Recession and Food Security [November 16, 2010]

Library Items: Fact Sheets

1. House Budget Forces Deeper Cuts to Child Nutrition [April 25, 2012]
2. Policy Recommendations: Food Security [November 16, 2010]