December 19, 2025
eNews | Mental Health
The Gift of Strong Minds, Bright Futures While we’re in the gift-giving season, Children First wants to give a...
December 12, 2025
eNews
Everyone wants to know… Because of you, Children First made many plays this past fiscal year that landed victories for...
December 5, 2025
eNews | Vulnerable Youth
Giving a Gift that Keeps on Giving As the Christmas song goes, “I don’t want a lot for Christmas....
November 28, 2025
eNews | Paid Family Leave
Thanksgiving is Not the Only Time We’re Out of Office Dawn Huckelbridge, founding director of Paid Leave for All,...
November 21, 2025
Children First | eNews
ChildWatch: Hot Off the Presses Once in a while it makes sense to put all the news in one...
November 14, 2025
Early Learning | Education | eNews | State Budget
With Disappointment at the Federal Level, Pennsylvania’s State Budget is a WIN for Kids. Ask most Pennsylvanians how they...
November 7, 2025
eNews
Families Spoke Up for Themselves on Tuesday While Democrats and Republicans are in their post-election huddles, debating what the election...
October 31, 2025
Early Learning | eNews | Racial Equity | Vulnerable Youth
Sticks and Stones and Names Will Hurt You Troublemaker. Disruptive. Difficult. These labels can follow a child around their...
October 29, 2025
Juvenile Justice | Testimony | Vulnerable Youth
Testimony Presented to Philadelphia City Council Children and Youth and Technology and Information Services Committees Stefanie Arbutina, Vulnerable Youth Policy...
October 29, 2025
Early Learning | Education | Report | Research
October 24, 2025
Child Health | Early Learning | eNews
Arguments Against Soda Tax are All Flat In response to a 2015 landslide voter referendum in support of a...
October 21, 2025
Lead Poisoning | Video
The PA Lead-Free Promise Project hosted the “Empowering Change: Strategies for a Lead-Safe Future” Conference on October 21, 2025. This...
October 17, 2025
Education | eNews
Schools Forced to Make Due with Less Sometimes local reporting gets to the heart of an issue. Evan Brandt,...
October 10, 2025
eNews | Parent Advocacy | Racial Equity
When Parents Lead, Families Thrive Young people are facing a mental health crisis but what about parents who are caring...
October 9, 2025
Parent Advocacy | Racial Equity | Report
Parents today are carrying immense pressures – balancing the demands of work, childcare, and household responsibilities while striving to nurture...
October 9, 2025
Education | Parent Advocacy | Video
Parents today are balancing the demands of work, child care, and household responsibilities while striving to nurture their children’s growth....
October 8, 2025
Juvenile Justice | Report | Research | Vulnerable Youth
Children involved in Pennsylvania’s child welfare system are at significantly higher risk for developmental delays due to abuse, neglect, poverty,...
October 7, 2025
Lead Poisoning | Testimony
Testimony presented to Yeadon Borough Council Rosemarie Halt, Health Policy Consultant Children First June 5, 2025 Good evening, Mayor Hepkins,...
October 7, 2025
Press Release | Vulnerable Youth
PRESS RELEASE LITTLE KIDS WHO NEED THERAPY THE MOST GET IT THE LEAST Only about 1 in 10 infants, toddlers...
October 7, 2025
Juvenile Justice | Report | Research | Vulnerable Youth
Children involved in Pennsylvania’s child welfare system are at significantly higher risk for developmental delays due to abuse, neglect, poverty,...
October 3, 2025
Child Health | eNews | Vulnerable Youth
The Autism-Tylenol Link is Hard to Swallow The Presidential uproar about Tylenol is all growl and no bite. Think...
September 26, 2025
eNews | Mental Health
Help is Not on the Way – Let’s Fix That Imagine a dentist telling a child they won’t treat a...
September 26, 2025
Press Release | Vulnerable Youth
PRESS RELEASE THE PUNISHMENT IS TOO BIG FOR THE CRIME Pennsylvania kids as young as 10 can be arrested…and jailed...
September 25, 2025
Fact Sheet | Vulnerable Youth
September 24, 2025
Career and Technical Education | Education | Report
High school Career and Technical Education programs are a critical pathway for states to prepare for and meet current and...
September 22, 2025
Education | eNews
WAVING THE WHITE FLAG Earlier this week, the Trump Administration signaled its new purpose for the only federal agency focused on children, the Office...
September 16, 2025
Mental Health | Testimony
Testimony Presented to Philadelphia City Council Hearing on Mental Health Needs of Children in Kensington Kids Donna Cooper, Executive Director...
September 12, 2025
Education | eNews
WHY ARE SO MANY STUDENTS FAILING MATH AND SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS? It’s beyond depressing that two thirds of American high...
September 5, 2025
Education | eNews
HANGING BY A THREAD “I returned last year as a librarian to reopen five elementary school libraries, all of...
September 4, 2025
Chester County | Education | Video
Long before the current state budget delay left districts scrambling to cover expenses, some Chester County schools were already struggling...
