Good News for a Change – Jul 9, 2022
I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE BIGGEST WINS FOR KIDS! At long last, your hard work is paying off for kids. The…
Children First Response to the PA State Budget 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Donna Cooper, Executive Director donnac@childrenfirstpa.org, 215-596-9167 mobile State Budget Includes Historic New Investments in Kids (July 8, 2022) – In…
Have we traded one king for another? – Jul 1, 2022
Our Declaration for Children and Teens Monday is shaping up to be a beautiful day weatherwise for the 4th of July. It’s the…
Tell them “No!” – Jun 24, 2022
Stop Harrisburg from Robbing our Future Leaders in the Pennsylvania House and Senate are hell-bent on passing a budget that harms the state’s…
Take action to level the learning field – Jun 22, 2022
There’s a proposal on the state budget negotiation table that would speed the state’s most underfunded school districts along the slow road toward adequacy. Let’s…
Don’t Hang Up on Kids – Jun 10, 2022
All Good Things Shouldn’t Come to an End Hundreds of thousands of PA kids are at risk of losing their health insurance and…
No Better Investment than Kids – May 13, 2022
PA’s Budget Surplus Can Be a Game-Changer for Kids For years we’ve been told that the money just isn’t there to meet the…
Didn’t You Get the Memo? – Apr 22, 2022
Words Won’t Fail You Pennsylvania has $10 BILLION in the bank so far this fiscal year but public school foes are claiming…
Corporate America Joins the Child Care Cause – Feb 18, 2022
Child Care Builds Bridges for Families and Politicians They say politics makes strange bedfellows, and the same can be said for child care. Parents,…
Sunny with some Clouds: The PA Budget Forecast – Feb 9, 2022
The Pennsylvania Forecast: Mostly Sunny with a Few Clouds Budget day is the most optimistic day in the Pennsylvania legislative cycle. In this…