The Other Side of Affluence – The Intelligencer – December 5, 2013
A five-year average (2006-2010) of responses to the American Community Survey distributed by the U.S. Census Bureau ranked Bucks County third highest in per-capita…
Child Advocates Find Poverty Is Increasingly A Regional Issue – CBS Philly – December 4, 2013
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A children’s advocacy group says the number of children living in poverty in Philadelphia’s suburbs is growing. The group hopes its…
Poverty Is Increasingly A Regional Issue (Video) – The Intelligencer – December 4, 2013
PCCY’s Bottom Line For Children report is mentioned at the 1:30 mark of this video The Intelligencer – December 4, 2013 – View video…
Nearly 3,000 Bucks County Kids In ‘Deep Poverty’ – Bucks County Courier Times – December 4, 2013
A “slow and uneven” economic recovery has left nearly 3,000 Bucks County children in “deep poverty,” with parents earning less than $12,000 per year,…
Editorial: DCCC Plan Saves Money, Accelerates Education – Delaware County Times – December 4, 2013
A couple of weeks ago the good folks at the child advocacy group Public Citizens for Children and Youth rolled out a study that…
Study: Montgomery County Child Poverty Rate Rises To 2008 level – The Times Herald – December 4, 2013
NORRISTOWN — The Montgomery County child poverty rate rose in 2012, returning to the early-recession level of 2008, according to a report from the…
Study: Child Poverty Rate Increases In MontCo, ChesCo – The Mercury News – December 4, 2013
NORRISTOWN — Child poverty is on the rise in Montgomery and Chester counties, according to reports by Public Citizens for Children and Youth. The…
Economic and Food Security In Montgomery County
Download Press Release Download Report Montgomery County Sees Dramatic Rise in Number of Children in Low-Income Families PHILADELPHIA (December 4th, 2013) – PCCY’s latest…
Nearby Districts Struggle To Make Up For Shortfalls – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – December 3, 2013
When his counterparts describe handing out iPads to students, Joseph Otto just tunes out the conversation. Otto is chief operations officer of the William…
Southeastern PA Children’s Advocates Seek United Front In Harrisburg – WHYY Newsworks – December 3, 2013
Would children’s advocates in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs be better off if they joined forces? The Philly-based nonprofit Public Citizens for Children and…