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Build Common Ground with Us – Dec 22, 2022

Dec 22, 2022

  We Build Common Ground and Get Uncommon Results These days it seems that all politicians do is attack each other and little gets…

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The Data is In: Philly Kids Hurt Hard by COVID – Aug 12, 2022

Aug 12, 2022

  Philly Kids & Teens are Reeling from COVID’s Impact “We’re not thriving. We’re just surviving.” This is the heartbreaking reality of 16-year-old Fatoumata…

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Introducing Parents Empowered for Change – Aug 10, 2022

Aug 10, 2022

  Dear Parents, Inequality…racism…poverty…underfunded schools…poor access to good child care…no help for mental health… If you’re raising kids in southeastern PA, you are living…

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Watch Out for Mama Bears! – Jun 3, 2022

Jun 3, 2022

  A Parent’s Love “I don’t like children, I love them.” These are the words of Geanna Williams-Davis, a Philadelphia mother of two and…

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PA’s Debt to Early Learning – Apr 8, 2022

Apr 8, 2022

  Tomorrow’s Leaders Make their Case to Today’s Lawmakers The yellow school bus pulled up to the office of state Representative Jenn O’Mara and…

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