Fly, children, fly – Feb 7, 2025
MOVING THE BALL FOR CHILDREN & TEENS Pennsylvania is energized for the Eagles to win on Sunday and bring the Vince Lombardi Trophy…
Medal Tally in the Budget Olympics – Jul 19, 2024
THE WINNERS IN THE PA BUDGET! It being a big Olympic year, we felt it appropriate to measure the performance of our elected…
What’s wrong with unicorns and rainbows? – Feb 9, 2024
A RAINBOW AFTER A LONG, CLOUDY FEW YEARS “As I listened to that budget, [it was] a bunch of unicorns and rainbows…” said Senate…
Quick – How Did Kids Fare in the Budget? – Jul 7, 2023
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY The budget negotiations were as wild as trying to ride a broncin’ buck in a rodeo.…
The Children Need More – Mar 10, 2023
Gov Budget Proposal Not Enough to Meet Kids’ Needs It’s hard to get the piercing question from Oliver, “Please sir, may I have…
In just four days… – Mar 3, 2023
March Budget Madness Begins In just four days, Governor Shapiro will release his first budget proposal and the Children First team will be…
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…