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Broken Bones, Broken System – May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

  IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE – AND IT NEVER SHOULD Every child should be safe from harm, but there is a special obligation to…

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STATEMENT: Philly Child Welfare System is Failing Children

Apr 11, 2025

Philadelphia’s Child Welfare System Is Failing Children — It Must Be Reformed Now (April 11, 2025) Children First is heartbroken for the children and…

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Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right – Mar 21, 2025

Mar 21, 2025

  BUILDING SAFER COMMUNITIES & BRIGHTER FUTURES Do children as young as ten years old end up shackled and in prison? In PA, yes,…

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A Step Forward, but Still Falling Back – Jan 17, 2025

Jan 17, 2025

  PHILLY COURTS DOUBLES DOWN ON LOCKING KIDS UP  Just when we thought it was safe(r) to be a kid in Philadelphia, we learn…

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STATEMENT: Children First Condemns Use of Youth Seclusion at the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center

Jan 10, 2025

Children First Condemns Use of Youth Seclusion at the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center January 10, 2025 Children First is deeply disturbed by the…

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It is a happy new year – Jan 3, 2025

Jan 3, 2025

  HOPE FOR THE FUTURE There is good news already this year for Philadelphia children and teens – fewer of them will be locked…

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A Move to Make Things Right – Oct 25, 2024

Oct 31, 2024

  THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW, RIGHT?  For too long, the “lock ’em up” mentality ruled, and children who crossed the law were…

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Want to Build Safer Communities? – Feb 16, 2024

Feb 16, 2024

  LOCKING UP TEENS WON’T MAKE OUR CITY SAFER While it is incredibly welcome news that gun deaths in Philadelphia decreased in 2023 from…

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Will you invest in children? – Dec 15, 2023

Dec 15, 2023

  GUN VIOLENCE DEMANDS WE DO MORE FOR CHILDREN We know there are so many great causes to support, but where can you find…

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We All Deserve a Second Chance – Mar 31, 2023

Mar 31, 2023

  Giving Troubled Youth a New Lease on Life We’ve got news! Red states are some of the biggest leaders in addressing the juvenile…

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