A Step Forward, but Still Falling Back – 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…
STATEMENT: Children First Condemns Use of Youth Seclusion at the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center
Children First Condemns Use of Youth Seclusion at the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center January 10, 2025 Children First is deeply disturbed by the…
It is a happy new year – 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…
A Move to Make Things Right – Oct 25, 2024
THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW, RIGHT? For too long, the “lock ’em up” mentality ruled, and children who crossed the law were…
Want to Build Safer Communities? – 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…
Will you invest in children? – 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…
We All Deserve a Second Chance – 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…
STATEMENT: Papering Over Past Abuses, Clock Tower Should Not Be Permitted to Operate (Feb 2023)
STATEMENT BY CHILDREN FIRST Papering Over Past Abuses, Clock Tower Should Not Be Permitted to Operate February 7, 2023 Children First strongly opposes the…
What’s Rozzi’s Agenda? – Jan 6, 2023
What Does the Fight for Speaker Mean? Pennsylvania’s new Speaker of the House, Mark Rozzi, made his mark doggedly fighting for years to…
Health crisis wrapped in a child care crisis – Oct 14, 2022
Where is the Light at the End of the Tunnel? Shocking news this week that we’re not taking care of the ones who…