As we emerge from the turmoil and pain of the pandemic, parents in every corner of our region continue to deal with the alarming effects of COVID on children. The community institutions that partner with parents to support their children’s healthy development are also...
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The Data is In: Philly Kids Hurt Hard by COVID – 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 Sidibe since COVID upended her normal teenage life. COVID took a tremendous toll on children and...
COVID’s Impact on Children in Philadelphia
The height of the COVID pandemic has passed, but the prolonged impact on children and teens will be felt for years to come. A new report by Children First, COVID’s Impact on Philadelphia Children: The Case for an Ambitious Rebound, reveals just how deeply...
Sunny with some Clouds: The PA Budget Forecast – Feb 9, 2022
The Pennsylvania Forecast: Mostly Sunny with a Few Clouds Budget day is the most optimistic day in the Pennsylvania legislative cycle. In this once in a generation moment, when massive surpluses will be available to Pennsylvania families, imagine if the...
Sunny with some Clouds: The PA Budget Forecast – Feb 9, 2022
PCCY Response to 21-22 Wolf budget
PHILADELPHIA (February 3, 2021) - Governor Wolf’s FY 2021-2022 budget proposal includes historic levels of investment that will improve the life chances of all children, especially children of color and low-income children in the commonwealth. It is hard to overstate...
PCCY Response to 21-22 Wolf budget
The Race Conversation is Not Over-August 28, 2020
The Race Conversation Is Not Over “Daddy changed the world,” exclaimed Giana, the 6-year-old daughter of George Floyd, in a viral video responding to the international condemnation of police brutality against Black Americans. As inspiring as her courage and...
PRESENTATION: Underwater: What’s Sinking Families… – June 2020
PCCY's Presentation to the Bucks-Mont Collaborative Membership Meeting June 9 2020 Donna Cooper, Executive Director, Public Citizens for Children and Youth, shared the results of our studies: Underwater: What's Sinking Families in Bucks County and Underwater: What's...
If children matter, they must be counted–March 6, 2020
If children matter, they must be counted The first few years of your child’s life, while joyful, can be stressful, anxious ones. Endless worrying and wondering combine with an altogether new level of decision-making because you fret about the repercussions of...