Children First is releasing five reports on the children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, titled, “A Decade of Stalled Progress." Click the images below to download a copy of the report. Bucks County Chester County Delaware County...
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REPORTS: A Decade of Stalled Progress
Children First released five reports on the children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, “A Decade of Stalled Progress." The full reports provide a deep analysis of a range of topics that affect children and teens; the Report Briefs are...
REPORT: Underwater: What’s Sinking Families in Bucks County – Apr 2019
The American Dream is eroding in Bucks County. Incomes that used to provide a comfortable middle class life are no longer enough to even cover the basics. Even families who are near the median income – an income that should solidify their middle class status – are...
REPORT: Uncharted Territory: Implications of Rising Charter Enrollment in the SE PA Suburbs – Mar 2018
While charter schools in Philadelphia typically take the spotlight, the southeast Pennsylvania suburbs also have a large charter sector. Twenty years into the charter school experiment, this report examines whether charter schools in the suburbs are an efficient and...
Left Out: Bucks County Indicators
Children Stuck in Recession in Bucks County Despite Recovery READ – Left Out: The Status of Children in Bucks County Graphics for social media – please share
Children Stuck in Recession in Suburban Counties Despite Recovery
Children Stuck in Recession in Suburban Counties Despite Recovery Child poverty, lower test scores casts long shadow in Delco, Bucks, Montco and Chester DOWNLOAD "Left Out--The Status of Children in Delaware County" Philadelphia (Oct 3, 2016) – While recent headlines...
Resources for Bucks County
PCCY Report on Early Care and Education in Bucks County PCCY finds that only 18% of licensed child care programs in Bucks County are considered high-quality. For low-income families who receive publicly subsidized care, only 28% attend a high care program. Click here...
Economic and Food Security in the Suburbs – Poverty
PCCY found more than 53,000 children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties live in poverty. Click on the links below for a brief summary across all four counties and the full reports. Bucks County – Nearly 9,000 children in Bucks County live in poverty,...
Economic and Food Security in the Suburbs – Hunger
PCCY found that nearly 30,000 more children in the Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties depend on SNAP (Food Stamps) than in 2008. Also, less than a third of eligible students participate in school breakfast programs. Click on the links below for a brief...