Oct 3, 2016
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...
Aug 20, 2014
PCCY Bottom Line Report on Early Care and Education in Chester County PCCY’s report finds that in Chester County, only 15% of the 285 licensed child care programs are considered high-quality. Across the county, only about 6% of children under five attend a highly...
Aug 19, 2014
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,...
Aug 19, 2014
The number of Chester County children enrolled in SNAP increased by nearly 56% from 2009.
Aug 18, 2014
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...
Aug 18, 2014
