Download Press Release Download Report Montgomery County Sees Dramatic Rise in Number of Children in Low-Income Families PHILADELPHIA (December 4th, 2013) – PCCY’s latest report “The Bottom Line is Children: Economic and Food Security in Montgomery...
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Economic and Food Security In Chester County
Download Press Release Download Report Chester County Sees Sharpest Rise in Child Poverty in Southeastern PA PHILADELPHIA (December 2nd, 2013) – PCCY’s latest report, “The Bottom Line is Children: Economic and Food Security in Chester County”...
Economic and Food Security In Bucks County
Download Press Release Download Report Bucks County Sees Sharp Rise in Need for Safety Net Programs PHILADELPHIA (November 26th, 2013) – PCCY’s latest report, “The Bottom Line is Children: Economic and Food Security in Bucks County” finds that...
Economic and Food Security In Delaware County
Download Press Release Download Report Poverty on the Rise Making Use of Supports Increasingly Important CHESTER, PA (November 25th, 2013) – PCCY’s latest report, “The Bottom Line is Children: Economic and Food Security in Delaware County” that...
Cut To Federal Nutrition Assistance Takes Effect Friday
Impacting Over a Million Pa. Children, Seniors, and People With Disabilities Download PDF HARRISBURG, PA (October 31, 2013) — A major funding cut to federal nutrition assistance takes effect Friday, impacting 1.8 million Pennsylvanians, according to the Center...
Nearly 1.8 Million in Pa. Will See Food Assistance Cut This Fall
Download PDF HARRISBURG, PA (August 2, 2013) — Nearly 1.8 million Pennsylvanians will see a cut in food assistance this fall equal to 21 lost meals per month for a family of four, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data discussed in a new report from...
RESOURCE: CHIP to MA Transition Recommendations – Aug 2013
More children were made eligible for Medicaid because of the Affordable Care Act as of January, 2014. PA children ages 6 to 18 who live in households between 100% and 133% of the federal poverty income guidelines are now eligible for Medicaid – whereby most had...
Kids Seeking Mental Health Services Face Long Wait Times in Philly
Low-income Philadelphia children seeking mental health services wait on average 15 days for an initial appointment, and an additional 12 days to start therapy. That's according to a new report from the advocacy organization Public Citizens for Children and Youth,...
A Step In Right Direction: PCCY Responds To Philadelphia’s Plan To Fight Poverty
Download PDF (PHILADELPHIA) July 11th, 2013 – Today the City of Philadelphia announced a comprehensive plan to fight poverty among city residents. The plan calls on city agencies, organizations and community groups to work together to achieve five goals. Among...
Uninsured Children To Receive Free Eye Exams and Free Eyeglasses During 2013 Give Kids Sight Day
Vision Coalition Targets Uninsured and Underinsured Children 18 Years and Under Living in Philadelphia Download PDF Philadelphia, PA -- Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), Eagles Youth Partnership, Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University and...