Kids in Delaware County are smiling a little brighter today Dr. Rose Wadenya, a dentist at Eagle Crest Pediatric Dentistry and her staff were screening youngsters’ teeth during Give Kids a Smile Day last week. The room was buzzing with the sound of dental equipment...
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Give Kids Sight Day: Free Eye Exams and Free Eyeglasses
Uninsured Children To Receive Free Eye Exams and Free Eyeglasses During 2013 Give Kids Sight Day Download PDF Vision Coalition Targets Uninsured and Underinsured Children 18 Years and Under Living in Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) April 4, 2013 – Public...
Summer Feeding Program
Event Shines Light On Summer Feeding For Children Presenters to offer tips and guidance for those willing to host sites Download Press Release PDF Download Event Flyer Philadelphia, PA (March 15, 2013) — When spring turns to summer, some children go...
Give Kids A Smile Day: Free Dental Care For Upper Darby Children
Download PDF Give Kids a Smile Day set to serve 400 area children and youth. Philadelphia, PA (March 14, 2013) — Upper Darby children can receive free dental care on Thursday, March 28, when a regional, non-profit advocacy organization and nine area dentists...
PCCY Vision Care Guide Puts Affordable Eye Care In Sight
Download PDF Philadelphia, PA (February 27, 2013)-Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) reissued its updated "Guide to Vision Care Services for Philadelphia's Children & Adolescents" today, offering a valuable resource to families on Medical...
REPORT: Philadelphia’s Early Intervention System: Progress, But Still Not Good Enough For Our Kids – Mar 2013
PCCY's report finds Philadelphia trails other cities across the state in serving children with developmental delays or disabilities.
CHIP and MA Enrollment Plunges in SE PA
Download PDF Thousands of Children Removed From Public Health Insurance Programs While PA Loses Bonus Money (Philadelphia, PA) January 16, 2013 – Thousands of children in Southeastern Pennsylvania have lost access to state-subsidized health...
CHIP and MA Enrollment Plunges in SE PA
PCCY Forum: Concentrated Poverty’s Effect on Pennsylvania Schools
Download PDF Panel Will Discuss Impact, Outcomes and Policy Recommendations (Philadelphia, PA) October 17, 2012 – Concentrated poverty, a reemerging phenomenon since the 1990s, and its implications for education in Pennsylvania is the subject of PCCY’s latest...
Child Poverty Increasing In Southeastern Pennsylvania
Download PDF New Census Figures Reveal More Children Sinking into Poverty (Philadelphia, PA) September 20, 2012 – For the second year in a row the child poverty rate has increased in four of five Southeastern Pennsylvania counties. According to the American...