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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...

Pennsylvania Children Missing Out on Meals Over the Summer

(Philadelphia, PA) June 12, 2012 – As many families throughout Pennsylvania and nationwide struggle to rebound from the recession, participation in the Summer Nutrition Programs continues to fall short. According to a new report, Hunger Doesn’t Take a...