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Move Over, Bezos – Jul 16, 2021
REACH FOR THE STARS While working families are struggling to provide for their children, the super-rich are lining up to pay $25 million for a space jaunt with Jeff Bezos. Here on Earth, American children are getting some help thanks to the American...
No More Kids in Pain – May 7, 2021
One person's view of history can stand in contrast to another’s even when they are both involved in making the same historical moment. That’s what we found when we dug into the history of how the Children’s Health Insurance Program came to be. The annals of...
No More Kids in Pain – May 7, 2021
Would you leave billions of dollars on the table? – April 9, 2021
Would you leave billions of dollars on the table? – April 9, 2021
The Promise of the Rescue Act is Up to Us Now The American Rescue Plan Act (Rescue Act) has all the potential to be a game changer for children. Congress has done its part in passing this historic legislation that can cut the national child poverty rate in...
PCCY Unveils New Tools To Help Families, Communities and Schools as part of the American Rescue Act
Pennsylvania’s share of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act is $360 billion and is a real game changer for kids. But what impact will this have for Pennsylvania’s children? PCCY has created these resources to help better understand the plan and how this...
RESOURCE: The American Rescue Act Plan – Apr 2021
DOWNLOAD Resources for Communities Pennsylvania’s counties and municipalities received $6.15 billion in funds to help communities and families rebound from the pandemic; these funds must be spent by the end of 2024. These funds are on top of funds received by local...
Can a small group of people really make a difference? – March 19, 2021
Can a small group of people really make a difference? – March 19, 2021
You’re Never Fully Dressed without a Smile "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Ben Franklin coined this phrase nearly three centuries ago, but it seems that the richest nation in the world hasn’t heeded his wise advice. COVID exposed the dire...