“Take it or leave it.” That’s the ultimatum Florence*, a licensed practical nurse, was given when she raised concerns about risking her kids’ health. For five years, Florence provided tender care to patients in an outpatient clinic. When her center started...
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Meet a family with much to be thankful for. Nov 25, 2020
Meet a family with much to be thankful for. Nov 25, 2020
“PCCY was lifesaver,” said Nicole. “I was so overwhelmed with the kids’ schooling, my health, and the survival of our family business.” Nicole, a stage 4 cancer survivor still undergoing treatment, learned in January that her youngest son’s Medicaid...
Why is it such a struggle to get health insurance? Nov 20, 2020
Why is it such a struggle to get health insurance? Imagine your young daughter having an asthma attack…struggling to breathe…and you’re frantic with worry about her and if there are any puffs left in her inhaler. Just reading this probably has affected your...
Why is it such a struggle to get health insurance? Nov 20, 2020
When the Government Doesn’t Respond for Kids… We Do – October 16, 2020
When the Government Doesn’t Respond for Kids…. We Do A shock to economists and a blow to families—last week the number of unemployment claims surprisingly surged. With nearly a million more Americans tapping their unemployment accounts, it seems less and less likely...
When the Government Doesn’t Respond for Kids… We Do – October 16, 2020
How to put kids first this election–September 11, 2020
Despite COVID, Our Vision Remains Clear – September 4, 2020
Despite COVID, Our Vision Remains Clear Give Kids Sight Day is PCCY’s annual hallmark event. It not only draws attention to the failure of the Commonwealth to provide CHIP coverage for all children (as they falsely claim to), but hundreds of PCCY volunteers...