A Half-Billion Dollar Swindle in Delco Harms Children After the private equity owners of the Crozer Medical system in Delaware County extracted more than $500,000,000 from the system over the past nine years, it declared bankruptcy and the whole hospital...
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Children First Releases the 2025 County Reports
Children First is releasing five reports on the children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, titled, “A Decade of Stalled Progress." Click the images below to download a copy of the report. Bucks County Chester County Delaware County...
REPORTS: A Decade of Stalled Progress
Children First released five reports on the children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, “A Decade of Stalled Progress." The full reports provide a deep analysis of a range of topics that affect children and teens; the Report Briefs are...
TESTIMONY: Opioid Settlement Money in Delaware County, June 2023
ACTION PLAN: Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning in Delaware County by 2027
Delaware County has the fifth highest number of children poisoned by lead of all PA counties, with an average of 250 children harmed each year. Lead was finally banned in residential paint in 1978, yet 81% of Delaware County houses and apartments were built before...
DelCo Advocates for Children Add Their Voice to Call for More Reforms
Amy Kobeta, PCCY amyk@childrenfirstpa.com, 347-607-1058 mobile DelCo Advocates for Children Add Their Voice to Call for More Reforms Vacating Lima Detention Center Just the First Step to Protecting Kids in Care PHILADELPHIA (April 19, 2021)—Twenty organizations and...
DelCo Advocates for Children Add Their Voice to Call for More Reforms
CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, PCCY amyk@childrenfirstpa.com, 347‐607‐1058 mobile DELCO ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN ADD THEIR VOICE TO CALL FOR MORE REFORMS Vacating Lima Detention Center Just the First Step to Protecting Kids in Care PHILADELPHIA (April 16, 2021)—Twenty...
FREE programs in Delaware County will find and get the lead out of your home
Delaware County Lead Poisoning Prevention Toolkit Delaware County - Who to Call to Get Help: ENGLISH & SPANISH Delaware County - Lead Poisoned Child Toolkit: ENGLISH / SPANISH Delaware County - Lead Testing Information Flyer: ENGLISH / SPANISH Delaware County -...
PRESS RELEASE Delaware County Takes Major Step To Fight Lead Poisoning
Delaware County Takes Major Step Against Childhood Lead Poisoning With $2M in Grants to Rid Homes of Toxic Paint Every year, 350 children in Delaware County are stricken with lead poisoning, for which there is no cure—The vast majority of these cases can be easily...
Protecting kids better in Montco, Delco, Philly…July 26, 2019
A just ruling for a county determined to protect kids Disbelief and dismay are two very common reactions we get in response to our analysis of incidents of childhood lead poisoning in our region. That’s because what we describe is no mere...