Mar 10, 2017
PCCY Files Beverage Tax Amicus Brief in Support of Philadelphia’s Children Cites expanded pre-K and improve quality of life for children in support of soda tax Philadelphia, March 10, 2017 – Joining more than 17 organizations across the city on behalf of...
Feb 17, 2017
Taste the (unsweetened) irony Thirty-six Pennsylvania legislators recently signed a letter to the Commonwealth Court to overturn Philadelphia’s tax on sweetened beverages. The motivations of 33 signers are mysterious but not our concern. But State Senator Tony...
Dec 22, 2016
A Sweet Victory for Working Families With a resounding knock of the gavel, a Common Pleas Court judge ruled the City’s beverage tax to be lawful, dismissing the soda industry’s lawsuit against the city, “in its entirety,” reported the Inquirer. A sweet victory for...
Dec 21, 2016
Just before the holidays, the PA House Democratic Caucus sent a letter to Governor Wolf asking for an $85 million increase for pre-k in his proposed budget for next year. It was signed by 70 members. Click the link below for the full letter, including list of...
Dec 19, 2016
PCCY’s interactive map of childcare locations in the four suburban counties, including publicly-funded seats. Will your child be ready for kindergarten? Do you know what to look for? Do you know how to help them be ready to succeed? Download this checklist and a...
Nov 11, 2016
The Elephant in the Room Anxiety. We’re all feeling it. For some it’s starting to ebb, for others it’s starting to gush. It’s hard to know how this caustic election will impact children. What we do know is they’ll look to the adults in their lives for...
