Nov 13, 2023
Vets call on each of us to engage and protect democracy The daily count of lives lost in the wars raging around the world breaks our hearts. Today we are called on to acknowledge the bravery of the 16.5 million veterans living among us and the millions more...
Nov 13, 2023
CAN ANGELS POINT THE WAY TO LITERACY FOR LAWMAKERS? Here’s your chance to meet Philadelphia’s literacy angel, Dorian Harris, who’s made family literacy the core value of his own family and the community of families in our region. As a single parent raising...
Oct 24, 2023
Testimony Presented by Donna Cooper, Executive Director, Children First PA to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Joint Hearing Education and Appropriations Committee October 24, 2023 Currently, more than 50,000 third graders in the state are struggling with...
Oct 20, 2023
WE LEARNED SOME BIG THINGS “You’re being told no all the time, and you could get discouraged about life,” said Philadelphia high school student Rhymier McKellar. Rhymier sounded like a grownup, detailing his rebellious life of “running around...
Oct 17, 2023
On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, Philadelphia City Councilperson Kenyatta Johnson held a hearing on Early Intervention Services for children in Philadelphia. Melissa Suarez, is an Early Childhood Education advocate and a graduate of our Parents Empowered for Change...
Oct 16, 2023
HELPING HISPANIC STUDENTS REACH FOR THE STARS The first Latina astronaut to go to space, Ellen Ochoa, said, “The opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out.” With six out of...
