The state Senate is returning to the Capitol on the 100th day of Pennsylvania's budget stalemate, and action on two major bills is possible. The Keystone State is the only state in the nation without a budget and on Thursday, several demonstrators took to the streets...
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Rally Marks 100th Day Without a Pennsylvania State Budget
Download Press Release PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 07, 2009) – Advocates, non-profit agencies, businesses, faith communities, and individuals negatively impacted by the state’s budget impasse will mark Pennsylvania’s 100th day without a budget with a...
Listen to My Story… Let Me Hear Yours
A report on using the arts to recognize and value differences in cultures.
What’s Behind Pennsylvania’s budgetary disaster? – Philadelphia Inquirer – October 1, 2009
With cameras rolling, Gov. Rendell and legislative leaders stood side by side on the night of Sept. 18 and announced that, after months of trying, they finally had come to terms and a budget deal was in hand. Read More...
PCCY Issues Statement on – Mixed Bag – State Budget
Stimulus Funding Reduced, But Good For Kids Download Press Release (Philadelphia, PA) September 23, 2009 – Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), releases a statement on the Pennsylvania state budget agreement: As most Pennsylvanians know,...
Schools Wait To Make Cuts To Close $160M Budget Gap – Philadelphia Inquirer – September 24, 2009
School district officials yesterday released a few more details on how they plan to deal with a $160 million drop in funding while preserving a multimillion dollar, five-year school-reform plan. Read More...
Rally Attendees Decry Education Funding Cuts – Daily Times – September 15, 2009
Amie Mansaray knows exactly what will happen if the proposed Pennsylvania state budget passes in its current form. “We wouldn’t be able to make it,” the Sharon Hill resident said as she picked up her twin sons from Today’s Child Learning Center on Sharon Avenue. “My...
The Responsible PA Budget is Anything But – Daily Times – September 7, 2009
With respect to state Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi’s comments about Harrisburg’s “responsible” budget for hard-working people: (Letter to the Editor: “I strongly support autism funding,” Aug. 13): Hard-working people also expect to send their children to...
Barnes Move Might Displace Children – Philadelphia Inquirer – July 31, 2009
The impending move of the Barnes Foundation to the Parkway is prompting other neighborhood changes - including the potential displacement of a nonprofit that provides mental-health services to thousands of troubled Philadelphia children. Read more...
Philadelphia Futures Helps Teens Prepare – WHYY – July 24, 2009
Teenagers are heading from high school graduation to a new set of challenges at work or college. Students from Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods face even greater obstacles. Some are relying on a little extra help from the non-profit group Philadelphia Futures....