Mar 20, 2026
An Ounce of Intervention is a Lifetime of Cure Wouldn’t it be great if bureaucracy didn’t get in the way of the most vulnerable young children getting help with developmental delays? Even when parents are able to identify signs that their children...
Mar 13, 2026
Checking the Boxes for Philly Kids While we always want more, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker continues to invest in Philadelphia children and teens. As a candidate in 2023, she pledged to support the comprehensive Kids’ Campaign agenda, and her new fiscal...
Mar 6, 2026
Hispanic Leaders are Driving Long-Term Change for Hispanic Kids The Hispanic community in Philadelphia (and nationwide) deserves more attention than the alarming headlines about the Trump Administration’s targeted deportation and harassment tactics. Hispanic...
Feb 27, 2026
IT’S NOT ALL BAD NEWS Not all politics is conflict. For the first time in a REALLY LONG TIME, juvenile justice reform is progressing in Pennsylvania. Bipartisan Movement in Harrisburg State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle put aside partisan...
Feb 20, 2026
Parents and Students Deserve Guarantees in the SDP Facilities Plan A Statement by Children First In Philadelphia, providing a world class public education to every student is a daunting challenge due to decades of underfunding that starved our schools of...
Feb 13, 2026
WHERE YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE GOING From our nation’s capital to small-town PA, taxpayers are footing a hefty bill for the chaos that ICE is creating. Starting tomorrow, the agencies within the Department of Homeland Security will either shut down or work...