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...
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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...
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,...
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...
PCCY and Benjamin Lovell Shoes Give Away 100 Pairs of Crocs – Footwear Plus Magazine – September 3, 2009
In the giving spirit this summer, Benjamin Lovell Shoes, a retailer with six locations in the Delaware Valley and Baltimore, presented over 100 children with a brand-new pair of Crocs, through PCCY. Read More...
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....
Pennsylvania Child Care Need Increasing as Recession Continues
Waiting List for Child Care Works Subsidy Outpaces Demand Download Press Release (Philadelphia, PA) July 21, 2009 – Over the past decades dramatic changes in family life and the structure of the economy have increased the demand for affordable child...
Philly Schools Could Lose Safety Advocate – Philadelphia Inquirer – July 12, 2009
The Philadelphia School District stands to lose its safety watchdog, and the man who holds the job contends he's being punished for speaking out about violence in city classrooms. Read more...