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...
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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...