DELIVERING VALUABLE GIFTS TO CHILDREN AND TEENS In the spirit of holiday gift-giving, we’re proud to share some of the gifts we’ve delivered to Pennsylvania children and teens. Our years of advocating for school funding are paying off as students in the lowest...
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Will you invest in children? – Dec 15, 2023
GUN VIOLENCE DEMANDS WE DO MORE FOR CHILDREN We know there are so many great causes to support, but where can you find an organization that produces an astonishing $131 return for kids for every dollar donated? Children First is improving kids' lives by...
Will you support young activists? – Dec 8, 2023
EMPOWERING YOUNG VOICES TO BUILD LASTING CHANGE Fati Sidibe is a bright senior attending public school and a member of our Justice in Education program. Fati, and the other teens we trained, helped us dispel the myth that kids don’t care and can’t do anything...
Is Your Home Safe for the Holidays?
GIFTS ARE GREAT BUT LET'S DELIVER BASIC NEEDS TOO The classic holiday song croons that "There’s no place like home for the holidays." As families gather close during holiday visits, we think of our homes as loving and safe havens from the chill and dark of...
Is Your Home Safe for the Holidays? – Dec 1, 2023
GIFTS ARE GREAT BUT LET'S DELIVER BASIC NEEDS TOO The classic holiday song croons that "There’s no place like home for the holidays." As families gather close during holiday visits, we think of our homes as loving and safe havens from the chill and dark of...
We Can Boost Student Achievement – Nov 17, 2023
BOOSTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ISN'T A MYSTERY The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) test results are in and they’re a call to action to lawmakers to invest in education. Students are doing better today than during COVID. With the resources schools...
A Day to Remember – Nov 10, 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...
This is what angels do! – Nov 3, 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...
Let’s Elect Champions for Our Kids – Oct 27, 2023
PUTTING KIDS' ISSUES AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA Election day is 11 days away and voters across southeastern PA have lots of choices at the voting booth, especially in suburban school board races. The Children First Action Fund sent questionnaires to every school...
The Next Big Things – 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 being wild, a...