Dec 19, 2025
The Gift of Strong Minds, Bright Futures While we’re in the gift-giving season, Children First wants to give a special present to every child – good mental health. That may sound like a cliché until you learn that current state rules block families from...
Dec 12, 2025
Everyone wants to know… Because of you, Children First made many plays this past fiscal year that landed victories for children and teens. Read all about it in our Annual Report, Advocates: The Fuel for Champions. “We owe our patients a consistent...
Dec 5, 2025
Giving a Gift that Keeps on Giving As the Christmas song goes, “I don’t want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing I need.” For lots of us, that means love, family, health, or maybe a little gift or two. For the 17,000+ kids in the...
Nov 28, 2025
Thanksgiving is Not the Only Time We’re Out of Office Dawn Huckelbridge, founding director of Paid Leave for All, reminds us that being out of the office is not simple for families. We couldn’t have said it better ourselves so we’ve printed an...
Nov 21, 2025
ChildWatch: Hot Off the Presses Once in a while it makes sense to put all the news in one place. This week, we did it for you in our biannual ChildWatch newsletter. Supporting Young Learners The top story is new research into kids being expelled or...
Nov 14, 2025
With Disappointment at the Federal Level, Pennsylvania’s State Budget is a WIN for Kids. Ask most Pennsylvanians how they would grade the performance of their state and federal representatives and senators and they’d generously give them an F. In our...
