The Philadelphia budget negotiations are going fast and furious at City Hall. It's important that councilmembers hear from people like you who support initiatives that protect children and youth from violence. Our city is experiencing an alarming rise in gun...
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What a reveal! – June 8, 2021
"Wow!" Five eye-catching mosaics — created by the students, staff, and parents of the Bayard Taylor Elementary School in Hunting Park — are proudly on display! Just eight years ago, the Taylor School was targeted to be shuttered, but they fought back and now...
Are the Unemployed Just Lazy? – June 4, 2021
It's the narrative — not the unemployed — that's lazy (This is an excerpt of an opinion piece written by Dan O'Brien, PCCY Education Coordinator for Bucks County, that was published in the Bucks County Courier Times.) We’ve all heard the narrative from...
Bayard Taylor Elementary Dedicates Vibrant Student Mosaics Reflecting School’s Core Values – June 4, 2021
CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, PCCY amyk@pccy.org, 347-607-1058 mobile BAYARD TAYLOR ELEMENTARY DEDICATES VIBRANT STUDENT MOSAICS REFLECTING SCHOOL’S CORE VALUES Project made possible by support from PCCY’s Picasso Project PHILADELPHIA (June 4, 2021)— Students, parents,...
Black & Hispanic Students Aren’t Criminals – May 28, 2021
Hopes for Gianna Floyd & All Students of Color Standing proudly on the White House lawn on Tuesday, George Floyd’s seven-year-old daughter Gianna led the chant to say his name as the country marked the anniversary of his slaying. His murder sparked a...
She’s talking to YOU! – May 21, 2021
Pennsylvania House and Senate Republican leaders declared last week’s vote to amend the state constitution and limit the powers of the Governor to declare an emergency a "victory for the people of Pennsylvania." The swift process used to place this measure on...
I’ll tell you once. I won’t tell you twice. You better wise up. – May 14, 2021
Let’s Do the Time Warp Again? On July 8, 2005, Pennsylvanians woke up to the shocking news that, in the dead of night, lawmakers voted themselves an immediate pay raise despite constitutional provisions barring such action. The grand jury that investigated this...
No More Kids in Pain – May 7, 2021
One person's view of history can stand in contrast to another’s even when they are both involved in making the same historical moment. That’s what we found when we dug into the history of how the Children’s Health Insurance Program came to be. The annals of...
No More Kids in Pain – May 7, 2021
Bucks Co. School Officials, Advocates Call for Education Funding, May 6, 2021
CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, PCCY amyk@childrenfirstpa.com BUCKS COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICIALS, ADVOCATES JOIN STATEWIDE CALL FOR FUNDING TO MEET SCHOOL, STUDENT NEEDS Districts are facing a revenue crunch, COVID expenses, and rising mandated costs (May 6, 2021) Local school...