Live the truth that Black Lives Matter Earlier this month, 15-year-old Abington student Autumn Smith’s powerful commentary was published in several Southeast Pennsylvania newspapers. Fierce and honest, Autumn’s piece, a masterclass in how to make a...
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How to put kids first this election–September 11, 2020
How to put kids first this election–September 11, 2020
How to put kids first this election Child care was among the many important government services that were long long undervalued. Now, for businesses and voters, child care tops the list of things to support. U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Suzanne Clark, Sen. Lisa...
Despite COVID, Our Vision Remains Clear – September 4, 2020
Despite COVID, Our Vision Remains Clear – September 4, 2020
Despite COVID, Our Vision Remains Clear Give Kids Sight Day is PCCY’s annual hallmark event. It not only draws attention to the failure of the Commonwealth to provide CHIP coverage for all children (as they falsely claim to), but hundreds of PCCY volunteers...
The Race Conversation is Not Over-August 28, 2020
The Race Conversation Is Not Over “Daddy changed the world,” exclaimed Giana, the 6-year-old daughter of George Floyd, in a viral video responding to the international condemnation of police brutality against Black Americans. As inspiring as her courage and...
Don’t shoot the messengers…They deliver–August 21, 2020
Don’t shoot the messengers…They deliver–August 21, 2020
Don't shoot the messengers--they deliver As parents across southeastern Pennsylvania attend confusing school district meetings and try to figure out how they can return to work, if they’re fortunate enough to even have a job, two things are certain: Schools are...
STOP THE HARM–August 14, 2020
STOP THE HARM–August 14, 2020
STOP THE HARM “People often say it takes a village to raise a child,” LaTasha Hall told the Inquirer, her voice breaking. “That village was supposed to be Deveraux.” Instead, Deveraux, the nation’s most trusted behavioral health nonprofit caring for children...
