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Naughty or Nice – Dec 23, 2021

  Santa is making his list and checking it twice.  Children First has some suggestions for Santa about who’s been naughty and who’s been nice. But, as always, there’s room for a Christmas miracle so folks on the naughty list have a few more days to change their...

Can You Put Children First On Your List? – Dec 22, 2021

  Can You Put Children First On Your List?   The Build Back Better Bill, the largest investment in children ever, is in jeopardy! Despite progress made possible by Children First and hundreds of other advocacy organizations, we must continue to push and push and...

Will They, or Won’t They? – Dec 11, 2021

  Enough Drama for a Telenovela  As far as sagas go, there hasn’t been this much “Will they, or won’t they?” since the storied, weekly plotline Rachel and Ross of Friends. If you didn’t catch the wildly popular sitcom, just imagine waiting nine years for the...

Guilty…Freed…Honored – Nov 24, 2021

  We Are Giving Thanks  This holiday season, we are reminded that it’s not just bad things that come in threes. Justice, change, and hope are a welcome trio this holiday week. GUILTY Just today, the three men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery were all found guilty. This...

Wow! Build Back Better! – Nov 19, 2021

  Historic and Life Changing  More than four million Pennsylvania children in our state alone will live better lives with Build Back Better. This historic legislation that passed the U.S. House this morning will help kids throughout the Commonwealth –...

Four Steps from the Classroom to the Courtroom – Nov 17, 2021

    It’s Day Four of the Fair Funding Trial and the testimony so far has been powerful and revealing. This is history in the making and you don’t want to miss a minute of it. Here are four ways to stay connected: 1. Tune in to the amazing new student podcast...