PCCY's massive Minefaire event a holiday hit "Germantown.” “South Philly!” And where did you guys come from? “Los Angeles!” With Philly’s finest dinosaur collection looming overhead, some 6,000 children from our region and beyond spent the...
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How a rare Pablo Picasso find is inspiring Philly students–January 10, 2020
Picasso supports Picasso! Steve and Barbara Gold, Center City residents, activists and PCCY donors, like to make “impact” donations and generally give where others do not – to support advocacy. They understand that changing public policy...
A long history of fighting for the future…December 20, 2019
A long history of fighting for the future As this year winds down, we are looking to 2020, which will be a milestone year for us – our 40th Anniversary. A philanthropist and prominent business leader was just remarking the other day that it...
A long history of fighting for the future…December 20, 2019
Lawmakers are betting $250M on the wrong horse…–December 13, 2019
Betting on the wrong horse The consequences of chronic underfunding of public education in the Commonwealth abound. They include faltering academic achievement, ever-increasing property taxes, and crumbling school infrastructure. It’s the latter that’s dominated the...
The business of healing, not hurting, children…December 6, 2019
The business of healing, not hurting, children The death of a teen in custody outraged the city. There was disturbing video footage that silenced City Council. And the testimonies of those who had been let down by a system meant to help them were...
On this #GivingTuesday, Meet Jalen and his mother Avril.
Meet Jalen and his mother Avril. Jalen was poisoned by lead at the age of 12. It's shameful that forty years after lead-based paint was banished from store shelves, lead's toxic legacy lives on poisoning thousands of children, like Jalen, in Philadelphia....
Get ready to lose your lunch…November 22, 2019
Get ready to lose your lunch…November 22, 2019
Get ready to lose your lunch It’s the one-two punch that could deprive impoverished children their free school lunch. As we prepare for Thanksgiving, we hope you’ll take a moment and add your name to this letter. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
Coming together to keep schools from coming apart–November 15, 2019
Coming Together to Keep Schools from Falling Apart Calling all advocates: Starting now – you have two opportunities to support Pennsylvania’s public schools! First, on Monday, November 18, the House Education Committee is scheduled to vote...