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Public policies should do no harm. This one fails–November 8, 2019
Policy Should Never Put a Child's Health at Risk The Trump administration has proposed restricting broad-based categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), that could mean catastrophic outcomes for an estimated 2 million...
5 ways CYBER GHOULS are haunting PA…November 1, 2019
Terrifying truths about cyber charter schools Read on, if you dare, but be warned: The following is entirely true and should upset students, parents, educators, advocates, lawmakers, and beleaguered taxpayers. For this spooky post-Halloween edition of The...
Why are Philly families underwater?–October 25, 2019
Why are Philly families underwater?–October 25, 2019
Why are Philadelphia families underwater? While Philadelphia’s poverty rate hovers at around 25% (according to the latest census data), even families earning $75,000 are under tremendous pressure and few options. In Philadelphia, a whopping seven out of...
Can we tell you about our DREAM?–October 18, 2019
Can we tell you about our DREAM?–October 18, 2019
A dream we share, for all children in Pennsylvania An hour before the doors were even open, Parrin, 4, lined up with her family for the 10th annual Give Kids Sight Day, PCCY’s day of free vision care. Little did she know she would soon be...
Yeah, there are many problems. How about solutions?–October 11, 2019
Yeah, there are many problems. How about solutions?–October 11, 2019
Ready for some solutions? If you’re raising a family in Philadelphia, you can probably attest to some of the common challenges most of face, like issues of affordability, education, and child care. In an upcoming PCCY report, we found the struggles of...
Top 5 Reasons You Don’t Want to Miss PCCY’s Octoberfest!–October 4, 2019
Octoberfest: Gisele Fetterman headlines benefit to help kids! Here are the top five reasons you want to reserve your ticket to PCCY’s Octoberfest bash! 1. Come meet Second Lady of PA, Gisele Fetterman! When her partner, John, was elected PA’s...