Informed teen girls are "Girls With Options" A number of years ago, Colorado became a pioneer in a movement that many hope will sweep the nation. It’s a common sense approach whose time has come. This year, PCCY hopes to chart a path to replicate Colorado’s...
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We can’t turn a blind eye, or a deaf ear, any longer–January 4, 2019
We can’t turn a blind eye, or a deaf ear, any longer–January 4, 2019
We can't turn a blind eye, or a deaf ear, any longer If you don’t see it, it won’t hurt you. That’s the theory anyway. In the new Netflix film Bird Box, a plague has landed on earth that compels those infected to commit suicide. Alien invasion? Psychological weapon of...
They couldn’t afford healthcare for their kids. They got help–December 21, 2018
They couldn’t afford healthcare for their kids. They got help–December 21, 2018
They couldn't afford healthcare for their kids. They found help. It’s the last installment of The Point for 2018. This week we’re sharing a very special letter from a very dear family who spoke on behalf of thousands of families when Congress nearly failed to...
Councilman backs whack attack on Soda Tax–December 14, 2018
Bad facts fuel another whack attack on Soda Tax This week, in the winter doldrums of December, Councilman Allan Domb silently submitted a motion apparently on the the behalf of the American Beverage Association. The motion calls for a hearing on the Soda Tax but cites...
Ending a policy of poverty creation–December 7, 2018
Ending a policy of poverty creation Personal Care Aides provide crucial services to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities on a daily basis, including transportation, employment assistance, health needs, and other supports that allow their clients to...
Hot takes on top issues affecting kids–November 30, 2018
Hot takes on top issues affecting kids–November 30, 2018
A great way to keep up and share key PCCY news Hot off the presses, there’s a new way to get up to date on the issues facing children in the region and learn what we’re doing about them. The Fall-Winter edition of our semi-annual newsletter Childwatch is now...
Read all about what we’re thankful for–November 16, 2018
Read all about it--Philly students come out on top! PCCY had a vision for students in Philadelphia public schools four years ago, and, as we are wont to do, we quickly found partners and allies who shared that vision. We called it Read by 4th. Steadily, most...