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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...
How we’re escalating the fight for school funding–November 9, 2018
Escalate the fight for public school funding Our students are in classrooms that are underfunded and overcrowded. Teachers are paying out of pocket and picking up the slack. And public education is suffering. In the wake of the mid-term elections, PCCY urges you to...
Bid to rid homes of lead paint belongs in court–November 2, 2018
Bid to rid homes of lead paint belongs in court Finally, the lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan has begun to subside. The latest data reveals that 146 children under six years old in the City of Flint and its Genesee County suburbs tested positive for...
Bid to rid homes of lead paint belongs in court–November 2, 2018
A huge leap forward in fight to end childhood lead poisoning–October 26, 2018
Councilwoman Reynolds Brown: Time to get the lead out! In August, after over a year of maddening inaction by City Hall, PCCY assembled the Lead Free Philly Coalition to launch a meaningful strategy to protect the 2,400 children poisoned by toxic lead...