135,000 Hands Clapping! A catastrophe was temporarily averted last week as the attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) failed, but we’re far from a clean bill of health. It’s reassuring to finally know we now have a united block of Congressional...
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Two Supreme Wins for Children–March 24, 2017
Two Supreme Wins for Children It’s obvious that the failure to pass the repeal of the Affordable Care Act is a win for millions of children. But what you might have missed is that the Supreme Court ruled for kids this week as well. The Supremes unanimously...
Children Take A Pounding in the President’s Budget – 3/17/17
POTUS Budget Pounds Children The budget released by President Trump yesterday will hit children like a freight train. Some Really Bad Math For every $1 dollar cut from agencies serving children, the military and security apparatus grows by $3. The Defense budget grows...
GOP & DEMS agree: Protect every child, but — March 10, 2017
Can GOP & DEMS Agree To Protect Every Child? A repeal of the Affordable Care Act may be all over the news but the appearance of a united party supporting such an action is not. With more and more Republicans breaking ranks with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s...
Press Release: Amicus Brief in Support of Philadelphia’s Children (2017)
PCCY Files Beverage Tax Amicus Brief in Support of Philadelphia's Children Cites expanded pre-K and improve quality of life for children in support of soda tax Philadelphia, March 10, 2017 – Joining more than 17 organizations across the city on behalf of expanding...
Trump puts child protections in the dump–March 3, 2017
Pres. Trump puts child protections in the dump Beneath the spectacle of it all, the impact of federal politics can feel a bit removed from the day-to-day lives of average Americans. But the provocative change agenda of the Trump administration is about to get very...
Boats afloat on rapidly rising tide–February 24, 2017
Boats afloat on rapidly rising tide Last November, scant months after City Council voted in favor of the sweetened beverage tax, Philadelphia nimbly rolled out the applications process to enroll tots for quality pre-k. There were two concerns that gave pause to many:...
Taste the (unsweetened) irony–February 17, 2017
Taste the (unsweetened) irony Thirty-six Pennsylvania legislators recently signed a letter to the Commonwealth Court to overturn Philadelphia’s tax on sweetened beverages. The motivations of 33 signers are mysterious but not our concern. But State Senator Tony...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly–February 10, 2017
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Budget '17 Overall winners in Governor Wolf's Budget Address this week? Kids. But it's not all good news... THE GOOD EDUCATION: $125 million for publicly funded schools, including $25 million for special education. These K-12 funds...
STATEMENT: Governor Wolf Budget 2017 Address- Feb 7, 2017
[DOWNLOAD PDF] This Budget is a Win for Children Statement by Donna Cooper on the Governor’s 2017 Budget Address Governor Wolf’s proposed budget is a refreshing commitment to one special interest – the state’s children. Despite the state’s dire deficit and gaping...