Jan 17, 2020
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...
Jan 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...
Dec 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...
Dec 20, 2019
Dec 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...
Dec 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...
