The American Experience Monday’s federal holiday, whether you mark it as Indigenous Peoples' Day or not, is a day to reflect on immigration. For some, it’s a day of mourning as newcomers invaded native lands. For others, it celebrates the American narrative...
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Living Up to the Promise of our Nation–July 3, 2020
Living Up to the Promise of our Nation Mixed-emotions abound this Fourth of July, as we yearn to celebrate the founding of this nation while simultaneously grappling with its founding oppressions, which include the subjugation of Indigenous Americans and the...
The lie we can’t live with any longer–May 8, 2020
The lie we can't live with any longer Nearly everything is harder in the wake of this pandemic, including ignoring certain inconvenient truths. Take PA’s groundbreaking and national model for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. While CHIP remains one 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...
Map: Uninsured and Undocumented Children
Most undocumented and uninsured children live in 28 counties across Pennsylvania. Use this map to see if your county is one where children aren't receiving much needed health care.
Dream Care Highlights
Learn why Dream Care Matters, how we can change the lives of children and how it can happen here in Pennsylvania. Then, read one family's story about not having the health care their child needs.
Coverage Gap for Hispanic Children
Pennsylvania’s rate of uninsured Hispanic children is now at 7.4 percent, according to a new report released today by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families, the National Council of La Raza, and Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY). The report...
Dream Care Presentations
The 2015 presentation describes how the Dream Care initiative would help insure children in Pennsylvania who are undocumented and uninsured. The second presentation, by Sonya Schwartz, Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University, gives a national...
Dream Care: Stories
Children First (then as PCCY) interviewed 53 parents of children like Maria’s, and our investigation found that 85% of parents said they had to delay or forego care for their child due to lack of insurance. Among these families we found: 100% of parents stated that...