One Week, Three Big Wins for PA Kids FROM THE DESK OF MAI MIKSIC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR I've been doing policy and advocacy long enough to know that wins don't come easy; it’s a long game. Wins come from years of showing up at hearings, in district offices, in the...
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Lead Poisoning
Video: Empowering Change – Strategies for a Lead-Safe Future
The PA Lead-Free Promise Project hosted the "Empowering Change: Strategies for a Lead-Safe Future” Conference on October 21, 2025. This conference provided attendees with important, and potentially lifesaving, best practices to identify and respond to children with...
Testimony: Lead Paint Poisoning in Yeadon Borough
Testimony presented to Yeadon Borough Council Rosemarie Halt, Health Policy Consultant Children First June 5, 2025 Good evening, Mayor Hepkins, and thank you for the time to speak today on this important ordinance to protect children from lead paint poisoning in the...
Toto, We’re Not in DC Anymore
TWO BEFORE TWO There’s no place like home, according to Dorothy. Thanks to lawmakers in our home state, PA kids don’t have to click their heels three times to summon attention on the problem of lead poisoning. Case in point, state Representative Shelby Labs (R-Bucks)...
Press Conference: Two Before Two
Watch the "Two Before Two" press conference held at the Pennsylvania State Capitol on June 3, 2025. https://youtu.be/sMXc6FaQxGs
Is Your Home Safe for the Holidays?
GIFTS ARE GREAT BUT LET'S DELIVER BASIC NEEDS TOO The classic holiday song croons that "There’s no place like home for the holidays." As families gather close during holiday visits, we think of our homes as loving and safe havens from the chill and dark of...
Is Your Home Safe for the Holidays? – Dec 1, 2023
GIFTS ARE GREAT BUT LET'S DELIVER BASIC NEEDS TOO The classic holiday song croons that "There’s no place like home for the holidays." As families gather close during holiday visits, we think of our homes as loving and safe havens from the chill and dark of...
Quiet Threat to Hispanic Kids – Sept 22, 2023
Quiet Threat to Hispanic Kids – Sept 22, 2023
GIVING HISPANIC CHILDREN THE FUTURE THEY DESERVE National Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the many contributions of the Hispanic community. While we spotlight notable Americans of Hispanic heritage, there are thousands of Hispanic children in...
Being on Top of the Presidential Agenda – Feb 3, 2023
Calling In the Feds "With the help of advocacy groups like Children First, I transformed my guilt into action by helping to pass lead-safe rental laws, update building codes, and fight for universal testing. The real solutions prevent lead poisoning before it...