Mar 22, 2019
Mar 22, 2019
Moms speak out to protect all kids from lead The broken hearts of two brave mothers took center stage this week at City Council. In a pivotal hearing that would determine whether vital improvements to Philadelphia’s lead laws would face a council-wide...
Mar 19, 2019
Mar 19, 2019
Testimony Presented to Philadelphia City Council Committee on Public Health Re: Ordinances 180936, 180937, 180938 Submitted by Donna Cooper Executive Director Public Citizens for Children and Youth March 19, 2019 Thank you very much for providing me the...
Mar 8, 2019
Feb 22, 2019
Despite high anxieties over lead, PA reports little progress According to the latest figures provided by the PA Department of Health, 9,325 children under the age of six in the Commonwealth were poisoned by lead in 2017. Considering the tragic, lifelong...
