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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Report: A Blueprint for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s birth rate is dropping. Polling consistently shows young people are deciding not to grow their families because they financially cannot afford to have kids. Recent estimates show it takes about $32,000/year to raise a child in Pennsylvania. This is...
Wishing You a Happy Holiday!
w Have you ever left your job to care for your kid or were forced to return to work sooner than you wanted after having a baby? If so, share your stories with us to get help get paid family & medical leave in passed in PA! Click here. American Academy of...
Who is Really Out of Office?
Thanksgiving is Not the Only Time We're Out of Office Dawn Huckelbridge, founding director of Paid Leave for All, reminds us that being out of the office is not simple for families. We couldn’t have said it better ourselves so we've printed an excerpt of her...
What’s the Story in Harrisburg? – July 18, 2025
FUNDING EDUCATION CAN'T TAKE A VACATION In about a month, kids are going to return to the classroom and schools still don't know what resources they'll have. The PA state budget is now three weeks overdue, the 14th time in 20 years that lawmakers couldn't meet...
PA Voters Show Strong Support for Paid Family Leave in PA
A recent poll of voters in Pennsylvania shows strong bipartisan support for paid family leave including among the most conservative and pro-Trump voters. The poll of 735 likely voters statewide was conducted in March 2025. In addition, 120 registered Republicans were...
Giving baby monitors a new meaning – Mar 28, 2025
A LITTLE RED LIGHT Nora Bongiovanni was born nine weeks early and spent the first 14 weeks of her life in the NICU. Nora's family live in Chester County, but her mom, Grace, chose to work for a New Jersey company because Jersey provides paid family medical...
Victory for Kids in Some Elections – Nov 15, 2024
POLITICS: IT'S LOCAL AND IT'S PERSONAL While the pundits pour over every detail of the election outcomes, they’re overlooking an important development: voters embraced kid-friendly state initiatives! Voters from the Alaskan wilderness, the Great Plains of...
TESTIMONY: Paid Family Leave
Testimony to the House Democratic Policy Committee Presented by Dan O’Brien, Policy Manager, Education and Family Stability, Children First October 28, 2024 On behalf of Children First, thank you for inviting us to offer testimony in front of the committee today. I...
Living Up to Labor Day Speeches – Sep 6, 2024
TO REALLY HONOR WORKERS, PASS PAID FAMILY LEAVE Over the Labor Day weekend, Pennsylvanians took part of the great tradition of celebrating the American worker. Elected leaders from both sides of the aisle marched alongside labor unions in parades and plastered...