Feb 18, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In Philadelphia, providing a world class public education to every student is a daunting challenge due to decades of underfunding that starved our schools of essential resources and robbed our students of opportunity. Nevertheless, we must...
Jan 21, 2026
Download PDF: CF Testimony Senate Democratic Policy Committee 1-20-2026 On behalf of Children First, thank you for the opportunity to present testimony regarding the Small Necessities Leave Act. Children First is an advocacy organization that fights to improve the...
Jan 6, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Our Message to Secretary Kennedy: America is not Denmark. The new vaccine regimen announced by Health and Human Services (HHS) is risky, irresponsible, and reckless. With no evidence to suggest otherwise, respected U.S. scientific experts tell us...
Oct 7, 2025
PRESS RELEASE LITTLE KIDS WHO NEED THERAPY THE MOST GET IT THE LEAST Only about 1 in 10 infants, toddlers in child welfare system get Early Intervention Young children who live through abuse, neglect, poverty, and instability don’t have the tools to make sense of...
Sep 26, 2025
PRESS RELEASE THE PUNISHMENT IS TOO BIG FOR THE CRIME Pennsylvania kids as young as 10 can be arrested…and jailed It’s shocking to learn that, in Pennsylvania, 10-year-olds can be sent to jail. A new policy brief by Children First reveals that in 2024, nearly 2,000...
Sep 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE PA FACES A SHORTAGE OF NEARLY 700 CAREER-TECH TEACHERS New Children First Report Offers Solutions So More Children Can Benefit from Skills Training Pennsylvania has a smaller share of students in valuable career and technical education (CTE) than other...
