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Strength in the Hispanic Community

  Hispanic Leaders are Driving Long-Term Change for Hispanic Kids The Hispanic community in Philadelphia (and nationwide) deserves more attention than the alarming headlines about the Trump Administration’s targeted deportation and harassment tactics. Hispanic...

ICE & Education Funding, What’s the Connection?

  WHERE YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE GOING From our nation’s capital to small-town PA, taxpayers are footing a hefty bill for the chaos that ICE is creating.   Starting tomorrow, the agencies within the Department of Homeland Security will either shut down or work...

Can you live with this?

  When enforcing the law means locking up children, the law must be questioned. Liam Ramos’ elementary school principal started to cry when asked about how Liam’s arrest impacted other children. “His friends notice that he’s not here,”...

This Will Scare You

  Sticks and Stones and Names Will Hurt You  Troublemaker. Disruptive. Difficult. These labels can follow a child around their whole life with devastating consequences. At a Philadelphia City Council hearing organized by Children First, teenagers shared their...