STALLED PROGRESS FOR KIDS IN SOUTHEASTERN PA When your car stalls over and over again, you take it to the mechanic, find out what’s wrong, get it fixed, and pay the bill so you’re back on the road. Like an expert mechanic, Children First ran the diagnostics...
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REPORTS: A Decade of Stalled Progress
Children First released five reports on the children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, “A Decade of Stalled Progress." The full reports provide a deep analysis of a range of topics that affect children and teens; the Report Briefs are...
REPORTS: The Case for An Ambitious Rebound: 2022 Regional Reports on COVID’s Impact on Children – Sep 2022
As we emerge from the turmoil and pain of the pandemic, parents in every corner of our region continue to deal with the alarming effects of COVID on children. The community institutions that partner with parents to support their children’s healthy development are also...
The Data is In: Philly Kids Hurt Hard by COVID – Aug 12, 2022
Philly Kids & Teens are Reeling from COVID's Impact "We’re not thriving. We’re just surviving." This is the heartbreaking reality of 16-year-old Fatoumata Sidibe since COVID upended her normal teenage life. COVID took a tremendous toll on children and...
COVID’s Impact on Children in Philadelphia
The height of the COVID pandemic has passed, but the prolonged impact on children and teens will be felt for years to come. A new report by Children First, COVID’s Impact on Philadelphia Children: The Case for an Ambitious Rebound, reveals just how deeply...
REPORT: COVID’s Impact on Philadelphia Children – Aug 2022
The height of the COVID pandemic has passed, but the prolonged impact on children and teens will be felt for years to come. A new report by Children First, COVID’s Impact on Philadelphia Children: The Case for an Ambitious Rebound, reveals just how deeply...
PRESENTATION: Underwater: What’s Sinking Families… – June 2020
PCCY's Presentation to the Bucks-Mont Collaborative Membership Meeting June 9 2020 Donna Cooper, Executive Director, Public Citizens for Children and Youth, shared the results of our studies: Underwater: What's Sinking Families in Bucks County and Underwater: What's...
REPORT: Underwater: What’s Sinking Families in Chester County – Feb 2020
The American Dream is eroding in Chester County. Incomes that used to provide a comfortable middle class life are no longer enough to even cover the basics. Even families who are near the median income – an income that should solidify their middle class status – are...
Why are Philly families underwater?–October 25, 2019
Why are Philly families underwater?–October 25, 2019
Why are Philadelphia families underwater? While Philadelphia’s poverty rate hovers at around 25% (according to the latest census data), even families earning $75,000 are under tremendous pressure and few options. In Philadelphia, a whopping seven out of...