March Budget Madness Begins In just four days, Governor Shapiro will release his first budget proposal and the Children First team will be courtside to see if his plan is a slam dunk for children and teens. Join us at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, March 7th for the...
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Good News for a Change – Jul 9, 2022
I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE BIGGEST WINS FOR KIDS! At long last, your hard work is paying off for kids. The calls, letters, tweets, meetings, rallies, vigils, and endless pushing worked. State lawmakers passed a state budget yesterday that makes historic new...
Children First Response to the PA State Budget 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Donna Cooper, Executive Director donnac@childrenfirstpa.com, 215-596-9167 mobile State Budget Includes Historic New Investments in Kids (July 8, 2022) – In line with the Children First forecast of a brighter future for kids following...
Have we traded one king for another? – Jul 1, 2022
Our Declaration for Children and Teens Monday is shaping up to be a beautiful day weatherwise for the 4th of July. It’s the day we celebrate ending the tyranny of the Crown of England that extracted taxes from his subjects in the new land while refusing to...
Tell them “No!” – Jun 24, 2022
Stop Harrisburg from Robbing our Future Leaders in the Pennsylvania House and Senate are hell-bent on passing a budget that harms the state's future - our children - and will increase local property taxes once again. You can do something today to stop that from...
Take action to level the learning field – Jun 22, 2022
There's a proposal on the state budget negotiation table that would speed the state’s most underfunded school districts along the slow road toward adequacy. Let's push them over the finish line! Lawmakers are considering corporate tax cuts during our...
No Better Investment than Kids – May 13, 2022
PA's Budget Surplus Can Be a Game-Changer for Kids For years we’ve been told that the money just isn’t there to meet the needs of schools, child care programs, or children’s health. Routinely, state lawmakers would metaphorically pull out their empty pockets...
Didn’t You Get the Memo? – Apr 22, 2022
Words Won't Fail You Pennsylvania has $10 BILLION in the bank so far this fiscal year but public school foes are claiming it would be irresponsible to use it to fully fund our schools next year. It's a striking claim to make after four months of...
Corporate America Joins the Child Care Cause – Feb 18, 2022
Child Care Builds Bridges for Families and Politicians They say politics makes strange bedfellows, and the same can be said for child care. Parents, government, business, social conservatives, and liberal advocates all agree that child care is a priority for...
Sunny with some Clouds: The PA Budget Forecast – Feb 9, 2022
The Pennsylvania Forecast: Mostly Sunny with a Few Clouds Budget day is the most optimistic day in the Pennsylvania legislative cycle. In this once in a generation moment, when massive surpluses will be available to Pennsylvania families, imagine if the...