Editorial: Some food for thought – Delaware County News Network – March 14, 2014
It’s a pretty safe bet that food (and water) are the most important things in the world. In fact, we’d even go so far…
Dwight Evans Defends Farm Bill Earmark – The Philadelphia Tribune – February 4, 2014
Representatives recent passage of the contentious, five-year, $500 billion Farm Bill continues to ripple locally, as State Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Phila., defends certain earmarks…
Souper Bowl of Caring this weekend helps food banks – Delaware County News Network – January 29, 2014
Souper Bowl of Caring (SBOC) lawn signs are popping up all over. Churches and other organizations in Springfield have organized to make the weekend…
New Pennsylvania Laws Guard Against Child Abuse – CBS Philly – January 13, 2014
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Between 2002 and 2009, more than 340 Pennsylvania children died from abuse, many under two years old. Thousands more suffered lasting…
Study: Montgomery County child poverty rate rises to 2008 level – Springfield Sun Times – December 14, 2013
The Montgomery County child poverty rate rose in 2012, returning to the early recession level of 2008, according to a report from the Public…
The Other Side of Affluence – The Intelligencer – December 5, 2013
A five-year average (2006-2010) of responses to the American Community Survey distributed by the U.S. Census Bureau ranked Bucks County third highest in per-capita…
Child Advocates Find Poverty Is Increasingly A Regional Issue – CBS Philly – December 4, 2013
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A children’s advocacy group says the number of children living in poverty in Philadelphia’s suburbs is growing. The group hopes its…
Poverty Is Increasingly A Regional Issue (Video) – The Intelligencer – December 4, 2013
PCCY’s Bottom Line For Children report is mentioned at the 1:30 mark of this video The Intelligencer – December 4, 2013 – View video…
Nearly 3,000 Bucks County Kids In ‘Deep Poverty’ – Bucks County Courier Times – December 4, 2013
A “slow and uneven” economic recovery has left nearly 3,000 Bucks County children in “deep poverty,” with parents earning less than $12,000 per year,…
Study: Montgomery County Child Poverty Rate Rises To 2008 level – The Times Herald – December 4, 2013
NORRISTOWN — The Montgomery County child poverty rate rose in 2012, returning to the early-recession level of 2008, according to a report from the…