Aug 29, 2025
ASKING HOW TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER What if we could keep more children safely in their homes by asking a couple of questions? A lot of good. Kids and teens who are abused or neglected must be protected but keeping families whole with support is a better...
Jul 18, 2025
FUNDING EDUCATION CAN’T TAKE A VACATION In about a month, kids are going to return to the classroom and schools still don’t know what resources they’ll have. The PA state budget is now three weeks overdue, the 14th time in 20 years that...
Jun 20, 2025
JAILING CHILDREN HURTS US ALL America locks up children more than most countries in the world. It’s because our laws – not our kids – are bad. More than 38,000 U.S. children are behind bars for serious offenses but also things as simple as shoplifting, underage...
May 30, 2025
PA’S TOP COP SUPPORTS DIVERTING KIDS FROM JAIL “When you collaborate and have great outcomes, people like to see that. When crime goes down, when families remain together, when people are employed, it’s this amazing situation that people want to be...
May 2, 2025
IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE – AND IT NEVER SHOULD Every child should be safe from harm, but there is a special obligation to kids who are in the child welfare system because they were abused or neglected. It’s hard to forget the case, more than a decade ago,...
Apr 11, 2025
Philadelphia’s Child Welfare System Is Failing Children — It Must Be Reformed Now (April 11, 2025) Children First is heartbroken for the children and families failed by Philadelphia’s child welfare system, as revealed in this week’s Philadelphia Inquirer series on the...
