Apr 19, 2021
Amy Kobeta, PCCY amyk@childrenfirstpa.com, 347-607-1058 mobile DelCo Advocates for Children Add Their Voice to Call for More Reforms Vacating Lima Detention Center Just the First Step to Protecting Kids in Care PHILADELPHIA (April 19, 2021)—Twenty organizations and...
Apr 16, 2021
Stop the Harm and Start the Healing The case is clear. Philadelphia’s children need the protection of an independent Ombudsperson office mandated to conduct investigations when youth or parents report abuse of any sort while children are forced to live...
Apr 16, 2021
CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, PCCY amyk@childrenfirstpa.com, 347‐607‐1058 mobile DELCO ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN ADD THEIR VOICE TO CALL FOR MORE REFORMS Vacating Lima Detention Center Just the First Step to Protecting Kids in Care PHILADELPHIA (April 16, 2021)—Twenty...
Apr 8, 2021
Testimony to the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Children and Youth Submitted by Laurie T. Dow Vulnerable Youth Policy Director, Public Citizens for Children and Youth April 8, 2021 Good afternoon. I am Laurie Dow, the Vulnerable Youth Policy Director for...
Apr 8, 2021
Testimony to the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Children and Youth Submitted by Estelle Richman April 8, 2021 I am Estelle Richman, currently retired. During my professional life spanning over 50 years, I have been the Associate Director of a Cleveland agency...
Feb 17, 2021
The repeated reports of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at youth institutions have been heart-breaking and infuriating. This cruelty cannot be allowed to continue. But, with action by the Philadelphia City Council, the wheels of change are starting to...
