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...
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TESTIMONY: Philadelphia City Council on Youth Services Ombudsperson Office (Dow) – 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...
TESTIMONY: Philadelphia City Council on Youth Services Ombudsperson Office (Richman) – 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...
Send a Message to Help Youth in Institutional Care – 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...
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TESTIMONY: Juvenile Justice: Recommendations to Protect Vulnerable Youth – Sep 30, 2020
Testimony Presented to Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force Laurie Dow, Vulnerable Youth Policy Director Public Citizens for Children and Youth September 30, 2020 Thank you to the Task Force for allowing me to offer testimony. I am Laurie Dow, the Vulnerable Youth...
STOP THE HARM–August 14, 2020
STOP THE HARM “People often say it takes a village to raise a child,” LaTasha Hall told the Inquirer, her voice breaking. “That village was supposed to be Deveraux.” Instead, Deveraux, the nation’s most trusted behavioral health nonprofit caring for children...
1,700 children are trapped in facilities as COVID rages–May 22, 2020
Monday, Mourning Monday is Memorial Day. On that solemn day, we remember the countless men and women who lost their lives serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, to whom we owe a debt that can never be repaid. This Memorial Day, our hearts will...
Advocacy protects our most vulnerable kids–January 24, 2020
Advocacy protects our must vulnerable kids We learned the hard way that by shifting our gaze away from the needs of the most vulnerable children in our region, those in residential facilities, they suffer. In 2017, the Inquirer exposed that over a few short...
Safeguarding vulnerable children (with exeptions)–August 16, 2019
Safeguarding (some) vulnerable children When tragedies befall children, communities rally and elected officials offer their thoughts and prayers. Sometimes it’s all anyone can do. But when tragedies hit children while under the care of state...