Make Kids Matter Campaign Launches in Southeastern Pennsylvania
Download PDF Regional Effort Urges Public to Demand Candidates Address Children’s Issues (Philadelphia, PA) October 09, 2012 – With Election Day nearing and…
Child Poverty Increasing In Southeastern Pennsylvania
Download PDF New Census Figures Reveal More Children Sinking into Poverty (Philadelphia, PA) September 20, 2012 – For the second year in a row…
Los estados apuntan a los beneficiarios de la ayuda mientras Romney pinta a Obama como el rey del bienestar - Philadelphia City Paper - 28 de agosto de 2012
Mitt Romney’s non-fact-based accusation that President Barack Obama “gut[ted] welfare reform by dropping work requirements” takes place against the backdrop of states nationwide making…
Reducir los déficits federales sin un aumento significativo de los ingresos le costaría miles de millones a Pennsylvania - Northcentralpa.com - 15 de agosto de 2012
HARRISBURG, PA (August 8, 2012) — If Congressional budget proposals do not include significant new revenue efforts to reduce federal deficits, the burden would…
Report: Kids Go Hungry Despite Programs – The Philadelphia Tribune – June 15, 2012
A new report shows that thousands of Pennsylvania children needlessly go hungry, in spite of national programs set up specifically to head off just…
Niños de Pensilvania que se pierden las comidas durante el verano
(Philadelphia, PA) June 12, 2012 – As many families throughout Pennsylvania and nationwide struggle to rebound from the recession, participation in the Summer Nutrition…
Understanding Poverty Today (Audio) – WHYY Radio – May 8, 2012
For the poorest Americans, these are the worst times since the Great Depression. On the heels of the 2008 recession, lingering unemployment, foreclosures and…
Child Poverty Rising – CBS Philly – January 18, 2012
Analysis by the Brookings Institution showed that child poverty rate nationwide rose from 18 to 22 percent from 2007 to 2010. According to Education…
El editorial del Times no explica los hechos correctamente - Daily Times - 12 de enero de 2012
Your editorial (“Feds have a poor way of defining poverty,” Dec. 27) contains a host of inaccuracies: First and foremost, the new Supplemental Poverty…
Automatic Federal Budget Cuts Will Hurt Many – The Philadelphia Inquirer – December 15, 2011
NOW THAT the supercommittee charged with reducing our nation’s debt has failed, a series of automatic budget cuts – cuts that will harm our…