This is an invitation only event.  For more information about this event, contact Steven Fynes at stevenf@childrenfirstpa.com.

The agenda will entail updating each other on our efforts, brainstorming strategies to further grow the coalition and educate policymakers and devising a 2017 action plan.  Feel free to forward this email and invite a group not yet involved.  Please RSVP by February 27 at 215-563-5848 x33 or colleenm@childrenfirstpa.com. If you cannot be there in […]

This is a meeting of PCCY’s Events Committee specifically called together to discuss a Minecraft fundraising event in the fall of 2017.  If you are interested in learning more or volunteering, please contact Steven Fynes at stevenf@childrenfirstpa.com.

Meet with your state legislators to talk about how the state can support young children and their families.  Make a Difference as we urge them to pass a budget – the RIGHT BUDGET – that expands public investments in children.  Contact Shawn Towey at shawnt@childrenfirstpa.com for more information. Click here to sign up. Click here […]

This is an invitation only event.  For more information contact Shawn Towey at shawnt@childrenfirstpa.com.

There are many issues relating to the allegations of sexual abuse, molestation, and physical abuse that have implications for insurance coverage.  Insurance coverage attorneys, Steve Engelmyer and Paul Gagne, from the Philadelphia law firm of Kleinbard LLC, will be presenting a special program on the insurance issues surrounding sexual abuse in early learning settings. Click […]

This is a private invitation only event.  Contact Steven Fynes at 215-563-5848 x11 or stevenf@childrenfirstpa.com for more information.

This is a meeting of PCCY’s Events Committee specifically called together to discuss a Minecraft fundraising event in the fall of 2017.  If you are interested in learning more or volunteering, please contact Steven Fynes at stevenf@childrenfirstpa.com.

Meet with your state legislators to talk about how the state can support young children and their families.  Make a Difference as we urge them to pass a budget – the RIGHT BUDGET – that expands public investments in children.  Contact Shawn Towey at shawnt@childrenfirstpa.com for more information. Click here to sign up. Click here […]

Meet with your state legislators to talk about how the state can support young children and their families.  Make a Difference as we urge them to pass a budget – the RIGHT BUDGET – that expands public investments in children.  Contact Shawn Towey at shawnt@childrenfirstpa.com for more information. Click here to sign up. Click here […]

Meet with your state legislators to talk about how the state can support young children and their families.  Make a Difference as we urge them to pass a budget – the RIGHT BUDGET – that expands public investments in children. Click here to sign up. Click here to download the Capitol Caravan Flyer.

This is a meeting of PCCY’s Events Committee specifically called together to discuss a Minecraft fundraising event in the fall of 2017.  If you are interested in learning more or volunteering, please contact Steven Fynes at stevenf@childrenfirstpa.com.

 A Revolutionary Event Honoring Revolutionary People and Ideas We The People, Invite You To Come Celebrate the 2017 Public Citizen for Children and Youth: Jean Canfield and PNC. Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at the Museum of the American Revolution at 6pm. Click here for the invitation. About our honoree: In her role as the Senior […]

Meet with your state legislators to talk about how the state can support young children and their families.  Make a Difference as we urge them to pass a budget – the RIGHT BUDGET – that expands public investments in children. Click here to sign up. Click here to download the Capitol Caravan Flyer.

This is an invitation only event.  For more information please contact Tim Gibbon at 215-563-5848 x22 or timg@childrenfirstpa.com.

Meet with your state legislators to talk about how the state can support young children and their families.  Make a Difference as we urge them to pass a budget – the RIGHT BUDGET – that expands public investments in children.  Contact Shawn Towey at shawnt@childrenfirstpa.com for more information. Click here to sign up. Click here […]

This is a meeting of PCCY’s Events Committee specifically called together to discuss a Minecraft fundraising event in the fall of 2017.  If you are interested in learning more or volunteering, please contact Steven Fynes at stevenf@childrenfirstpa.com.

Meet with your state legislators to talk about how the state can support young children and their families.  Make a Difference as we urge them to pass a budget – the RIGHT BUDGET – that expands public investments in children.  Contact Shawn Towey at shawnt@childrenfirstpa.com for more information. Click here to sign up. Click here […]

Meet with your state legislators to talk about how the state can support young children and their families.  Make a Difference as we urge them to pass a budget – the RIGHT BUDGET – that expands public investments in children.  Contact Shawn Towey at shawnt@childrenfirstpa.com for more information. Click here to sign up. Click here […]

Using Minecraft to Imagine a Better World and Build It Together. PCCY, the region’s most influential advocacy organization for children, leverages the world’s greatest video game for the year’s most engaging fundraising event for kids. Join us on Saturday, September 16, 2017 or Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the University of the Sciences, 43rd & […]

Using Minecraft to Imagine a Better World and Build It Together. PCCY, the region’s most influential advocacy organization for children, leverages the world’s greatest video game for the year’s most engaging fundraising event for kids. Join us on Saturday, September 16, 2017 or Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the University of the Sciences, 43rd & […]

To be eligible for a Picasso Project Grant: Application should be filled out by staff from Philadelphia public schools (District–managed and charter) Applicant schools may have no more than a TOTAL of 2 full time arts teachers on staff, including teachers in art, music, drama, dance and digital media (not including part-time/itinerant teachers). School must […]

To be eligible for a Picasso Project Grant: Application should be filled out by staff from Philadelphia public schools (District–managed and charter) Applicant schools may have no more than a TOTAL of 2 full time arts teachers on staff, including teachers in art, music, drama, dance and digital media (not including part-time/itinerant teachers). School must […]

To be eligible for a Picasso Project Grant: Application should be filled out by staff from Philadelphia public schools (District–managed and charter) Applicant schools may have no more than a TOTAL of 2 full time arts teachers on staff, including teachers in art, music, drama, dance and digital media (not including part-time/itinerant teachers). School must […]

24th Annual Children’s Sabbath Interfaith Service: “Moving Forward with Hope, Love and Justice for All Children” Keynote Speaker: Rev. Gregory G. Holston, Pastor – Janes United Methodist Church and CEO – Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower & Rebuild (POWER) Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 3PM at Mount Airy Church of God in Christ 6401 Ogontz […]

To be eligible for a Picasso Project Grant: Application should be filled out by staff from Philadelphia public schools (District–managed and charter) Applicant schools may have no more than a TOTAL of 2 full time arts teachers on staff, including teachers in art, music, drama, dance and digital media (not including part-time/itinerant teachers). School must […]

To be eligible for a Picasso Project Grant: Application should be filled out by staff from Philadelphia public schools (District–managed and charter) Applicant schools may have no more than a TOTAL of 2 full time arts teachers on staff, including teachers in art, music, drama, dance and digital media (not including part-time/itinerant teachers). School must […]

The Eye Institute at Salus University is presenting this year’s Lighthouse Award to Shelly Yanoff, former Executive Director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) from 1986-2012. PCCY works to improve the lives of the Philadelphia region’s children by developing initiatives and advocating for quality healthcare, child care, public education and family stability, initiatives […]

Start your day with thought provoking discussion with Peter Edelman, Author of Not a Crime to be Poor, Director of the Center for Poverty and Inequality at Georgetown University Law Center November 14, 2017 9:00 am The Philadelphia Bar Association 1101 Market Street, 11th Floor, Philadelphia, 19103 Guests: The Honorable Kevin Dougherty, Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme […]

Support PCCY's Picasso Project this #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration.  This year, #GivingTuesay will be November 28th.  PCCY's #GivingTuesday focus is around our Picasso Project, helping to bring the arts back to our public schools and changing the narrative on the vital importance […]

Serious flaws in Pennsylvania’s charter school law put the quality of charter schools on the back burner. Join PCCY for a discussion of how other states’ laws are doing a better job and explore what makes sense in Pennsylvania. January 11, 2018 from 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. United Way Building, 1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, 19103 […]