Events

A general meeting for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Early Childhood Coalition will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 from 9-11 am at the United Way in Lobby 2/3, 1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103.

How Can We Achieve Effective Academic, Financial and Governance Accountability? Panelists: Commissioner Feather Houstoun, School Reform Commission Jurate Krokys, Regional Council Co-Chair of Schools That Can Philadelphia, founding Principal of Independence Charter School Kyle Serette, Center for Popular Democracy & author of “Fraud and Financial Mismanagement in PA's Charter Schools” Barbara Dowdall, retired English Department […]

At PCCY, we advocate for better laws and policies to improve the lives and opportunities of our region’s children. But while we work for systemic change, many children urgently need help to meet their basics now. Child poverty has grown and charities, just like the many families they serve, are stretched thin. During this season […]

Join PCCY for a march organized by MLK DARE to support school funding and a fair minimum wage so families can support their children on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 1:30pm.  We will meet at Broad and Buttonwood streets in Philadelphia.  Look for PCCY's Banner!

PCCY Action Days in Harrisburg: Be a voice for students in the State Capitol! Join your neighbors, meet your local legislators and make a difference as we fight for a fair education funding formula in this year’s state budget. Choose a day and we’ll provide: a brief training, materials, lunch and transportation to and from […]

POSTPONED: Due to the impending snow storm, the anticipation of many school closures and out of an abundance of caution, PCCY has decided to postpone the Picasso Project Grants Award Ceremony that was scheduled for Tuesday, January 27th at the Moore College of Art and Design.  The rescheduled date for Picasso awards ceremony will be […]

Join your neighbors, meet your local legislators and make a difference as we fight for a fair education funding formula in this year’s state budget.  We’ll provide: a brief training, materials, lunch and transportation to and from the Capitol and we’ll even schedule visits with legislators for you! If you need transportation let us know!  […]

A general meeting for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Early Childhood Coalition will be held on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from 9-11 am at the United Way in Lobby 2/3, 1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103.

Two-thirds of 3-and 4-year olds in Philadelphia do not have access to high-quality pre-k.  Join us for a Philadelphia City Council Hearing on Wednesday, February 18th when Council members will hear testimony on Council Bill 150005.  The bill, if approved will create a task force to develop a plan to implement and fund pre-k for […]

Join your neighbors, meet your local legislators and make a difference as we fight for a fair education funding formula in this year’s state budget.  We’ll provide: a brief training, materials, lunch and transportation to and from the Capitol and we’ll even schedule visits with legislators for you! If you need transportation let us know!  […]

Thanks to the support of many foundations, businesses, and individual donors, PCCY will be able to award grants to 15 schools across the city that will benefit an estimated 3,500 students.  We will formally recognize each school at the awards ceremony and be treated to some performances by local school children.  Students, teachers and community […]

This year we have an unprecedented opportunity to make public education funding more fair and to get more of it for schools across Pennsylvania. Voters spoke in November when an incumbent governor—widely perceived to be responsible for drastic education cuts, was unseated while his opponent ran on the promise to increase school funding. A funding […]

This year we have an unprecedented opportunity to make public education funding more fair and to get more of it for schools across Pennsylvania. Voters spoke in November when an incumbent governor—widely perceived to be responsible for drastic education cuts, was unseated while his opponent ran on the promise to increase school funding. A funding […]

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A general meeting for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Early Childhood Coalition will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from 9-11 am at the United Way in Lobby 2/3, 1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103.

Sold Out Note:  This evening is the full dress rehearsal.  The premiere of School Play is on April 9th.  

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Join your neighbors, meet your local legislators and make a difference as we fight for a fair education funding formula in this year’s state budget.  We’ll provide: a brief training, materials, lunch and transportation to and from the Capitol and we’ll even schedule visits with legislators for you! If you need transportation let us know!  […]

Join Pre-K for PA for a Capitol Caravan to Harrisburg! Any supporters from the region are free to join us, but especially those from Montgomery County. We'll work in teams to educate elected leaders about the urgent need for more affordable, quality early education. We will carpool and meet with our local legislators, and be […]

Join your neighbors, meet your local legislators and make a difference as we fight for a fair education funding formula in this year’s state budget.  We’ll provide: a brief training, materials, lunch and transportation to and from the Capitol and we’ll even schedule visits with legislators for you! If you need transportation let us know!  […]

On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, Greg Redden, Regional President of Wells Fargo Bank, will be honored by Public Citizens for Children and Youth as the 2015 Public Citizen of the Year. In his role, Greg has been the driving force behind “READ By 4th!” a regional campaign to ensure that all children are reading at […]

Local school district leaders will discuss how state funding issues are impacting our children’s educational opportunities, our local taxes and our communities.  Hosted by Delaware County School Boards Legislative Council, Education Voters of PA, the Keystone State Education Coalition and Public Citizens for Children and Youth Panelists: Mr. Frank Agovino, school board president, Springfield School […]

Join PCCY and Pre-K for PA for a Capitol Caravan to Harrisburg! Any supporters statewide are free to join us, but especially those from Southeast PA. We'll work in teams to educate elected leaders about the urgent need for more affordable, quality early education. We will carpool and meet with our local legislators, and be […]

Join your neighbors, meet your local legislators and make a difference as we fight for a fair education funding formula in this year’s state budget.  We’ll provide: a brief training, materials, lunch and transportation to and from the Capitol and we’ll even schedule visits with legislators for you! If you need transportation let us know!  […]

Join others across Pennsylvania and take 5-10 minutes on May 14th to call our state legislators to tell them that Harrisburg’s top priority this year must be enacting a new system that provides adequate and fair funding for public schools. Our legislators must take politics out of school funding and distribute state funding to school […]

The Arts are essential to public education, but many schools are lacking quality arts programing due to tight budgets. Join us and advocate for increased funding for education so that all students in public schools can have access to high quality arts programming.  Please bring valid ID in order to enter City Hall (high school […]

With less than three weeks, before the release of the new recommendations for a funding formula, PCCY is calling on concerned citizens in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery or Philadelphia County to join us for a trip to Harrisburg on June 2nd. We will meet with our elected officials to make one final push to […]

A general meeting for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Early Childhood Coalition will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from 9-11 am at the United Way in Lobby 2/3, 1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103.