Mayor Kenney & Councilmember Gym cast their vote for kids–July 11, 2019

Jul 12, 2019

NOTE: This week’s edition of The Point has been preempted by this important message from Mayor Jim Kenney and Councilmember Helen Gym.

Mayor Kenney & Helen Gym back PCCY’s Parent Advocacy Accelerator

VOTE EVERY DAY and help launch a new era for PARENT ADVOCACY!

Philadelphia’s top vote earners are hoping PCCY’s Parent Advocacy Accelerator will come out on top of Philadelphia Foundation’s grant funding sweepstakes!

This week, Mayor Jim Kenney announced his support for our proposal to supercharge parent advoacy in the region, saying he was “proud to support PCCY, an organization that advocates and works hard every day for our city’s children.”

Just this morning, Philly’s most popular member of council, Helen Gym, took to social media to urge her supporters to vote for PCCY to boost “parent power.”

“For years,” Gym wrote on Facebook, “I’ve worked hand in hand with youth, parents, teachers, friends, and Philadelphians to fight for great schools, healthy kids, and a better future for all of us. PCCY has always been there to support this work, and right now they’re up for something big: a $200,000 grant to train and inspire the next generation of parent advocates.”

“I’m voting every day to support PCCY’s Parent Advocacy Accelerator so we can build more parent power—we need you to vote too!”

Help us win by voting every day until July 26 for the PARENT ADVOCACY ACCELERATOR! Visit PhilaFound.org/VOTE TODAY!

Attend a Community Budget Meeting

Philadelphia students cannot afford fewer teachers or other support staff. City Council can vote to prevent those cuts. Speak up on behalf of students! Attend one (or more) of the upcoming public events and tell councilmembers, “No cuts to schools!” Sign Up, Show Up, Speak Up because Our Kids Are Worth It. Need help with your testimony? Check out our testimony as well as these talking points. We can also help – reachout to frangyp@childrenfirstpa.org. Click the image to download a PDF that you can share.

Postcards: Print, Sign & Share

These postcards are available for your community group or organization to print and share with your members. Postcards can be dropped off to 990 Spring Garden Street, Suite 600 or you can scan and send to info@childrenfirstpa.org. We also have printed postcards available to pick up at our office. Click the image to download a PDF that you can share.

Lower Travel Costs! Options are available.

The Mayor’s proposed tax on ride share companies will protect public schools and ensure students have the resources they deserve. If ride share companies choose to pass these costs directly onto riders, there are options for individuals with disabilities to help lower their travel costs. Click the image to download a PDF that you can share.