Who’s on the Nice List?

Dec 12, 2025

Everyone wants to know…

Because of you, Children First made many plays this past fiscal year that landed victories for children and teens.

Read all about it in our Annual Report, Advocates: The Fuel for Champions.

“We owe our patients a consistent message informed by evidence and lived experience, not messages biased by political imperative.”

– Dr. Ronald Nahass, president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Children First Board Treasurer, Ira Goldstein, was named a City & State 2025 Impact Honoree for his years of work making Philadelphia healthy, safe, and joyful for children and families.

Well-deserved kudos!

After South Philly second grade students
were curious about a next-door construction
project, their teacher – a former Children
First staffer – asked the project manager to
come to class. The kids’ many questions led
to an endearing conversation.

Read this feel-good story it here.