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Education | eNews
HANGING BY A THREAD “I returned last year as a librarian to reopen five elementary school libraries, all of...
June 11, 2025
Early Learning | Fact Sheet
A Call to Action by the Early Childhood Provider Council Racial Equity Subcommittee The Early Childhood Provider Council’s Racial Equity...
June 6, 2025
eNews | Lead Poisoning
TWO BEFORE TWO There’s no place like home, according to Dorothy. Thanks to lawmakers in our home state, PA kids...
May 23, 2025
Child Health | eNews | Insure Every Child
May 16, 2025
Education | eNews
THIS IS WHAT COMMITMENT LOOKS LIKE Penn-Delco student Cameryn Knight-Branch didn’t mince words, standing in the rain as she...
May 9, 2025
Early Learning | eNews
LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH HEAD START The Philadelphia Inquirer published the following commentary written by Mai Miksic, Children First’s...
May 8, 2025
eNews | Paid Family Leave
A recent poll of voters in Pennsylvania shows strong bipartisan support for paid family leave including among the most conservative...
May 2, 2025
eNews | Vulnerable Youth
IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE – AND IT NEVER SHOULD Every child should be safe from harm, but there is...
May 2, 2025
Education | Testimony
Testimony to the Philadelphia City Council on Increasing Millage Rate Presented by Inella Ray, Director of Parent Advocacy and Engagement,...
April 30, 2025
Education | Testimony
Testimony to the Philadelphia City Council on Increasing Millage Rate Presented by Donna Cooper, Executive Director, Children First April 30,...
April 18, 2025
Early Learning | eNews
THROWING BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER Of all of the cost-cutting measures floated or implemented by the new...
April 11, 2025
All Issues | eNews
EVERY CHILD LEFT BEHIND Did you file your tax return yet for 2024? Eight out of ten of us...
April 11, 2025
eNews | Philadelphia | Vulnerable Youth
Philadelphia’s Child Welfare System Is Failing Children — It Must Be Reformed Now (April 11, 2025) Children First is heartbroken...
April 8, 2025
Education | eNews
LOCAL TEACHER’S POWERFUL PLEA TO SAVE THE DEPT OF ED Dismantling the Department of Education has real consequences for...
April 4, 2025
Education | Testimony
Testimony Presented to Philadelphia City Council By Priyanka Reyes-Kaura Children First K-12 Education Policy Director April 4, 2025 Children First...
April 4, 2025
Education | Testimony
Testimony Presented to Philadelphia City Council By Donna Cooper Children First Executive Director April 4, 2025 Thank you for the...
March 28, 2025
eNews | Paid Family Leave
A LITTLE RED LIGHT Nora Bongiovanni was born nine weeks early and spent the first 14 weeks of her...
March 21, 2025
eNews | Vulnerable Youth
BUILDING SAFER COMMUNITIES & BRIGHTER FUTURES Do children as young as ten years old end up shackled and in...
March 14, 2025
Child Health | Delaware County | eNews
A Half-Billion Dollar Swindle in Delco Harms Children After the private equity owners of the Crozer Medical system in...
March 10, 2025
Children First | eNews
On Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Children First will be honoring Governor Josh Shapiro at our annual Celebration of the...
March 7, 2025
Education | eNews
TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE BEING WASTED While Elon Musk is dancing with chain saws in his zealous approach to ferreting...
March 6, 2025
State Budget | Testimony
Testimony for House Finance Information Session In support of the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit bill Priyanka Reyes-Kaura, K-12 Education Policy...
March 5, 2025
All Issues | eNews | Regional Report
STALLED PROGRESS FOR KIDS IN SOUTHEASTERN PA When your car stalls over and over again, you take it to...
March 1, 2025
Bucks County | Chester County | Delaware County | eNews | Montgomery County | Philadelphia
Children First is releasing five reports on the children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, titled, “A Decade...
February 21, 2025
eNews | Racial Equity
EDUCATION IS THE FOUNDATION OF EQUITY It’s hard to ignore the contrast: while communities are celebrating Black History Month,...
February 14, 2025
All Issues | eNews
SHOW THAT YOU LOVE CHILDREN Today’s the day when children share handmade Valentine’s Day cards and treats with the...
February 12, 2025
All Issues | Bucks County | Chester County | Delaware County | Montgomery County | Regional Report | Report
Children First is releasing five reports on the children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, titled, “A Decade...
February 7, 2025
eNews | State Budget
February 7, 2025
Juvenile Justice | Research
More than 17,000 Pennsylvania children were charged in juvenile court in 2023, and 2/3 of the charges were for misdemeanors...
February 5, 2025
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Governor Shapiro FY 2026 State Budget Proposal What’s it Means for Children February 5, 2025 Governor Shapiro delivered his third...
