School Nurse and Counselor Manual (2022) More than 37,000 children and teens in the Greater Philadelphia area are uninsured. Yet the majority of them are eligible for free or low-cost health insurance. The good news is that almost almost every child and teen qualifies...
The Pennsylvania Forecast: Mostly Sunny with a Few Clouds Budget day is the most optimistic day in the Pennsylvania legislative cycle. In this once in a generation moment, when massive surpluses will be available to Pennsylvania families, imagine if the...
New Pathways to Behavioral Health Services Will Boost the Wellness of Children in Philadelphia and Across the Nation DOWNLOAD Date: October 25, 2021 To: Committee on Finance, State Senate, mentalhealthcare@finance.senate.gov From: Children First Re: Improving...
Save Our Children, Literally Kids are contracting COVID and, in rare and terrible cases, they are dying. So far, nearly a quarter of a million children in Pennsylvania have tested positive and are dealing with the long-term effects just like adults....
The American Experience Monday’s federal holiday, whether you mark it as Indigenous Peoples’ Day or not, is a day to reflect on immigration. For some, it’s a day of mourning as newcomers invaded native lands. For others, it celebrates the American...
Let’s Give Kids Sight Too many children and teens don’t have regular visits to the eye doctor primarily because vision care is expensive, even with insurance. This means that many kids are not able to see the page in a book, see the...
