Mar 10, 2025
On Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Children First will be honoring Governor Josh Shapiro at our annual Celebration of the Champion for Children, and we are also proud to be celebrating our 45th Anniversary! We are choosing to honor Governor Shapiro on this special...
Dec 30, 2024
OUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS Each new year brings new possibilities and many of us use this time to commit to making positive changes in our lives. Children First is also committed to making changes (in public policy) in 2025 to improve the lives of...
Jun 21, 2024
READ ALL ABOUT IT! Hot off the presses, Childwatch – the Children First newsletter – brings you up to date on our key research, legislative news, and child advocacy leaders. Read through the full edition or click on the table of contents to jump to...
Apr 5, 2024
VITALS LIKE THESE NEED EMERGENCY TREATMENT Parents wept for Philly’s kids who are enduring these turbulent times while visiting City Hall last week. Mixed with the sadness was a righteous anger that Philadelphia’s new leadership needs to step it up...
Dec 22, 2023
DELIVERING VALUABLE GIFTS TO CHILDREN AND TEENS In the spirit of holiday gift-giving, we’re proud to share some of the gifts we’ve delivered to Pennsylvania children and teens. Our years of advocating for school funding are paying off as students in the lowest...
Oct 27, 2023
PUTTING KIDS’ ISSUES AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA Election day is 11 days away and voters across southeastern PA have lots of choices at the voting booth, especially in suburban school board races. The Children First Action Fund sent questionnaires to every...
