Get Your Ticket for Philly’s Hottest Event – May 5, 2023

  Get Your Tickets Today! Our 2023 Champion for Children celebration is right around the corner. Our event is the celebration of OUR COMMUNITY, getting together to connect with friends and make some new ones. Good food, live music, and an outstanding venue make...

Count to Ten – Jan 27, 2023

  Ten-Point Checklist for Lawmakers  New Year’s Day was a few weeks ago but it’s never too late for Pennsylvania’s elected leaders to resolve to deliver what children and teens need.  From newly inaugurated Governor Shapiro to mayors and town councils to local...

Join the Kids’ Campaign – Jan 13, 2023

  Make Every Day Safer Than the Day Before Thirty children died by gunfire in Philadelphia last year – outside their homes, schools, and ball fields. Others lost family, friends, and mentors to homicide in a city where people are afraid to leave their homes in...

Healthline Stays Open – Jul 20, 2022

  Our Healthline is Staying Connected! The Children First Healthline is staying connected, thanks to generous support from many, many caring donors! This is outstanding news for the nearly 350,000 children who could be at risk of losing their health care coverage...

It’s Gonna Take A Miracle To Stop This – Apr 29, 2022

  It’s No Joke A priest, a hedge fund millionaire, and a right- wing think tank director walk into a bar. The priest says to the hedge fund guy, “I know you’ve faltered in your now ten-year effort to destroy public education. I have a way for you to...

Didn’t You Get the Memo? – Apr 22, 2022

    Words Won’t Fail You  Pennsylvania has $10 BILLION in the bank so far this fiscal year but public school foes are claiming it would be irresponsible to use it to fully fund our schools next year. It’s a striking claim to make after four...