Children First is releasing five reports on the children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, titled, “A Decade of Stalled Progress.” Click the images below to download a copy of the report. Bucks County Chester County Delaware...
Policymakers, who are charged with being responsive to the expectations of taxpayers and ensuring public funds are both reducing waste and making a difference, must recognize that a rising number of uninsured children are placing an increasing burden on taxpayers....
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL CHILDREN Pennsylvania has the 5th highest number of uninsured children in the nation, according to the Pennsylvania Partnership for Children. There are more uninsured kids in Pennsylvania – 174,000! – than the total population of Harrisburg...
COVER ALL CHILDREN MEANS ALL CHILDREN With a state budget surplus now far beyond $10 billion, it’s not only heartbreaking, but unacceptable that children suffer, while knowing that their suffering could have been prevented. Hispanic children are twice as...
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. Here’s the good news! Almost every child and teen qualifies for free or low-cost health insurance! School...
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...
