March Budget Madness Begins In just four days, Governor Shapiro will release his first budget proposal and the Children First team will be courtside to see if his plan is a slam dunk for children and teens. Join us at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, March 7th for the...
I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE BIGGEST WINS FOR KIDS! At long last, your hard work is paying off for kids. The calls, letters, tweets, meetings, rallies, vigils, and endless pushing worked. State lawmakers passed a state budget yesterday that makes historic new...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Donna Cooper, Executive Director donnac@childrenfirstpa.com, 215-596-9167 mobile State Budget Includes Historic New Investments in Kids (July 8, 2022) – In line with the Children First forecast of a brighter future for kids following...
Our Declaration for Children and Teens Monday is shaping up to be a beautiful day weatherwise for the 4th of July. It’s the day we celebrate ending the tyranny of the Crown of England that extracted taxes from his subjects in the new land while refusing to...
Stop Harrisburg from Robbing our Future Leaders in the Pennsylvania House and Senate are hell-bent on passing a budget that harms the state’s future – our children – and will increase local property taxes once again. You can do something today...
There’s a proposal on the state budget negotiation table that would speed the state’s most underfunded school districts along the slow road toward adequacy. Let’s push them over the finish line! Lawmakers are considering corporate tax cuts during...
