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News Items | Paid Family Leave

Your Mother’s Day Gift – May 10, 2024

  Flowers are Nice, but Mothers Need More Mother’s Day reminds us, in large part, of the dedication and caring...
Child Health | News Items

Hospitals and kids are in the same boat – May 3, 2024

  Unburden PA’s Health Care Systems by Insuring Every Child There are more uninsured children in the Commonwealth than the...
Paid Family Leave

Paid Leave – An Essential Investment Presentation

What does Paid Family and Leave Program Provide Paid Family and Medical and Leave would provide employees a portion of...
Child Health | Research

REPORT: Smart Money: Covering PA’s Kids Will Save Millions – April 2024

Policymakers, who are charged with being responsive to the expectations of taxpayers and ensuring public funds are both reducing waste...
Paid Family Leave | RESOURCE: News

Paid Leave Letter of Support – Sun Life

March 4, 2024 The Honorable Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania The Honorable Kim Ward, President Pro Tempore The Honorable Joanna...
Paid Family Leave

Paid Leave Letter of Support – Patagonia

March 6, 2024 Dear Governor Shapiro and House and Senate Leadership: On behalf of Patagonia, I urge you to create...
Paid Family Leave

Paid Leave Supporting Small Businesses Poster

Paid Family Leave

Paid Leave Letter of Support – Duolingo

March 22, 2024 Dear Governor Shapiro, President Pro Tempore Ward, Speaker McClinton, Leader Pittman and Leader Bradford, I’m writing on...
Paid Family Leave

Paid Leave Sign On Letter of Support

Pennsylvania Small Business Support for Paid Leave – a letter to: The Honorable Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania The Honorable...
Early Learning | News Items

To Solve the Child Care Crisis…Apr 12, 2024

  BE A CHILD CARE VOTER TODAY Pennsylvania’s Election Season is underway. With the Primary Election around the corner (April...
Child Health | Research

REPORT: State Examples for Optimizing Medicaid – March 2024

In March 2024, Children First published a policy brief entitled “Optimizing Medicaid to Improve Child and Youth Mental Health in...
News Items | Paid Family Leave

PA Businesses Support Paid Family Leave – Mar 29, 2024

  FAMILY CARE ACT WOULD DELIVER A BUNDLE OF HELP TO PA FAMILIES Ahh…the joy of bringing a new baby...
Child Health | News Items

Let’s Get Mental Health Help to our Youth! – Mar 22, 2024

  Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents Doubled in 10 Years Suicide rates among U.S. adolescents has doubled in 10 years....
Parent Advocacy | Tools

Vital Statistics for Children in Philadelphia

Vital Statistics for Children in Philadelphia Our children need the tools and resources to achieve and be healthy. In the...
Child Health

REPORT: Optimizing Medicaid to Improve Child and Youth Mental Health in PA – March 2024

Children are enduring unprecedented rates of anxiety and depression. In Pennsylvania, 50% of children who died by suicide in 2021...
Charter Performance Center | News Items

Charter School Students Failed by Funding – Mar 8, 2024

  CHARTER SCHOOLS STUDENTS JUST AS UNDERFUNDED Philadelphia’s charter schools are failing the large majority of its students, according to...
Early Learning | News Items

What do Philly & rural PA have in common? – Feb 23, 2024

  PA CHILD CARE CRISIS HAS NO BORDERS The child care crisis in greater Philadelphia persists. And it’s no wonder...
News Items | Vulnerable Youth

Want to Build Safer Communities? – Feb 16, 2024

  LOCKING UP TEENS WON’T MAKE OUR CITY SAFER While it is incredibly welcome news that gun deaths in Philadelphia...
Early Learning | News Items

Problem NOT Solved – Jan 26, 2024

  GET THE RIGHT STUFF DONE ON CHILD CARE  Governors of every stripe are asking their legislatures to make historic...
Child Health | News Items

Cover All Kids – Jan 19, 2024

  HEALTH CARE FOR ALL CHILDREN Pennsylvania has the 5th highest number of uninsured children in the nation, according to...
News Items | Vulnerable Youth

Will you invest in children? – Dec 15, 2023

  GUN VIOLENCE DEMANDS WE DO MORE FOR CHILDREN We know there are so many great causes to support, but...
Child Health | News Items

Is Your Home Safe for the Holidays? – Dec 1, 2023

  GIFTS ARE GREAT BUT LET’S DELIVER BASIC NEEDS TOO The classic holiday song croons that “There’s no place like home...
Tools | Vulnerable Youth

Fact Sheet: Ensure Safety for Youth in Juvenile Justice Placements (HB1600) – Nov 2023

Research shows that for most young people, particularly those who are assessed as low-risk or who commit lower severity offenses,...
Tools | Vulnerable Youth

Fact Sheet: Give Districts the Tools to Keep Kids Safe and in School (HB1708) – Nov 2023

Pennsylvania schools refer youth to the juvenile justice system 2.7 times more often than the national average, with wide variation...
Tools | Vulnerable Youth

Fact Sheet: Right-Size Interventions for Youth to Prevent Recidivism (HB1381) – Nov 2023

Research shows that most youth are not on a path toward adult crime, and over-involvement in the juvenile justice system...
Child Health | Tools

Has your family lost Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Health Insurance?

Has your family lost Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Health Insurance? There’s still time to get coverage back. Your children may be...
Child Health | News Items

Should We Let Them Suffer? – Oct 6, 2023

  COVER ALL CHILDREN MEANS ALL CHILDREN  With a state budget surplus now far beyond $10 billion, it’s not only...
News Items | Paid Family Leave

Press Release: Paid Leave Brings Success to PA Families & Businesses

DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE DOWNLOAD REPORT (October 4, 2023) – Setting up a statewide paid leave program would boost Pennsylvania’s profile...
Early Learning | News Items

150,000 PA kids need you – Sept 29, 2023

  ALL OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED  More than 150,000 PA kids are going to lose their child care because...
Paid Family Leave

Report: Paid Family & Medical Leave

Across the country, businesses are realizing that providing paid leave pays off. That’s why more than a dozen states have...