Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-09-24/childrens-issues/report-more-pa-kids-living-in-concentrated-poverty/a67877-1 September 24, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window In Pennsylvania, 42% of African-American children live in concentrated poverty, compared with 28% nationally. (napatcha/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is one … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Do you know how your county compares to others in Pennsylvania when it comes to child welfare, health insurance coverage, educational opportunities and other important measures of child well-being? To help you get answers, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): 2 million people and their families. 2 million. That’s how many people who work for the federal government and how many will benefit if Congress passes the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act this year! And here’s … Continued
From Environment America (https://environmentamerica.org/): Our children need safe drinking water — especially at school. Unfortunately, as more schools and preschools test their water, they’re finding lead contamination.1 Lead is highly toxic, particularly for children. It damages the way they learn, … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): The Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act of 2019, introduced by Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), would strengthen the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) by allowing an additional CACFP meal … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-09-11/childrens-issues/census-counting-all-kids-critical-for-pa/a67725-1 September 11, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Experts say the undercount of children in the census has more than tripled since 1980. (Driftwood/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Counting every … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): The cost of childcare in America is out of control. It’s gotten to the point where many parents leave good-paying jobs to care for young children instead of attempting to afford childcare. In Washington, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): For the second time this year, SNAP (aka food stamps), and the families that rely most on it, are under attack by the Administration. Now they are going after Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (or “Cat El”). Cat … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): A message from Stacey, a MomsRising member from Overland Park, Kansas: “WIC was incredibly helpful during my pregnancy and first year of our son’s life. I ate better quality food, and the breastfeeding and baby care … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Despite omitting discussion of any impact on free school meals in the analysis of its proposed rule to change a SNAP state option that would eliminate SNAP benefits for 3.1 million people, … Continued