Thanks to Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in PA for sharing this action. Safe Harbor Children in our Commonwealth who are sexually exploited by traffickers become re-victimized in the juvenile justice system when they are arrested and prosecuted for prostitution and other … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): In communities across the commonwealth, kids are heading back to the classroom, members of the legislature are getting ready to head back to Harrisburg, and we’re gearing up for another successful season of pre-k advocacy! … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): With the Pennsylvania General Assembly returning to session in about one month, there pressure will likely mount on legislative leaders to consider legislation making changes to the statute of limitations for reporting sexual abuse … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): With summer coming to a close, kids are heading back to school. And for some kids, that means receiving Medicaid-covered, health-related services at school to help them reach their fullest potential. The latest video … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Each year, PPC compiles the State of Children’s Health Care data to track children’s health indicators in Pennsylvania as it relates to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and monitors changes over … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/08/17/protecting-immigrant-children-abuse/#.W3bWyc5KgdU By Lecia Imbery August 17, 2018 On Aug. 16, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on what federal agencies are doing – or rather, aren’t doing enough of – to protect unaccompanied … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-08-06/early-childhood-education/help-available-for-at-risk-early-learners/a63598-1 August 6, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania’s Early Intervention Services can help identify and overcome learning problems before children start preschool, but not all parents are aware of … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): WASHINGTON, August 1, 2018 — In every part of the nation, a large number of households is experiencing food hardship — the inability to afford enough food for themselves and their families … Continued
The Moral Cost of the Immigration Crisis By Richard Primus Sometime in 1940, an 11-year-old refugee named Yudita Nisse reached the United States on a boat from Japan. Her Latvian-Jewish family had fled Nazi Germany east across the Soviet Union; the trip to … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Did you know that Medicaid provides reimbursement for early intervention and K-12 special education programs? With Medicaid funding, the School-Based ACCESS Program (SBAP) in Pennsylvania helps cover the costs of medically necessary health-related services … Continued