From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Each year PPC releases county-based “State of the Child” profiles that provide a snapshot of child poverty, health care, educational opportunities and other important measures of children’s well-being in all 67 counties. You can … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Last week, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a very important hearing on paid family and medical leave. [1] That the hearing even happened is a huge testament to the relentless work of MomsRising members like … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Add your signature here! https://action.momsrising.org/sign/Maternal_Health_Act/ Every year in the U.S., 700 to 900 women die from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes, and some 65,000 nearly die — in fact, the United States has the worst maternal death record … Continued
By Miriam Jordan July 18, 2018 Leer en español LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration, faced with a public outcry over the separation of migrant families at the Southwest border, has said it is exploring a major expansion of family detention … Continued
From the Every Child Matters Education Fund (http://www.everychildmatters.org/): Did you know that young children–those under age five–have been undercounted in the U.S. Census for decades and at a higher rate than any other age group? In fact, the last census … Continued
New York Times: A portrait of life in the shelters for the children detained after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. By Dan Barry, Miriam Jordan, Annie Correal and Manny Fernandez Leer en español Do not misbehave. Do not sit on the floor. Do not share your … Continued
The water in the faucet runs orange. But kids are expected to drink it. In Fayetteville, West Virginia, the water at school has been discolored for years. No one knows what’s in it and there is no plan to clean … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Did you know that 41% of kids in Pennsylvania receive their health care coverage through Medicaid and CHIP? Medicaid and CHIP have helped shrink the gap of uninsured kids to historic lows. In Pennsylvania, … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): In late June the Annie E. Casey Foundation released the 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, ranking Pennsylvania 17th in the country for overall child well-being. The Data Book uses 16 indicators to rank each state … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/07/13/unacceptably-high-cost-jailing-children-families-seeking-safety-u-s/#.W0juVdVKgdU By Deborah Weinstein July 13, 2018 The Trump Administration has started to reunite children torn from their parents at the border, partly complying with a judge’s order. Fifty-eight out of 103 children under the age of five have been returned … Continued