From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): We recently joined our partner Fight Crime: Invest in Kids to advocate for the expansion of evidence-based home visiting and promote its new report, Preventing Crime Through Voluntary Home Visiting. District Attorneys and policymakers – including … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): Knowledge is power! Whether you’re heading on a Capitol Caravan to meet with legislators or talking to your next-door-neighbor about your child’s preschool experience, we want to be sure you’re armed with the latest data. … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Negotiations are underway on a state budget for the upcoming fiscal year and legislators need to hear from you about the need to invest more in evidence-based home visiting programs. Governor Wolf has proposed … Continued
By Nicole C. Brambila, Reading Eagle Published: Wednesday May 10, 2017 Pennsylvania has among the nation’s largest percentage of children with high blood lead levels, according to a recently-published study in the Journal of Pediatrics. With roughly 8 percent of … Continued
Let our state legislators know that cutting funding to the state child care system is unacceptable. The child care system in Pennsylvania is severely underfunded. Child care providers haven’t received an increase in their base rates from the state in … Continued
By Christian Alexandersen | calexandersen@pennlive.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on May 10, 2017 at 1:34 PM, updated May 10, 2017 at 1:35 PM Children have been denied food, made to do chores and singled out if they are unable to pay … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/05/11/moms-dont-need-mothers-day/#.WRSiYfkrIdU By Lecia Imbery May 11, 2017 Mother’s Day is this weekend, which means cards have been mailed, brunch reservations made, and flowers purchased. But we know what moms really need to make them, their families and our country … Continued
Posted at https://www.casey.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/casey-lawmakers-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-prohibit-school-lunch-shaming Bill would ban schools from practice of publicly singling out children — such as with wristbands or assigned chores — if they can’t pay for school meals Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) joined his colleagues Senators Tom … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/05/09/fathers-unemployment-taking-huge-toll-on-children/#.WRMepPkrIdU By Andrew L. Yarrow May 9, 2017 This piece was originally published by the San Francisco Chronicle on April 27. [Photo Credit: Caribb via Flickr] “After I got divorced in 1999, I had custody of my kids, but I went out … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): The newest PA’s Choice “Our Stories” video has debuted, focusing on the tremendous impact that state-funded early childhood programs have AND the importance of continuing to invest in young children! After you … Continued