From Start Strong PA (https://startstrongpa.org/): Low wages are not only impacting child care professionals but are driving a state-wide staffing crisis resulting in: over 32,400 children sitting on waiting lists; and nearly 7,000 open child care positions. More than 30,000 … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The news has been overwhelming about the baby formula shortage. If you have a child under the age of 1 and are dealing with this, you know how stressful, scary, and frustrating the shortage is. You … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Throughout the pandemic, Congress and the Biden Administration demonstrated how government can be a source for good, lifting up millions of children and families. From the expanded Child Tax Credit to healthy school … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Did you hear the news that Amazon is no longer going to provide paid leave to workers who test positive for Covid-19 and need to miss work? [1] At the beginning of the pandemic, Amazon offered … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Due to a historic recall of some forms of baby formula, there is now a nationwide shortage of formula and it’s a very big deal and not getting nearly enough attention. SIGN OUR LETTER to President … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Mother’s Day is coming up, and after more than two years of pandemic stress, we are going BIG on our special day to demand change. We’re turning the tables on Congress and filibustering them. Yes, we’re … Continued
From Start Strong PA (https://startstrongpa.org/): We Can Do Better. We Must Do Better. Child care providers and advocates gathered in the Pennsylvania Capitol Rotunda this morning to release the results of a new survey showing that the historic child care … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-04-13/early-childhood-education/report-pa-funding-can-boost-academic-success-starting-in-pre-k/a78663-1 April 13, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window With negotiations for Pennsylvania’s budget under way, a new report unpacks the state’s investment in early-childhood education. Advocates hope it can sway … Continued
This year, we can achieve a huge victory against Big Tobacco by getting the FDA to eliminate flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Sign the Tobacco-Free Kids’ petition at https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/petitions/nows-the-time-sign-on-and-tell-the-fda-to-get-rid-of-flavored-tobacco-products-in-2022 calling on the FDA to … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Get ready to spring into action for the spring Congressional recess (April 11-24)! Now is the time for anti-hunger advocates to go full throttle in their outreach to Congress around Child Nutrition … Continued