Tell Congress to Make High Quality Child Care for Families a Reality with Build Back Better

From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Did you know that we could have had a fair and just universal child care system 50 years ago? That’s right (and infuriating!). It was 50 years ago today when Republican President Richard Nixon vetoed the … Continued

Annual State of Child Welfare in PA Shows Uncertainty for Children, Families and Child Welfare System Amid Pandemic

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From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Today we released our 12th annual State of Child Welfare report, which raises concerns about the need to strengthen the child welfare system as it uses data from 2020 – only the beginning of … Continued

Report: PA Kids’ Health Coverage Increased During Pandemic

Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-11-04/childrens/report-pa-kids-health-coverage-increased-during-pandemic/a76378-1 November 4, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Since the pandemic began, public health coverage for children has increased by 10% in Pennsylvania, and a new report … Continued

Report: PA Homeless Children Not Served by McKinney Vento Education or Head Start

From the People’s Emergency Center (http://www.pec-cares.org): This is part one in the seven-series “Children Cannot Wait” Campaign to increase awareness of young children experiencing homelessness. PEC summarizes data from the US Department of Education (USDOE) Early Childhood Homelessness State Profiles project … Continued

Tell Congress to Pass a Care Infrastructure that Supports Families ASAP

From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Last week the New York Times shared shocking statistics about early child care support in the United States. Brace yourself….it turns out rich countries contribute an average of $14,000 per year for a toddler’s care, compared … Continued