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 Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): While the state legislature is on break this week and next, PPC is focusing on the remaining weeks left on the calendar before the looming June 30th budget deadline and making a strong case … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): BACKGROUND: Nearly two-thirds of mothers with children under age six work, and families with a working mom spend nearly twice as much on childcare as they did 30 years ago. In fact, the average family spends … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Delicious avocado toast isn’t why families are struggling financially (see picture!), as has been ridiculously proposed, but childcare…now THAT is an actual problem. It’s hard to believe that out of touch millionaires like Tim Gurner can … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “I’m frustrated that our childcare costs more than our rent AND our car payments COMBINED.”– Christina Each day at MomsRising we hear from people like Christina who are struggling to find high-quality, affordable early learning opportunities, … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/07/17/resources-from-around-the-coalition-fy18-budget-priorities-edition/#.WW0H3oTysdU By CHN July 17, 2017 Editor’s note: The following blog post was wirtten by Raquel Douglas, CHN’s Summer 2017 intern. One in four renter households unable to afford rent. Billions of dollars in cuts proposed to SNAP, rental assistance … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/04/19/15594/#.WPfPFfkrIdU By Leo Nguyen April 19, 2017 Closing racial disparities in homeownerships. Ending domestic hunger in low-income communities. Tackling the gender pay gap. Proposing commonsense, high-quality, and realistic child care reform. CHN’s … Continued
From the Every Child Matters Education Fund (http://www.everychildmatters.org/): “I can’t believe how much child care costs.” Chances are, you’ve heard this from a parent, or said it yourself. Early care and education are critical for a child’s developing brain. Reliable, … Continued
Posted at https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/05/17/our-societys-deplorable-lack-of-attention-to-the-needs-of-children-and-parents/ A quarter of a century ago, Richard Louv, in a popular book—Childhood’s Future—wrote: “Today’s children are living a childhood of firsts. They are the first daycare generation; the first truly multicultural generation; the first generation to grow … Continued