Decreases in Child Protective Services Reports and Children Served in the Foster Care System Are 2020 Data and Do Not Reflect System Improvements In an effort to improve Pennsylvania’s child welfare system, the 12th annual State of Child Welfare report released by today by Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children raises concerns about the need to strengthen […]
State Rep. Oberlander Honored by Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children for Dedication to Children’s Issues
Be Someone for Kids Award Recognizes Lawmaker’s Work to Better Protect Kids Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, the only statewide advocacy organization with a public policy agenda that spans the life of a child prenatally through adulthood, presented Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) with its annual Be Someone for Kids award in recognition of her work to […]
What We See in the Shameful Trends on U.S. Maternal Health
Compared with its peers, the United States’ trajectory in maternal health has been shameful. Solving this worsening problem requires looking not just at the quality of care a woman receives but the entire environment around her — from her access to health care to the availability of food in her community.
Sen. Casey officially introduces his Five Freedoms for America’s Children Act, aims to make expanded child tax credit permanent
The bill proposes the most sweeping expansions to children’s health care, early education and school meal programs in recent memory, including increasing funding for child care subsidies; automatic enrollment in Medicaid through age 18, pulling in roughly 4 million uninsured infants to teens; and making permanent the expanded child tax credit — monthly payments made available to millions of American families on a temporary basis under Congress’ latest round of pandemic relief.
Report: Pandemic exposed deep disparities in health coverage for Pa. kids
There’s been plenty of anecdotal evidence about the economic hardships the COVID-19 pandemic inflicted on families in Pennsylvania and nationwide. But a newly released report tries to quantify that data, while it illustrates the disproportionate hardships suffered by Black and brown Pennsylvanians over the last 18 months.
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"There's an increasing number of kids going without health insurance or have lost health insurance over the past year," said Becky Ludwick, Vice President of Public Policy at Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children via @PNS_News @PrettyBlue73
There’s a lot to do to get kids ready for school. Check health insurance off your list today! #Medicaid & #CHIP enrollment is open year-round. Learn more at https://www.compass.dhs.pa.gov/home/#/ #B2Skidscovered
It's back to school time. Do you know what that means? Our PPC #summerreadinglist is coming to an end. Don't worry; we have plenty of reports and fact sheets coming soon to help you through the school year. Here's your last reading assignment. https://ow.ly/KjAk50SZlPm
There’s a lot to do to get kids ready for school. Cross health insurance off your back-to-school checklist today! #Medicaid & #CHIP are open for enrollment 365 days of the year. No family makes too much money to qualify for CHIP. https://www.compass.dhs.pa.gov/home/#/ #B2Skidscovered