More on why health reform is important: 89,000 children lose Medicaid in PA
Posted by Matthew Wright on May 17, 2012 at 12:29 PMGeorge Hoover, health policy director for our member organization Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, today has a great op-ed in his local paper explaining the important of the health reform law. He tells the story of how a clumsy state policy…
“Teens in Foster Care Need Greater Focus”
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Feb 2, 2012 at 8:50 AMToday we feature a recent post from Voices member Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, whose important new report highlights challenges facing older youth in the foster system.
In December 2011, Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children released its annual State of…
Congratulations Joan Benso, our 2011 Florette Angel award winner!
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Jun 8, 2011 at 12:48 PMI am very proud to announce that this year’s winner of our Florette Angel Memorial Child Advocacy Award is Joan L. Benso. As president and CEO of Voices member Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, Benso’s efforts have improved child policy in…
MI state senator: Only thrift store clothes for foster kids
Posted by Sheri Brady on May 19, 2011 at 5:04 PMToday we thought we pass on a blog post from our member Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children. A Michigan state senator proposed the state mandate that clothing allowances for foster children only go toward thrift store clothes.
Early Childhood Action Day
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Apr 12, 2011 at 1:07 PMChild advocates, including our member Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, will gather at the Pennsylvania statehouse today to support early education programs. While the country remains gripped in budget hysteria, these child advocates will remind legislators of the value of…
Helping families separated by the foster care system
Posted by rheine on Oct 13, 2010 at 4:55 PMVoices member Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children shares some good news today: New legislation in that state will help families separated by the foster care system find one another. “Post adoption contact agreements” will be an option in adoption agreements…
The State of Child Welfare in Pennsylvannia
Posted by Casey_Labrack on Sep 21, 2010 at 4:10 PMVoices member Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children today released a new report, “The State of Child Welfare.” It includes comprehensive data on how Pennsylvannia’s child welfare system is performing in all 67 counties. It includes the number of first-time entries and…
