Pennsylvania Partnerships For Children

PENNYSLVANIA PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHILDREN IS A STRONG, EFFECTIVE, AND TRUSTED VOICE FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELL BEING OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN PENNSYLVANIA.

PENNSYLVANIA PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHILDREN (PPC) IS A STRONG, EFFECTIVE, AND TRUSTED VOICE FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELL-BEING OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN PENNSYLVANIA. PPC'S CORE VALUES ARE TO BE AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN, RESEARCH-BASED, STATEWIDE CHILD ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION AND OUR VISION IS TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD LIVING IN PENNSYLVANIA CAN THRIVE AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. ITS POLICY AGENDA INCLUDES: -CHILD WELFARE: ENSURING CHILDREN CAN GROW UP IN A HOME WHERE THEY ARE SAFE AND PROTECTED FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT.-EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION: ENSURING THAT CHILDREN CAN ACCESS AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INCLUDING INFANT AND TODDLER CHILD CARE AND PRE-K EDUCATION.-HOME VISITING: ENSURING PARENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT, ULTIMATELY PROMOTING CHILD HEALTH, WELL-BEING, LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT.-K-12 EDUCATION: ENSURING CHILDREN CAN ACCESS AN ADEQUATE AND EQUITABLE HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION.-MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH: ENSURING EACH PREGNANT WOMAN AND CHILD HAS ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE.PPC'S STRATEGIES TO ACCOMPLISH ITS GOALS ARE: -CONDUCT SOUND RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS TO INFORM PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT.-SERVE AS AN OBJECTIVE RESOURCE FOR THE MEDIA TO INFORM POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC.-COALITION BUILDING AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.-DIRECT POLICYMAKER EDUCATION AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS.

PROVIDED PUBLIC EDUCATION MATERIALS TO OVER THE MEDIA, INTERESTED STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS, POLICYMAKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON KEY ASPECTS OF CHILD WELL-BEING: -PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED SPECIAL REPORTS ON CRITICAL ISSUES IMPACTING CHILD WELL-BEING INCLUDING: STATE OF CHILD WELFARE 2021, STATE OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE 2021, KINSHIP CARE IN PENNSYLVANIA: CREATING AN EQUITABLE SYSTEM FOR FAMILIES, FORWARD THINKING: DIVERSIFYING FUNDING TO GROW AND SUSTAIN EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION: SETTING THE STANDARD IN PENNSYLVANIA.-PRODUCED A SERIES OF DATA-DRIVEN FACT SHEETS WITH MANY CONTAINING DATA AT THE STATEWIDE, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, COUNTY, STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT AND SCHOOL DISTRICT LEVELS ON ISSUES SUCH AS CHILD CARE, PRE-K, HOME VISITING, MEDICAID AND CHIP ENROLLMENT, ETC. RELEASED ISSUE-SPECIFIC RESEARCH-BASED FACT SHEETS ON IMMUNIZATIONS AND WELL-CHILD VISITS, THE CHILD WELFARE WORKFORCE, THE EFFICACY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S PRE-K PROGRAM AND HOW CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC.-PRODUCED AND RELEASED REGULAR POLICY UPDATES ON PROGRESS IN CHILDREN'S POLICYMAKING, DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL IN A BI-WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER (DISTRIBUTION LIST OF NEARLY 10,000 INDIVIDUALS) AND MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ONLINE. -PRESENTED PUBLICLY IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY ON KEY CHILDREN'S ISSUES, INCLUDING AT LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH MEETINGS AND HEARINGS, AS WELL AS STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES.-USED SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS TO PROVIDE TIMELY INFORMATION.-SERVED AS A RESOURCE ON CHILDREN'S ISSUES FOR THE MEDIA.

MAINTAINED A DATABASE OF NEARLY 160 CHILD WELL-BEING INDICATORS AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.

ADVOCATED FOR A VARIETY OF CHILD-FOCUSED PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES VIA LEGISLATION AND REGULATION AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS, AS WELL AS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION, CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH AND CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.