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Allegheny County picks first head of Department of Children Initiatives

May 26, 2021 at 10:27 am

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rebecca “Becky” Mercatoris was announced Tuesday as the first director of Allegheny County’s new Department of Children Initiatives. Ms. Mercatoris, of Ben Avon, will head the department after it was formed earlier this year with a 2021 budget of $443,476, described as its funding for “year zero” of the program. Allegheny County directors make […]

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April Community Pulse Report

April 27, 2021 at 9:03 am

The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, the POISE Foundation and Allies for Children continue to work together to publish the Community Pulse Report. April’s report provides a glimpse into what summer 2021 will look like by focusing on vaccinations, virtual learning and connectivity. The April report highlights improvements to vaccination data including a new level […]

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February Community Pulse Report

March 8, 2021 at 2:25 pm

The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania (UWSWPA), the POISE Foundation and Allies for Children continue to work together to produce The Community Pulse Report. In this month’s report, we continue to focus on indicators for child and family well being, including how the pandemic disproportionately affects low-income, Black, Latino/a/x, and women, in addition to illuminating inequities […]

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January Community Pulse Report

January 25, 2021 at 2:00 pm

Over the last five months, Allies for Children, United Way of Southwestern PA, and the POISE Foundation have teamed up to bring you the Community Pulse Report and to highlight data detailing the impacts of the pandemic on our community. The Covid-19 pandemic has consequences for us all, but the data we’ve collected clearly shows the […]

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The Community Pulse Report for November and December 2020

December 14, 2020 at 2:43 pm

To be an effective force for positive change in people’s lives in Southwestern Pennsylvania, we must rely on more than compassion and empathy. At Allies for Children, the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania and the POISE Foundation, we look to data to drive our long-term strategic direction as well as our immediate response to the […]

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Allies for Children

Build Alliances

Just as a rope becomes stronger with each new strand, an advocacy network becomes more powerful with each new voice.

Health Policy

Connect all children in Allegheny County to quality healthcare and health promoting services

Education Policy

Ensure all children in Allegheny County have access to quality schools that are equitably and adequately funded and do not prevent daily attendance.

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