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State Budget; Increases for BEF, level funding for CTE and Home Visiting

June 29, 2021 at 3:47 pm

State Budget Finalized Late last week, the General Assembly and Governor Wolf finalized a budget for FY 2021-22. Overall, the budget continues to invest in Basic Education Funding, Special Education and early childhood programs, but falls short in not increasing allocations for Career and Technical Education and Evidence-based Home Visiting. Additional advocacy work needs to […]

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Local and State Partners Come Together for Our Youngest Community Members, Prenatal to Three

June 21, 2021 at 10:45 am

Allies for Children is a proud partner of Pennsylvania’s new campaign, Thriving PA, to expand access to high-quality services for our prenatal-to-age-three population. The first three years of life are a period of incredible growth in all areas of a baby’s development. Along with local and statewide partners, Allies for Children is striving to improve health outcomes […]

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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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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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