90.5 WESA, May 3rd 2021 Driven by job losses, changes in federal rules, and an increased focus on health care during the coronavirus pandemic, enrollment in Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program has swelled by more than 400,000 people over the last...
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,...
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,...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 7th 2021 Nearly a year after schools closed to help stop the spread of COVID-19, as many as half of Pennsylvania’s children have not returned to their classrooms. More likely will head back soon, though, as...
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....
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...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Tomorrow campaign, part of Remake Learning, announced Tuesday that it was awarding 17 grants totaling nearly $1.5 million to nonprofit organizations in the Pittsburgh region to fund experimental ideas that pursue the future of learning. The...
Government Technology In this month’s installment of the Innovation of the Month series, we explore a collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University, Allies for Children and several other community groups in Allegheny County, Pa., applying machine learning technology to addressing the disruption...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette In the spring, when COVID-19 restrictions shut down schools all over, school districts and nonprofits moved to help keep children fed no matter where they were, helped by the U.S. Department of Agriculture quickly relaxing its...
The pandemic has made economic disparities between school districts and communities more visible than ever. Children in our most vulnerable communities continue to struggle as we all wait anxiously to hear what help will be available from the federal...
