Today, Allies for Children submitted comments to the USDA on a damaging proposal to an eligibility rule to SNAP that, if enacted, would take away school meals from 500,000 children nationally. We urge individuals and organizations to join us in...
Last week, Allies for Children submitted comments to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget proposal to change how the Census Bureau’s Official Poverty Measure (OPM) is adjusted annually for inflation. To view these comments in their entirety, click...
Pittsburgh, PA, June 5, 2019 — Today, Allies for Children released the report, Career and Technical Education: A Snapshot of Career and Technical Education in Allegheny County. This report showcases career and technical education (CTE) in Allegheny County, while...
Pittsburgh, PA, May 31st, 2019 Allies for Children was proud to be one of 26 organizations providing comments for the Development of the FFY 2020 State Plan for the WIC Program. The sign-on letter focuses on three areas of...
Pittsburgh, PA, May 31st, 2019 This month, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget proposed changing how the Census Bureau’s Official Poverty Measure (“OPM”) is adjusted annually for inflation. The OPM is used to calculate the federal poverty level,...
Pittsburgh, PA, March 4, 2019— Allegheny County schools are on track to achieve Governor Wolf’s Blueprint 2020 goal for school breakfast participation. According to data released in Breakfast Basics 2019 Update, published by Allies for Children and Greater Pittsburgh...
Pittsburgh, PA (February 5, 2019)— Allies for Children thanks the Governor for his commitment to education and health programs benefiting children in Allegheny County and across the Commonwealth. However, to adequately meet the needs of our children, significant resources...
Pittsburgh, PA, January 30, 2019– Last month, the President’s Task Force on Environmental Health and Safety Risks to Children issued its Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures and Associated Health Impacts (“Action Plan”). This proposal lays out...
Pittsburgh, PA, March 5, 2018— March 5 marks the official start of school breakfast week. Throughout Allegheny County, ten school districts are exceeding Governor Wolf’s breakfast goal from Setting the Table: A Blueprint for a Hunger Free Pennsylvania, and five...
Pittsburgh, PA, February 6— Allies for Children is pleased to see education funding at the cornerstone of the Governor’s Budget Address for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 and we encourage the General Assembly to go above and beyond these levels to...
