Last week, the Allegheny County Children’s Fund Working Group delivered their final report to County Executive Rich Fitzgerald. The report called for the creation of a new department in county government dedicated to critical initiatives for the children of Allegheny...
This month, the University of Pittsburgh’s Institute of Politics released its report and recommendations on safety rules for demolitions minimizing childhood lead exposure. Allies for Children’s Executive Director Patrick Dowd and Health Policy Coordinator Laura Stephany participated in the workgroup that presented...
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...
