Bold Voices

31 Jan Financial Hardship, Homelessness on the Rise for Families with Children

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(January 31, 2025) This Bold Voices blog post was written by one of Allies for Children’s partners about a subject that...

21 Jan New from Thriving PA: Pediatric Healthcare and Infant & Toddler Early Intervention Fact Sheet

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(January 21, 2025) Early Intervention (EI) provides services to children with special needs and supports their families. Pennsylvania’s Infant and Toddler...

20 Dec County Council Passes Budget with Full Funding for Dept. of Human Services

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(December 20, 2024) After weeks of gridlock between county council members and the County Executive’s administration, on December 3, Allegheny County...

26 Nov Highlighting The 2024 State of Children’s Health in Pennsylvania: Post-Pandemic Health Insurance Trends

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(November 26, 2024) Our partners, Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (PPC), released their yearly report, State of Children’s Health in Pennsylvania on...

15 Nov Centering the Child: The National Federation of Families Conference

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(November 15, 2024) As part of our ongoing work to End the Need for Group Placement (ENGP) members of the Allies...

04 Nov County Executive’s Proposed Budget Supports Child Care and Families

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(November 4, 2024) On October 8, County Executive Innamorato released her first proposed budget to Allegheny County Council. This $1.2 billion...

29 Oct Children’s Lead Exposure Report in Pennsylvania

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(October 29, 2024) The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA DOH) recently released their annual childhood lead surveillance report, which outlines major...

23 Oct Mental Health and Community at the “It’s Needed Conference”

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(October 23, 2024) On October 10, 2024, I had the absolute pleasure to attend the “It’s Needed Conference” which was hosted...

11 Oct Digital Inclusion Week

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(October 11, 2024) On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, Allegheny County Council named October 7 through 11, 2024 Digital Inclusion Week. This...

27 Sep Bridging the Gap for Youth Mental Health

Posted at 12:36h in Bold Voices

(September 27, 2024) The statistics on youth mental health are bleak: in a survey of Allegheny County teenagers last year, more...