Bold Voices Blog

03 Feb Executive Orders Target Schools

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(February 3, 2025) The Trump Administration took office on January 20 and since then, there has been a flurry of Executive...

31 Jan Allegheny County Programs Receive Significant Funding for Out-of-School Time

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(January 31, 2025) On January 16th, 2025, Lieutenant Governor (and McKeesport native) Austin Davis announced the recipients of $11.5 million in...

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...