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July 11, 2023

The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Prevention Tactics

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have a lasting impact on a child’s life. Fortunately, agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provide strategies and resources to help…

2023 Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community

July 11, 2023

Trying Together Raises Over $3,000 to Support the Work of Early Childhood in Highmark Walk

Fundraising for the 2023 Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community closed last month, and Trying Together successfully trotted away with $3,205. Walk dollars will aid Trying Together’s continued efforts to…

Preschool kids play with tricycles and peddle cars

July 7, 2023

PA DHS Accepting Applications for Children’s Trust Fund Grants

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) is accepting applications for the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) grants to promote primary and secondary child abuse and neglect prevention programs in community-based…

Caregiver in classroom with two children on opposite sides of an art easel.

July 7, 2023

2023 Lights On Afterschool Poster Contest Deadline Approaching

The 2023 Lights On Afterschool poster contest will close on Monday, July 10 and interested individuals must enter their submissions before the midnight deadline. About the Lights On Afterschool Poster…

July 6, 2023

State Budget Fails to Significantly Invest in Early Care and Education Amid Historic Labor Shortage

The principal partners of Early Learning Pennsylvania (ELPA), a statewide coalition of advocates focused on supporting young Pennsylvanians from birth to age five, recently issued the following statements regarding House…