Category: Mobilizing Local Communities

Commissioners Advocate for Statewide Early Learning Investments to Bring Impacts Close to Home Commissioner Bob Krasne, CEO of Steinman Communications, along with Jim Hoehn, Regional President Central PA for PNC Bank, say economic growth in Pennsylvania is impacted by the lack of high-quality child care. "Here in Lancaster County, the…

Commissioner Bob Krasne (Steinman Communications) along with PNC Bank’s Jim Hoehn, say economic growth in Pennsylvania is impacted by the lack of high-quality child care. "Data shows that 67 percent of children under the age of 5 have all available parents in the workforce, making child care a necessity for…

Increased state and federal investments in early care and education (ECE) coupled with high impact system changes at the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), provided the imeptus for the Early Learning Investment Committee of the Susquehanna River Valley, in partnership with Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way and…

  How is it possible for Blair County to identify and leverage existing assets and resources in support of high-quality and accessible early care and education (ECE) for all children, particularly those living in poverty? With support from the PA Early Learning Investment Commission, Blair Basics (a regional group of…