Public Policy Goals

Learn how you can help achieve PPC's public policy goals.

Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children is a strong, effective and trusted voice to improve the health, education and well-being of children and youth in the Commonwealth. PPC is statewide, independent, non-partisan and non-profit.

View our 2011-2012 Public Policy fact sheet

Our Vision: To make Pennsylvania one of the top 10 states to be a child and to raise a child.

To achieve its vision, PPC seeks substantial gains toward these public policy goals:

• All children enter school ready to learn.
• All children have access to health care that assures their healthy development.
• All children and youth are raised in loving and knowledgeable families free from abuse and neglect.
• All children have access to effective after-school and youth development programs.
• All children have access to high-quality public education through post-secondary completion.

PPC's strategies to accomplish its goals are:

• Conduct research and data analysis to develop credible information to help drive public policy.
• Use an array of communications strategies to increase awareness of key constituencies.
• Mobilize individuals and organizations to speak out for the interests of Pennsylvania’s children and youth.
• Engage in government relations to advance the interests of children and youth with the state and federal government.

Learn more in our Annual Report.