November 2021
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Take Action – Join the Children Cannot Wait Campaign 
Pennsylvania is at a crossroads with the advent of new policy makers. New leadership at state and federal levels will affect how young children experience homelessness. Will you join our campaign to convince candidates to support vulnerable young children? 

The Children Cannot Wait Campaign will ask Pennsylvania’s Gubernatorial candidates: If elected, would you strengthen the ties between the homeless housing and education systems to support Pennsylvania’s 29,000 young homeless children? 
After you sign on, we will add your name to the growing list of supporters of the letter that will go to the candidates, and you will be invited to a potential Zoom meeting with them! The requests in the letter relate to the recommendations from this Fall's Building Early Links for Learning (BELL) Summit - click on the buttons below to learn more.
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9,382 Children Ages Birth through Kindergarten Experienced Homelessness in Pennsylvania in School Year 2020 
PEC summarizes data from Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (ECYEH) 2019-20 State Evaluation Report to inform policy makers in the homeless housing system, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, and Pennsylvania Homeless Stakeholders’ Group about young children experiencing homelessness.
Take the Survey: Where Are Philadelphia’s Homeless Families?  
Data from the Pennsylvania Department of Education suggests that there are more families experiencing homelessness by being doubled up due to economic reasons than those families in shelter. Where are these families? Take the survey to suggest where they might be.