Policy

Driving Change

PEC has acted with and on behalf of homeless families to advocate for urgently needed public policy changes. We can point to the following successes:

  • Worked with the White House to write a new leave policy into welfare law which allows working mothers limited time off without losing benefits
  • Organized the Family Service Provider Network, a regional family homelessness advocacy leadership group that focuses on homeless children and youth through its Children’s Committee
  • Advocated with City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Housing Authority on housing vouchers for families
  • Advanced the issues of homeless children and youth through the Children’s Work Group, a public/private partnership between the City and family providers
  • Testified before United States Senate and House committees on the reauthorization of the McKinney Vento Act
  • Briefed US Senate and House committee staff on federal policies affecting homeless families, such as Section 8 housing, children’s programs, housing trust fund, and more
  • Testified at numerous Philadelphia City Council hearings
  • Managed an extensive public policy communications strategy, including a monthly E-newsletter and regular policy briefs on family and child homelessness

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