Policy

PEC has acted with and on behalf of families who are experiencing homelessness 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 advocacy leadership group that focuses on children and youth who are experiencing homelessness through its Children’s Committee
  
• Advocated with City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Housing Authority on housing vouchers for families
  
• Advanced the issues of children and youth who are experiencing homelessness 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 families who are experiencing homelessness, 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 families and children who are experiencing homelessness