From the Pennsylvania Safety Alliance (https://www.pasafetyalliance.org/): Our friends at CeaseFirePA, and us here at PSA, want you to connect with your legislators and tell them how you feel. CeaseFirePA has created a convenient, easy to use webpage where you can … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Safety Alliance (https://www.pasafetyalliance.org/): PSA has created a petition aimed at the Pennsylvania Legislature, asking them to help put an end to gun violence in our state. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1,654 Pennsylvanians … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): We are heartbroken by the avoidable death of Mr. Bruce Norris while waiting for Gov. Tom Wolf to finalize his commutation. Norris’s case for release from prison had been supported by the Board of … Continued
From the People’s Emergency Center (http://www.pec-cares.org): High-quality early childhood education promises to address many challenges that young children experiencing homelessness face. To keep that promise, both the homeless housing and early education systems need to communicate effectively so that parents … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): It defies logic. Over a quarter century ago, lawmakers passed a funding policy known as “hold harmless” which mandates that school districts cannot receive less funding than they did the year prior. … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order extending the federal moratorium on evictions for nonpayment of rent through March 31, following the directive issued by President Biden on his first … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): CeaseFirePA’s Executive Director, Adam Garber, highlighted 3 policies that CeaseFirePA is advocating for that we believe will reduce homicides, suicides, and violence in our communities. Those 3 policies are: Background checks, Extreme Risk Protection Orders, and Required Lost & … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Department of Health Please share this information as widely as possible. First, statewide, we have a COVID-19 Vaccination sub-site and a COVID-19 Vaccine Providers webpage. If you have questions specific to getting vaccine in Philadelphia county, please contact PDPH at 215-685-5200. … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/28/temporarily-not-good-enough-corporate-america-called-end-political-giving-once-and Published on Thursday, January 28, 2021 by Common Dreams “The attack at the Capitol warrants more than shallow promises to merely pause political donations. We must rededicate America’s grand experiment to its foundational principle—government of, for, and … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-01-29/senior/vaccination-hurdles-frustrate-pa-seniors/a72992-1 January 29, 2021 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Seniors have reported that some state or provider vaccination websites don’t work and a state interactive map is difficult to navigate. (alfa27/Adobe … Continued