From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): If you haven’t done so, please sign our letter to the U.S. Senate at https://action.momsrising.org/sign/SaveThe600 calling on them to extend the $600 per week unemployment insurance (UI) benefits boost and take action right away to protect … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/06/fears-going-through-hell-again-us-covid-infection-rate-hits-record-high-27th Published on Monday, July 06, 2020 by Common Dreams “With American lives on the line, the question now is whether members of the Republican Party will continue to stand by in silence as the President peddles fiction … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’re hearing from moms every single day who are struggling with unemployment and questioning how they are going to pay their bills and continue to put food on the table for their families. Moms like Beverly, … Continued
By Stephen Caruso| Kim Lyons July 1, 2020 About an hour after downplaying the need for another statewide shutdown over COVID-19, the Wolf administration ordered all Pennsylvanians to wear a mask anytime they leave their homes. The order, which applies to all … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/30/brutal-pandemic-reality-check-top-cdc-official-gives-grim-assessment-coronavirus Published on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 by Common Dreams CDC principal deputy director Dr. Anne Schuchat said we’re “not even beginning to be over this.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of … Continued
As per the PA VOAD: Find the PA version of a Resource Guide: COVID-19 Philanthropic Recovery Funds. These resources can be potential funding sources that may assist your agency in recovering from the COVID-19 emergency. Information on how to apply … Continued
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak today announced that people who exhaust their regular unemployment compensation (UC) and federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) may now qualify for 13 additional weeks of payments through the state’s … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/29/analysis-warns-11-those-unemployed-due-pandemic-have-zero-chance-getting-job-back Published on Monday, June 29, 2020 by Common Dreams “The 10.7% number represents the hard floor that we’ll bump up against when the virus vanishes, leaving us in a Great Recession level unemployment situation.” By Eoin Higgins, … Continued
Masks are mandatory in PA Businesses. Follow this link for more information. Work and congregate settings restrictions: Continued telework strongly encouraged Businesses with in-person operations must follow updated Business and Building Safety Requirements All businesses operating at 50% occupancy in the yellow phase … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency opened applications for a new rental and mortgage assistance program today, Monday, June 29, 2020. This new program is funded through the Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund allocated by the … Continued