BACKGROUND The Department of Environmental Protection has developed this grant program in accordance with Section 301 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101 of July 1988). The intent of this program is to reduce, to … Continued
To ensure that Pennsylvanians have opportunities to safely enjoy outdoor recreation as a way to maintain positive physical and mental health, and in keeping with the commonwealth’s stay-at-home orders to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Governor Tom Wolf today announced … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): The IRS has announced that SSI recipients who have dependents under 17, and did NOT file 2018 or 2019 taxes, must act by Tuesday, May 5th in order to receive additional payments. If you are unsure if … Continued
Ecumenical Advocacy Days’ 2020 conference theme is “Imagine! God’s Earth and People Restored!” As the COVID-19 pandemic lays bare the deeply rooted systemic injustice and institutionalized racism that traps communities of color in cycles of poverty and poor health outcomes, … Continued
In consultation with public health professionals and in an effort to simplify and to better capture growth, decline, or stability, the Wolf Administration elaborated on the Department of Health metrics and included an example to aid in calculation. The target data … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): Over the past 3 weeks, 6,000 advocates have sent more than 17,000 emails to Governor Wolf and the General Assembly reminding them that child care is not only essential for workers on the front line … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): America’s farmers feed the country and have been designated as “essential” workers who are critical to our country’s infrastructure. But right now half of farmworkers are unauthorized immigrants—with few labor rights or workplace protections, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Millions of immigrants are on the front lines confronting this pandemic as hospital workers, harvesting our food, delivering our groceries, and caring for our loved ones. In fact, one in four healthcare workers are immigrants. [1] … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): We recently joined our partners from the PA Schools Work campaign in urging Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation to support additional, significant, flexible funding for school districts in the next phase of emergency COVID-19 response … Continued
Released by the Governor’s Office on April 20: The Wolf Administration has taken broad and far-reaching actions to help meet the short and long-term needs of individual Pennsylvanians in the face of this unprecedented pandemic. Ensuring that Pennsylvanians from all … Continued