Posted at http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2018/07/auditor-general-recommends-changes-to.html Posted: 10 Jul 2018 02:29 PM PDT Auditor General Eugene DePasquale Tuesday said his recent performance audits of two programs designed to keep low-income Pennsylvanians warm and safer through winter found the state failed to spend … Continued
From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): Today the Trump Administration released its FY 2019 budget proposal, doubling down on last year’s unprecedented proposed cuts. The budget calls for the elimination of three programs critical to America’s working families … Continued
The 2017-18 LIHEAP season begins November 1. CLICK HERE for the English and HERE for the Spanish versions of the 2017-18 LIHEAP application (form HSEA 1). On October 20th, the Office of Community Services (OCS) Division of Energy Assistance (DEA) released … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-10-30/budget-policy-and-priorities/energy-help-for-low-income-pennsylvanians-still-precarious/a60068-1 October 30, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The Weatherization Assistance Program saves households an average of $283 per year. (StockSnap/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — With cold weather on the way, … Continued
By Claudia Vargas, Philadelphia Inquirer Updated: August 30, 2017 — 9:56 AM EDT Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services will restore planned cuts to home-heating assistance for the poor this winter, a relief for thousands of people across the state who rely … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): On July 18 African American clergy from across the country descended on Capitol Hill and held a press conference followed by meetings and civil disobedience to protest unjust budget proposals. These include: Cuts to … Continued
By Maripat Pileggi Each year, hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania families struggle to keep the heat on in their homes when the cold weather sets in. In some cases, they may face sickness or even death as they suffer without heat. … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/07/17/resources-from-around-the-coalition-fy18-budget-priorities-edition/#.WW0H3oTysdU By CHN July 17, 2017 Editor’s note: The following blog post was wirtten by Raquel Douglas, CHN’s Summer 2017 intern. One in four renter households unable to afford rent. Billions of dollars in cuts proposed to SNAP, rental assistance … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-07-11/budget-policy-and-priorities/dhs-proposing-cutting-heat-assistance/a58466-2 July 11, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Without heating assistance, people may turn to riskier ways of keeping warm. (Antonio Mette/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Responding to the threat … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): The Administration has proposed to cut this year’s funding for critical housing and community development programs. This is in addition to cuts that have been proposed for fiscal year 2018. We can’t wait to … Continued