Open Enrollment for Pennie Health Insurance Starts Nov. 1

If you don’t have health insurance, you can get covered by Pennie. 70% of people covered by Pennie in PA pay less than $50 a month. Check out plans and get enrolled from Nov. 1 – Dec. 15 at pennie.com.

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Join Us: Trauma-Informed Grassroots Champions Summit

Register for Resilient PA’s free virtual summit to learn more about trauma-informed care in PA! Our November 16th event will feature: Beth Tomlinson, Director of K-12 Education, from United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley will discuss the formation of Resilient Lehigh Valley. Resilient Lehigh Valley is a cross-sector, collective-impact effort dedicated to increasing youth resiliency through creating a trauma-informed…

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Get Real-World Skills with PA 211 internships in Harrisburg

Are you a student in the greater Harrisburg area who’s into UX or data science, and wants to make a positive impact in communities all across PA? Do you want to gain real-world skills and academic credit? If so, take a look at PA 211’s position descriptions for the Spring 2022 Website Database Internship and…

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PA Department of Education Seeking Survey Participants

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) invites Local Education Association (LEA) Administrators who provide supervision for programming and staff, working with or supporting children ages 5 through 8 and their families, to participate in the Attitudes Toward Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC) Survey. The ARTIC Survey is a three-year project that will help guide statewide decision making…

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Help with Housing – PA 211

If you need rent and utilities assistance or emergency housing, PA 211 can connect you to help. Help is available for low-income housing, Section 8, ERAP, and other housing needs. Programs and procedures differ from county to county, so please select your county to get started: pa211.org/housing. If you need more assistance, text your zip…

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Opportunity to Speak Up for Working Pennsylvanians

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in America. EITC puts money back into working Pennsylvanians’ pockets, promotes work, and encourages economic growth. That’s why we need your help to ask our legislators to support it! 2 out of 5 PA households are struggling to make ends meet….

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LIVE Grant For Vaccine Equity Open for Applications Statewide; Includes Faith-Based Org.’s

The Local Innovations in Vaccine Equity in Pennsylvania project (LIVE PA) is currently accepting grant applications throughout the state. This project, initiated by the Wolf Administration and United Way of Pennsylvania, will administer $4 million in mini-grants to local organizations, and $630,000 to support faith-based organizations aiming to reduce COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and ensure an equitable vaccine…

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Local Innovations in Vaccine Equity in PA (LIVE PA) Grant Expanded to Faith-Based Organizations

The Pennsylvania Department of Health and United Way of Pennsylvania have expanded the Local Innovations in Vaccine Equity in Pennsylvania project (LIVE PA), which aims to reduce vaccine hesitancy and ensure an equitable vaccine distribution throughout the Commonwealth. United Way of Pennsylvania will administer an additional $630,000 in grants to support the efforts of local…

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United Way of PA and the Early Learning Investment Commission Release Child Care Report on Working Families and Businesses

Harrisburg, PA – United Way of Pennsylvania (UWP) in partnership with the Early Learning Investment Commission (ELIC) releases a report which demonstrates that both employers and workers recognize child care is essential to Pennsylvania’s economic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Child Care is Essential for Working Families and Businesses report combines the results from ELIC’s survey of business leaders in Pennsylvania, and UWP’s survey of…

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Federal Unemployment and Pandemic Benefits Expire September 5

On September 5, several unemployment benefit programs designed to help during the COVID-19 crisis will end. Programs that will expire are: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA): Provided benefits for workers who are not typically eligible for UC, like gig workers and the self-employed. Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC): Provided additional weeks of UC, beyond 26 weeks….

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