LIHEAP Heating Assistance Program Open
The 2021-2022 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is now open for applications. Families who need a grant for heating assistance can apply online or on paper, and crisis grants are available for households in immedite danger of being without heat. To be eligible, your household must meet income guidelines. You do not have…
UWP Reminds Faith-Based and Nonprofit Organizations that Grants are Available to Help Vaccinate Children, in addition to First, Second Doses and Boosters
Lemoyne, PA – United Way of Pennsylvania is administering a grant program to help nonprofit and faith-based organizations connect hard-to reach populations statewide with COVID-19 vaccinations, including boosters and vaccines for children. The Local Innovations in Vaccine Equity in Pennsylvania project (LIVE PA) is a partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health reduce vaccine hesitancy…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…