Housing Investments in New PA Budget

From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): Harrisburg—On Friday, July 8th, the Pennsylvania Legislature approved the 2022-23 state budget allocating $375 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding for affordable housing construction, rehabilitation, and repairs. $125 Million for Whole Home Repairs … Continued

Tell PA Elected Officials to Support Substantial Investment in Public Education

From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): At this time one year ago, we told state lawmakers that it would take 20 years for poor school districts to be fully funded and that was no longer acceptable. We refused to lose … Continued

Tell Lawmakers to Remember the Hungry in PA Budget

From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): NOTE: You need not be Lutheran to use this tool. As Christians, we pray for daily bread, not just for ourselves, but for our neighbors. As Lutherans, we believe we are called to … Continued

Tell PA General Assembly to Support Budget with Increased Funding for Environmental Agencies to Do Their Work

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From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Budget negotiations are underway in Harrisburg as lawmakers work to pass a new spending plan by the June 30 deadline, and it’s important for our elected officials to hear from constituents about our priorities and concerns. As … Continued

Urge PA Legislators to Support $80 Million in Grants to Community-Based Violence Prevention

From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): The most immediate opportunity we have to advance gun violence prevention (GVP) in Harrisburg is to lobby the legislature to fund $80 million in grants for community-based violence prevention programs in the state budget. You can help … Continued

Tell PA Lawmakers to Approve Governor’s Proposed Education Budget Without Cuts

From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Pennsylvania ranks 45th in the nation for state share of funding for schools. According to a benchmark in state law, Pennsylvania school districts are underfunded by an eye-popping $4.6 billion each year. When the … Continued

Tell PA Legislators We Need Greater Investment to Reduce Gun Violence

From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Outreach and trauma-informed programs are interrupting violence in every part of Pennsylvania right now. But if we don’t continue those efforts, and expand them, the slow work to heal communities and prevent violence will stop. That’s the … Continued

Urge Your State Legislators to Sign Cosponsorship Memos to Raise Housing Fund Cap

From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): State Senators Elder Vogel and Art Haywood, along with State Representative Matt Dowling, have circulated co-sponsorship memos to raise the cap on PHARE funding. Identical House and Senate memos propose eliminating the $40 million … Continued