Burgos: Over $1 million secured for local community improvement projects

Rep. Danilo Burgos December 18, 2025 | 2:20 PM

HARRISBURG, Dec. 18 – State Rep. Danilo Burgos announced today that over $1 million in new grant funding from the Commonwealth Financing Authority is being awarded to several organizations in the House legislative district he serves.

In the 197^th, Burgos supported state funding for the following organizations and projects:

$195,000 to Lighthouse Inc. to support its Lighthouse Community Recreation Center.
$250,000 to the Foreman Arts Initiative Inc. to complete recommended ADA accommodations.
$447,204 to the Temple Health System Transport Team Inc. for the purchase and upfitting of an ambulance.

“Lighthouse has been a beacon in our community for well over a century as they provide educational, recreational, cultural, social and economic improvement programs to families across the district,” said Burgos.

“Modifying existing buildings to be accessible for all and providing quality care for those in need across the city are top priority. I know these funds will go to great use and positively impact plenty of lives.”

Additional approved funding Burgos advocated for with other lawmakers in the Philadelphia region he serves includes:

$86,450 to Small Things Inc., for the purchase of a refrigerated sprinter van to pick up food from retailers and deliver it to the nonprofit’s warehouse.
$64,313 to Philadelphia City to purchase the supplies necessary to implement a recycling and trash program at 35 city-owned recreation centers within the city.

More information about CFA funding can be found here: https://dced.pa.gov/programs/local-share-account-lsa-statewide/

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