2024-25 Budget Wins + PennDOT wants to hear from you!
Rep. Joanna E. McClinton July 12, 2024 | 5:07 PM
Cobbs Creek Parkway Community Meeting
Do you have questions, comments, or concerns about the Cobbs Creek Parkway safety improvement program? Join PennDot and your local elected officials to voice your concerns and learn more about making our streets safer at 6 p.m., Wednesday July 17 at Motivation High School! For more information email lfullard@pa.gov.
Shredding Event
Join me and Sen. Williams on Saturday, July 27 at 10 a.m. at Friendship Circle Senior Center at 1515 Lansdowne Ave. for a shred day! We will be able to assist you in the disposable of old documents, folders and more!
Free Air Conditioning Units and Fans Available to LIHEAP Participants
The Energy Coordination Agency is working with the state to distribute free air conditioning units and fans or coordinate free cooling system repairs for income-eligible Philadelphians. This program reallocates unused federal LIHEAP funds given to the state and therefore has strict eligibility requirements. Philadelphians must either:
- Already be receiving weatherization assistance, or
- Have received a LIHEAP grant this past winter
To apply for a free A/C unit or system repair with ECA, please send your appeal letter and/or the LIHEAP acknowledgement letter of their enrollment in the program to liheapcooling@ecasys.org.
Emergency Funds for Older Philadelphians
The Philadelphia Corporation for Aging Emergency Fund for Older Philadelphians helps to meet basic human needs for those who have exhausted all other resources. If you or someone you know is over 60, lives in Philadelphia and has exhausted all other resources, please contact my office at 215-748-6712 for a referral!
Free Meals for Kids 18 and under!
The end of the school year can mean an end to free breakfast and lunch programs, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program helps ensure that students still have access to nutritious meals, even when school is out. Text FOOD or COMIDA to 914-342-7744 or 304-304 for Philadelphia residents and visit www.fns.usda.gov/meals4kids, www.fns.usda.gov/summer/sunmeals or www.phila.gov/food.
Sunbucks
This year, Pennsylvania is introducing SUNbucks, a new grocery benefits program that provides households with a one-time payment of $120 for each eligible child to buy food while school is out. Children who applied and were approved for free/reduced-price school meals or who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits are automatically eligible for SUN bucks. Those who are not a part of these programs can still apply. For more information visit pa.gov.
This week in H
On July 11, we passed the 2024-25 Pennsylvania budget! This budget responds to the issues that you, my neighbors, talk about with me the most - quality schools, safe communities, and help for working families.
To learn more about how the state budget helps our community visit my website.