Sen. Hughes Presents $500K Check to Methodist Services for its Power House Redevelopment Project
PHILADELPHIA, PA – September 29, 2022 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) presented Methodist Services with a $500,000 check for its Power House redevelopment project. The grant money comes by way of the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program...
Senator Hughes Secures $250K Grant for Cradles to Crayons
PHILADELPHIA, PA – September 29, 2022 − State Senator Vincent Hughes on Wednesday presented a $250,000 mock check to Cradles to Crayons, a non-profit organization leading the way in filling a critical gap in services for families in low-income and poverty situations. This funding, secured by Sen. Hughes, is made possible thanks to the American Rescue Plan, and will enable Cradles to Crayons to provide more diapers to Philadelphia-area families in need.
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Big Win in Harrisburg: Creating the Teacher Diversity Pipeline
Big Win in Harrisburg: Creating the Teacher Diversity Pipeline Pennsylvania has a problem.A decade ago, the commonwealth certified 20,000 new teachers.Last year, that number was down to just 6,000. However, we recently enacted some important, bipartisan...
Sen. Hughes Announces More than $700 Thousand in New Funding for Montgomery County, Philadelphia Projects
HARRISBURG, PA – September 21, 2022 − State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) announced Tuesday three new project approvals through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) for environmental and infrastructure projects in the 7th...
State senators announce $1.5 million in grants for Ida recovery
UPPER DUBLIN — As they marked one year since Hurricane Ida and a related tornado struck Horsham and Upper Dublin Townships, two state senators announced good news for those still recovering from that storm. State Sens. Vincent Hughes, D-7th Dist., and Maria Collett,...
PHEAA is Urging Selected Student Loan Relief for Nurses Applicants to Submit Final Documents to Maintain Eligibility; Must Respond by September 24
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is encouraging the thousands of nurses who have been selected for participation in Pennsylvania’s Student Loan Relief for Nurses (SLRN) Program to submit their final verification forms as soon as possible...