Written by Harrisburg, PA – State Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera today outlined the investments in education championed by Governor Tom Wolf in the 2018-19 budget and over the last four years that are helping Pennsylvania’s students by restoring education funding, increasing enrollment in kindergarten and pre-k, bolstering graduation rates, and training more students for careers. “Over the […]
Harrisburg, PA – Through an innovative approach to shopping for electricity, the Wolf administration will save an estimated $27.2 million through 2022 – including $4.3 million in savings over the next four years for commonwealth facilities and municipal members of the COSTARS program. This is the third consecutive year the commonwealth will increase savings and decrease […]
Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Tom Wolf’s multi-agency Opioid Command Center announced the addition of three important datasets to Pennsylvania’s Opioid Data Dashboard, introduced in March. “The more information we share, the more informed Pennsylvanians can become and the more we can work together to fight this epidemic from all sides,” Governor Wolf said. “The Opioid Command […]
Department of Human Services Permanency Conference, “Together We Can,” Focuses on Adoption Successes
Pocono Mountains, PA – Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller today kicked-off the 26th Annual Pennsylvania Permanency Conference, “Together We Can,” held June 13 through June 15 at Kalahari Resorts and Conventions in the Pocono Mountains. The three-day event is attended by child welfare professionals, current and prospective foster or adoptive families, kinship care […]
WHITE HAVEN, PA – Yesterday, Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller visited Youth Forestry Camp 2 (YFC2), a 49-bed open residential facility for adjudicated delinquent males located in Hickory Run State Park in Carbon County. YFC2 primarily serves young men age 14 to 20 with delinquency, addiction, and socially maladaptive issues. YFC2 has stepped […]
Chester, PA – Today, Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller visited Crozer-Keystone Health System, a Center of Excellence (COE), to discuss the importance of the Wolf Administration’s efforts to ensure continuity of and access to treatment to combat the opioid epidemic. “COEs have proven themselves to be a critical part of our efforts to […]
Commonwealth Sets Jobs Record for Fourteenth Consecutive Month Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) released its employment situation report for May 2018. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate declined two-tenths of a percentage point from April to 4.5 percent, the lowest rate since September 2007. This was the second monthly decrease in the […]
Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Tom Wolf signed a U.S. Defense Department Employer Statement of Support for the more than 1,300 Pennsylvania National Guard members and reservists who work for the commonwealth, thanking them for their service and pledging to offer support as these Guard members and reservists fulfill their military service duties while under the […]
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