Dear Neighbor & Estimado Vecino,

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I hope you are well. I would like to share important information about my ongoing work. As always, please feel free to reach out to my office for help with any state-related issues. To stay informed,?visit my official page. You can also check your?preferences?to make sure you're signed up for?my emails.?

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The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is now accepting applications! This program provides cash grants to help families cover their heating bills as we head into winter. Grant amounts range from $200 to $1,000, depending on your income, household size, and fuel type.

You can apply here or contact my office for assistance.

Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program helps older friends and neighbors stay in their homes while affording groceries, medicine, and other necessities. The program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians who are 65 or older, widows and widowers 50 or older, and people with disabilities 18 or older.

Rebates range from $380 to $1,000, and the application deadline has been extended to December 31. My staff is available to assist with applications, so don’t hesitate to contact my district office!

The Pennsylvania American Water Company, which serves parts of my district, is looking to implement major water and wastewater rate increases, up by 14.6% overall.

If you want to provide comment and push back against these price hikes, you can file a complaint with the Public Utilities Commission here. You can also receive more updates on this case by contacting the Office of Consumer Advocate at consumer@paoca.org.

My staff and I joined a team building exercise hosted by Rep. Regina Young, along with Rep. Darisha Parker and Speaker Joanna McClinton. I am proud to be working with my colleagues to make Harrisburg and our district office more effective. Thank you for hosting us!

My staff had the opportunity to attend the graduation ceremony for the 43rd cohort from Connections Work, which works to remove barriers and allow for life-changing success through growth in professional development.

My staff also attended the graduation ceremony for Tec Centro Berks, where nearly 120 graduates have worked to build brighter futures for themselves and their families through various workforce training and adult education classes.

Congratulations to the graduates from both of these incredible organizations and thank you to Connections Work and Tec Centro for all the amazing work they do to advance our community!

It was great to meet with Bob Hoffmaster, President of the United Labor Council of Reading and Berks County. I am proud to support the work that Bob and our local unions do to protect workers in our community.

I had the honor of attending the United Labor Council of Reading and Berks County's Christmas Social. This event helped to provide support to local union members who need assistance due to the changing economy and recent strikes.

I am proud to stand side-by-side supporting our local union members, and I am so thankful to have been invited to attend this event.

The City of Reading and the Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks will be hosting a Menorah Lighting Celebration to mark the beginning of Hannukah. The event will be on December 16 at 5:15 PM at the corner of 5th and Penn St.

The Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus, under the direction of Dillon Beede, will present its winter program at Trinity Lutheran Church (527 Washington St., Reading) on December 14 at 4 PM. The program will celebrate LGBTQIA+ identity and community through choral music, poetry, and storytelling.

All donations will be given to the LGBT Center of Greater Reading. HGMC Artistic Director Dillon Beede, LGBT Center Director Laura Biancone and staff member Suzan Fetzer will take part in a preconcert talk at 3:30 PM.

The Scottish Rite, Valley of Reading will be presenting its Holiday Happenings event at the Scottish Rite Cathedral (430 Seventh Ave., West Reading) on December 13 and 14 from 5 - 8 PM.

The event features toy train and LEGO displays, a live Nativity scene, a roving magician and a nightly visit from Santa Claus, along with live music performances from the Brass Menagerie and the Happy Dutchman Band.

As always, my team and I are here to help you navigate state programs and services. Please reach out with any questions, concerns, or ideas. If you can't make it into my district office, you can visit one of my satellite offices! Find my office information below:

Centro Hispano Casa Senior Center

25 N. 2nd St., Reading, PA, 19601

every Thursday from 9 a.m. to Noon

Spring Township Municipal Building

2850 Windmill Road, Sinking Spring, PA, 19608

1st and 3rd Friday from 9 a.m. to Noon

We also host DAV Services (Disabled American Veterans) in my office

1111 Penn Ave., Wyomissing, PA 19610

Every other Monday from 9 a.m. to Noon

Pennsylvania State Capitol

104-A East Wing Main Capitol
Harrisburg, PA 17120

(717) 772-1858

District Office

1111 Penn Ave.
Wyomissing, PA 19610

(484) 577-2756