See you This Saturday at My 2nd Annual Dock Day!

Rep. Carol Kazeem August 18, 2025

Dear Neighbor,

Mark Your Calendars for My 2^nd Annual Dock Day, Aug. 23!

See you next Saturday!

Transit Funding Crisis in Harrisburg

On Monday, I and my colleagues in the House passed House Bill 1788 to safeguard Pennsylvania’s public transit systems.

It was the fifth time our chamber has approved legislation to fund mass transit statewide. The bill includes an extra $300 million in funding for critical investments in SEPTA, rural transit agencies, and millions in additional funding for infrastructure projects across all 67 counties.

On Tuesday, the Senate responded with a bill that completely fails to provide the critical funding necessary to our transit systems:

It FORCES transit systems across the state to decide between the safety of their riders and workforce or whether they can continue to provide service.
It INCREASES fares in rural, urban, and suburban communities every two years indefinitely – a tax increase on an already-struggling population is NOT the answer.
It STRIPS funding from transit and diverts it to roads and bridges in rural areas.

This bill would force SEPTA to have to decide between:

Repairing and replacing the oldest rail fleet in the country or providing services to 800,000 riders across the Southeast and Philadelphia,
Making more service stops safer for individuals with disabilities or providing service at all.

Senate Republicans have failed SEPTA and failed the people of Delaware County and the rest of the Southeast.

This is not leadership. Fund SEPTA now!

Crozer Update and Prospect Medical Holdings Bankruptcy

Last week, ChristianaCare completed a $50M deal to take over five outpatient locations that they bought from Crozer after winning a bankruptcy auction in May. Christiana reopened imaging services on August 4 at the former Crozer locations in Broomall, Glen Mills, Havertown and Media.

They are working to reopen surgical, primary care and behavioral health services at these locations over the next two months.

The next bankruptcy hearing for Prospect, the California-based hedge fund that owns the Crozer Health system, is scheduled for Wednesday, August 20, at 2:30 pm. If you want to follow the bankruptcy case more closely, Prospect Medical Holdings created a website with information that includes court documents and hearing dates, including a link to watch the upcoming hearings: https://cases.omniagentsolutions.com/?clientId=3725and https://us-courts.webex.com/meet/jerniga

PECO Customer Relief Fund

Qualifying customers will be able to apply for assistance through PECO’s temporary Customer Relief Fund (CRF). This is a $10 million fund to provide eligible PECO customers relief in the form of credits to their heating and cooling bills, including electricity and natural gas.

Qualifying customers will receive a grant of $500, which will appear in qualifying customers’ bills as credits.

For more information or to apply visit:

https://www.peco.com/.../assistance.../customer-relief-fund

PHEAA Webinars

The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is offering webinars throughout the end of the year to assist families with student aid and financial assistance.

These courses include how to complete the PA State Grant form, Searching for Scholarships, and Financial Aid 101.

If you have a child interested in post-secondary education after high school – these webinars are for you!

Please use the following QR Codes or visit www.pheaa.org/virtual to register!

Creating Your StudentAid.gov Account

Wednesday, September 17

Tuesday, Novemeber 4

Searching for Scholarships

Wednesday, September 10

Wednesday, September 24

Financial Aid 101

Tuesday, November 18

Wednesday, December 10

Every Child Deserves Access to Quality Healthcare

CHIP isn’t only for low-income families. Parents may think their kids can't get CHIP coverage because they make too much money. Not true!

CHIP covers uninsured kids and teens up to age 19 who are not eligible for Medical Assistance.

Apply today: chipcoverspakids.com

Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program

There is still time to apply for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, and my office is available to help! If you have questions about the program or need application assistance, reach out to my office.