Press Release,  Public Safety

Wolf Administration Announces $7.5 Million Funding Opportunity to Address Community Violence

September 09, 2020

The Wolf Administration announced recently that The School Safety and Security Committee (SSSC) within the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) is opening a competitive solicitation for grant applications designed to reduce or prevent community violence. State School Safety and Security Grant Program funds totaling $7.5 million will be made available for eligible applicants,…

Education,  Press Release,  Public Safety

Wolf Administration Provides Recommendation for School and Recreational Youth Sports

August 06, 2020

The Pennsylvania Department of Health and Department of Education today jointly recommended that Pre-K–12 school and recreational youth sports be postponed until at least Jan. 1, 2021, to protect children and teens from COVID-19. The administration is providing this strong recommendation and not an order or mandate. As with deciding whether students should return to…

Press Release,  Public Safety,  Weather Safety

Pennsylvania Providing Support to Local First Responders After TS Isaias Causes Significant Flooding

August 04, 2020

Governor Tom Wolf is directing commonwealth resources to southeastern Pennsylvania to support first responders after Tropical Storm Isaias dumped as much as eight inches of rain in about six hours in parts of the state, according to the National Weather Service. “This is a rapidly changing situation, and we anticipate that these missions will continue…

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Pennsylvania brinda apoyo a los socorristas locales después de que la tormenta tropical Isaias provoque inundaciones significativas

August 04, 2020

El Gobernador Tom Wolf está dirigiendo recursos del Estado al sureste de Pennsylvania para apoyar a los socorristas luego de que la tormenta tropical Isaias arrojara hasta ocho pulgadas de lluvia en aproximadamente seis horas en partes del estado, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. “Esta es una situación que cambia rápidamente, y anticipamos que estas…

Press Release,  Public Health,  Public Safety

Wolf Administration, Local Law Enforcement Stress Important Roles Education and Understanding Play in Enforcement of COVID-19 Orders

August 03, 2020

Governor Tom Wolf visited the Susquehanna Township Police headquarters today to discuss the important roles education and understanding play in the enforcement of the various COVID-19 mitigation orders in place across the state. “We have to do everything we can to keep our communities safe and healthy, including wearing a mask and following mitigation orders…