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[LEBANON, PA] – The Community Health Council of Lebanon County (CHC) has been awarded a 2-year, $150,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to address the mental health of students in three Lebanon County public school districts.

LEBANON COUNTY, PA: On September 8, 2022, United Way of Lebanon County is hosting an ALICE Townhall at One West Main in Palmyra. ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, and Employed. 27% of Lebanon County households fall into the ALICE population, meaning that they work, yet still do not earn enough to support their families.

York, PA – (August 2, 2022) – The Spanish-American Multicultural Resource Center announces changes in leadership. Mrs. Yahaira Alvarado is the centers new Executive Director replacing Mr. Lou Rivera. Mrs. Alvarado’s long history of servant leadership in our community and her vision of the center as a connector hub for the underserved will help guide her strategic vision for future collaboration with community stakeholders.

Why is it that we often avoid difficult conversations? Is it because it makes us uncomfortable? Or are we afraid of the other person’s , or even our own , reaction? Knowing how to have that conversation is key to effective communication.

Keeping a store sanitary is hard, especially if you throw out a lot of expired and damaged goods. Instead of overwhelming the dumpster outside of the grocery store, consider learning how you can benefit from using compactors for your garbage.

“I remember my mother and my two siblings and I lived in a low income apartment with a stove that had four burners, but only one burner worked,” Fernandez told Harrisburg City Council earlier this month. “By the time the rice was done the chicken was cold.”

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Leigh M. Chapman announced today that ongoing improvements to Pennsylvania’s nurse licensing process will now allow new nursing school graduates to more quickly obtain a temporary practice permit (TPP) as they study for their nursing exams.  

For a community, the greatest wealth is the health and success of its businesses. And for communities that are as beautifully diverse as Lebanon, this also means paying particular attention to supporting our Latino businesses. At SCORE, this is closely woven into the lifeblood of our mission.

Harrisburg, PA — Scam artists are impersonating the Department of Revenue by sending Pennsylvania business owners fraudulent letters in the mail that direct them to turn over their accounting records. The goal of this ploy is to trick unsuspecting taxpayers into providing sensitive financial information, which the criminals behind the scheme can use for a number of illicit activities that could seriously harm a business’ financial standing.  

York County is dealing with what health professionals say is a significant rise in infant deaths.