Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Arlen Specter and Bob Casey today announced that the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved federal funding for several Southeastern Pennsylvania health, education and labor projects. The projects are contained in the Fiscal Year 2010 Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.
“I am pleased my colleagues have approved this important funding for Southeastern Pennsylvania,” Senator Specter said. “Health and education are our nation’s greatest capital assets, and these projects are vital to ensuring quality health care and education for Pennsylvania.”
“I am happy that funding for these vital projects has been approved by my colleagues,” Senator Casey said. “These funds will ensure that Pennsylvanians have access to quality health care, job training programs and education. This is great news for Southeastern Pennsylvania.”
The bill must be approved by the full Senate, the House of Representatives and signed into law by the President before funding is final.
Southeastern Pennsylvania projects in the bill include:
Healthcare-related
• $125,000 for the City of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County for equipment to develop an Electronic Parental Care Registry. This registry will help to improve the safety and quality of care for pregnant women by linking community-based providers with hospitals to ensure timely and accurate sharing of information.
• $100,000 for Bucks County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. in Bucks County to expand drug and alcohol prevention programs. These programs, which will be expanded into Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties, make it possible to avoid future costs for addiction treatment and substance-related illness, crime, and loss of productivity in the workplace.
• $100,000 for Friends Association for Care and Protection of Children in
Chester County for emergency services for homeless families. These services include an emergency shelter for homeless families and a transitional housing program for families, including food and clothing as needed.
• $100,000 for Reading Hospital and Medical Center in Berks County for equipment. Funds will be used for a Bi-plane angiography unit for aneurysms treatment.
• $100,000 for Temple University Health System in Philadelphia County for facilities and equipment. Funds will be used for renovations and upgrades to the physical infrastructure of Temple University Hospital-Episcopal Campus in North Philadelphia to ensure continuous high quality patient care.
• $100,000 for Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia County to purchase interventional radiology equipment and retrofit facilities to house the equipment.
Education-Related
• $100,000 for Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia County for the Center for Environmental Sciences and Sustainability. The center’s primary objective is to focus on training and education related to green jobs to create a skilled energy workforce.
• $100,000 for Lincoln University in Chester County for college preparation programs. The program will provide academic support to students to enhance persistence and retention of students working towards a four year degree.
• $100,000 for Project HOME in Philadelphia County for afterschool programs. The program helps youth build literacy and technology skills, and works to increase access to higher education.
• $100,000 for Philadelphia University in Philadelphia County for educational equipment related to science. The project is responding to the national and regional need for professionals and technicians trained in science and technology, so that the nation can remain competitive internationally
• $100,000 for Security on Campus, Inc. in Montgomery County to support the Jeanne Clery Act Training program to reflect new campus security reporting requirements. This includes assisting institutions in complying the new requirements, training faculty, offering a pilot session for colleges and universities in southeastern PA, and training in various media formats.
• $100,000 for Elwyn, Inc. in Delaware County for job training and education programs for individuals with disabilities. The program will enhance employment programs at Elwyn and will place nontraditional disabled individuals in all industries and service sectors in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Labor-related
• $100,000 for Finishing Trades Institute in Philadelphia to support a training program which will provide workers with the trade-skills necessary to implement weatherization programs through classroom instruction, shop, and field experience.
• $100,000 for Impact Services Corporation in Philadelphia to provide job training to unemployed members of the Philadelphia community, including honorably discharged veterans of the Armed Forces. Impact Services matches employees with potential employers and has served 3,000 individuals over the past several years.
• $100,000 for Liberty Resources in Philadelphia to support its job training and workforce development program for persons with disabilities. Utilizing a training model which provides feedback to students to assess their skills and goals, Liberty Resources performs vitally needed vocational training services that further the welfare of people with disabilities.
• $100,000 for Philadelphia Shipyard Development Corporation to create a more competitive small business shipbuilding supplier network to reclaim the jobs that are otherwise going to offshore companies. This program will consist of classroom training and on the job training, saving up to 50 and creating up to 50 jobs.
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