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Nonprofits throughout region receive $421,000 in foundation grants

The First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania recently announced $420,965 in Field of Interest Grants. These grants will support nonprofit organizations serving residents across North Central Pennsylvania. According to a news release, field of interest funds are established “by ...

Audit proposed for state’s child care assistance program

(The Center Square) — Alarmed by fraud reports among Minnesota day cares, calls grow in Pennsylvania to review taxpayer-funded programs in the commonwealth to weed out similar issues. State Reps. Jill Cooper, R-Export, and Kate Klunk, R-Hanover, began circulating a cosponsorship memo this ...

Dream Week returns. This year’s concept? Mission Impossible

Building community, uniting a nation the non-violent way. This is the ambition of Mission Impossible 2026 Dream Week, to be held Jan. 16 to Jan. 25 as part of honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy of peace through non-violence and taking action for improved ...

State launches new approach to handle elder abuse cases

(The Center Square) — As the number of senior adults increases in Pennsylvania, so too rises the number of elder abuse cases fielded by the state’s Area Agencies on Aging, or AAAs. On Tuesday, the Department of Aging, which oversees them, announced a collaboration that would bring together ...

Senate advances resolution to limit Trump’s war powers after Venezuela raid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere. Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance ...