Two Reading Organizations Receive $420,000 in Gun Violence Reduction Grant Funding

September 8, 2021

Reading, PA − September 8, 2021 − Two Reading area non-profits, RIZE and The Village of Reading, received a total of $420,000 in Gun Violence Reduction Grant Program funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). RIZE, a youth arts...

Three Boroughs Represented by Schwank Receive Grant Funding for Traffic Safety Improvements

July 7, 2021

Reading, PA − July 7, 2021 − Kutztown, Shillington and Wyomissing Boroughs were awarded Green Light-Go grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) totaling over $780,000, according to State Senator Judy Schwank. Kutztown received...

Berks County Awarded Grant Funding from Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency

June 10, 2021

Reading, June 10, 2021  Three projects put forward by the Berk County will receive $884,403 in grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) for three projects according to Sen. Judy Schwank (D-11th district), Rep. Mark Rozzi...

Legislators Reaffirm their Commitment to Protecting Access to Abortion Hosted by PA Women’s Health Caucus

May 25, 2021

HARRISBURG, PA −  May 25, 2021 − Chairs, members, and advocates of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus (WHC) gathered today to reaffirm their commitment to protecting abortion access in response to the recent anti-abortion hearings in the Pennsylvania House...

PA Senate Democrats Hold Policy Hearing on the Impact of the State System of Higher Education Redesign Plan

May 17, 2021

Harrisburg – May 17, 2021 – At the request of state Senators Judy Schwank (D-Berks) and Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual public hearing on the impact of the Pennsylvania state system of higher...