Media Mentions
Block Gives Back Goes Gala
The Block Gives Back on Saturday night held a “Gala Edition” beef and beer at Philadelphia Ballroom, 2014 Hornig Road. The evening included music, dancing, raffle baskets, a 50/50 and merchandise sales. State Sen. Jim Dillon presented the group with a $50,000...
Philadelphia City Council Considering Implementing Rent Control
Local legislators say that in Philadelphia -- and throughout the entire state of Pennsylvania -- there are no meaningful protections in place that keep landlords from raising rents exponentially. But Philadelphia City Council and state legislators are working on ways...
Funding Mobile Health Services at Fox Chase
Sens. Tina Tartaglione, Jim Dillon and Art Haywood were at Fox Chase Cancer Center last week to present a $1.1 million grant to Temple Health to fund mobile health services. Accepting the check was Mike Young, president and CEO of Temple Health System.
A big helping hand for Caring for Friends
State Sen. Jimmy Dillon, state Reps. Matt Bradford and Joe Hohenstein and others were at Caring for Friends, 12271 Townsend Road, on Monday to present $1.25 million to the agency. The money will go toward a proposed 15,000-square-foot cold storage facility. The total...
$50M Announced To Fund Prosecution Of Gun Violence In PA
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — State Sen. Steve Santarsiero on Monday afternoon announced $50 million in available state funding to investigate and prosecute gun violence crimes in Pennsylvania. “The people we serve call on us to find solutions that will safeguard their homes,...