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DHS Online Screening Tool Helps SNAP Recipients Navigate New Rules
Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services (DHS) has launched a new online screening tool to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and applicants navigate new requirements to access benefits.
Providers Must Apply for Recruitment and Retention Award by January 29
Providers must submit an application for the Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention Award to ELRC Region 5 by Thursday, January 29.
PA Promise for Children Releases January Booklist for Preschoolers
PA Promise for Children has released its list of January books for preschoolers in its Kindergarten Here I Come newsletter. The list includes eight books across four categories.
Tickets Available for MOYC Celebration
This spring, ELRC Region 5's quality partner, Trying Together, will host Celebrating Together, a special evening for early childhood educators and all who support them.
Allegheny County Announces New Out-of-School-Time Programs Dashboard
The Allegheny County Department of Children Initiatives (DCI) has created a new Out-of-School Time (OST) Programs Dashboard to explore the locations of OST programs in the county.
Rapid Response Team Grants Extended by OCDEL for a Year
Pennsylvania’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has announced that the Rapid Response Team Grants funded through the Preschool Development Birth to Five initiative have been extended.
Survey Aims to Gather Information on Afterschool and Summer Program Needs
The Afterschool Alliance is asking those who operate afterschool or summer learning programs to take a survey to provide information on the needs that their programs face.
Deadline for Pennie Marketplace Open Enrollment is January 15
The final deadline for the state’s Pennie health insurance marketplace annual open enrollment is Thursday, January 15.
Thriving Kids Podcast Episode Focuses on Building Kindness and Resilience
From navigating big feelings and social stress to constantly evolving technology and the growing need for independence, helping children to build coping skills, stay connected, and develop confidence requires patience, practice, and repeated conversations from caregivers.