social service

SMETHPORT — A mobile food bank sponsored by St. Elizabeth Church in Smethport and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern PA in Erie will be held...

While response to the coronavirus pandemic has put many programs and businesses temporarily on pause, Meals on Wheels volunteers never skipped a beat ...

HARRISBURG — Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller reminded Pennsylvanians that public assistance programs remain available to fa...

No new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported among local counties on Wednesday. McKean County remains at 12 positives, while Potter County has ...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Health stated that as of Tuesday, there were 610 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state...

PITTSBURGH — To care for the communities UPMC serves — both inside and outside its hospital walls — The Beckwith Institute is providing $400,000 to su...

CROSBY — McKan Trucking held a fundraiser for Norwich Township Volunteer Fire Department’s truck fund. Early in March while the fire department was in...

The McKean County District Attorney’s Office expressed its appreciation to the county’s dispatchers during this National Public Safety Communicators’ ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Skill, whose skill games are manufactured by Pace-O-Matic and Miele Manufacturing, today donated $250,000 to Feeding Pennsyl...

ERIE — The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania continues to amplify its efforts in McKean County to provide hunger relief during the CO...

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — National Fuel Gas Company Foundation, the charitable giving arm of National Fuel Gas Company, announced a donation of $250,000 a...

HARRISBURG — Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced a clean audit for the volunteer firefighters’ relief association for Eldred Township. “My aud...

AKRON, Ohio – The FirstEnergy Foundation is donating $500,000 to 42 local food banks and hunger centers in communities served by FirstEnergy Corp. ele...

SMETHPORT — The Smethport Food Pantry announces it will maintain continued operations during the COVID-19 outbreak. Sharon Kohler stated that the food...

ALLENTOWN — As the fight to combat COVID-19 continues, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., is urging Pennsylvanians to cover their mouths and noses when they...

HARRISBURG — Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced the release of an audit report for the volunteer firefighters’ relief association of Otto Tow...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Department of Emergency Services activated extended efforts earlier in the week in response to the global pandemic of CO...

MOUNT JEWETT — Mount Jewett Mayor Annie Jo Wolfe wants to make sure the borough is still sufficiently prepared for emergencies, she said in a statemen...

HARRISBURG — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding issued guidance for accessing emergency food assistance for Pennsylvanians at risk of hunger due to...

HARRISBURG – The Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) today released operational recommendations...