Stories tagged: "coronavirus aid"

Coronavirus Beth Pardo and her daughter Zoe Ko view a burial service for Winifred Pardo via video conference, in Orefield, Pa., in April 2020. When 91-year-old Pardo died, presumably from COVID-19, her family was in other states and couldn't attend the funeral because of the coronavirus pandemic. So a Brooklyn funeral director turned to people in her own neighborhood for help. And people responded. One woman did some embroidery for the casket. Others sent over lilacs and daffodils. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Coronavirus If You Lost a Family Member to COVID, You Could Get Help With Funeral Costs

Families who lost loved ones to COVID-19 can get up to $9,000 to cover funeral costs through FEMA’s Funeral Assistance program.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery March 16, 2022 2:12 pm EDT
Economy State Sen. Pat Browne, R-Allentown (Courtesy PA Senate)
Economy At Least One Republican is Willing to Listen to Wolf’s Plan to Help Pa. Families

A high-ranking state senator said Gov. Wolf’s plan to issue checks of up to $2,000 to some Pennsylvania families “could be possible.”

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery March 9, 2022 1:06 pm EST
Coronavirus New graduates line up before the start of commencement ceremonies. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Coronavirus Four PA Representatives Urge President Biden to Extend Pause on Student Loan Payments

Four Pennsylvania representatives are among a large group of Congress members urging President Joe Biden to extend the current pause on federal student loan payments and interest.

Ume Sarfaraz Ume Sarfaraz July 7, 2021 3:00 pm EDT
Coronavirus A man holds a sign that says "I lost my job because of coronavirus." Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic and related business closures. The American Rescue Plan extends unemployment benefits to help them through September. (Shutterstock Photo/Nata Bene)
Coronavirus What Does the COVID Relief Package Mean for Pennsylvania’s Unemployed?

Approximately 10% of Pennsylvania’s workforce will benefit from the unemployment program extension included in the American Rescue Plan.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams March 12, 2021 4:03 pm EST
Coronavirus US President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the public health and economic crises at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware on January 14, 2021. - President-elect Joe (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Coronavirus ‘We Have to Act’: Biden Announces $1.9 Trillion Relief Package

President-elect outlines how he wants to get the American economy back on track with direct aid to individuals and small businesses, funding for vaccinations, and a large investment in infrastructure.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers January 15, 2021 11:56 am EST

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FILE - Owners bring their dogs to a park in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Veterinary laboratories in several states, including Oregon, Colorado and New Hampshire, are investigating an unusual respiratory illness in dogs that causes lasting illness and doesn't respond to antibiotics. The Oregon Department of Agriculture, which is working with state researchers and the U.S. Deparment of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratory to find out what is causing the illnesses, has documented more than 200 cases of the disease since mid-August 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) Safety Officials: Mysterious respiratory illness sickening dogs in other states has reached Pennsylvania
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Volunteers Aaron McKissic, left, an employee of FedEx, and Dina Nellis, right, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, work on an assembly line filling bags with six week-end meals for students in 29 Pittsburgh city schools in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. The Backpack Feeding Program provides free weekend meals to children enrolled in the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture National School Lunch Program's Free or Reduced Price School Meals. The Backpack Feeding program is coordinated by the joint effort of Focus Pittsburgh, and the Pittsburgh area Food Bank. ( Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Local We asked, you answered: What’s a charity or organization in Pennsylvania you feel strongly about donating your time and/or money to?
Congresswoman Susan Wild speaking at the grand opening of a TSA security checkpoint at the Lehigh Valley International Airport on July 28, 2023 (Photo: Sean Kitchen) Labor Susan Wild confronts anti-union executive at US House hearing
Coronavirus Flight attendants, airline pilots and other aviation workers hold a protest urging the US Congress to pass a Covid-19 relief package on September 9, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Coronavirus Congress Might Finally Approve Stimulus. Here’s What Americans Say They Need It For.

As a breakthrough in negotiations appears imminent, COURIER asked Americans what they would do with a new stimulus check as the coronavirus continues to rampage across the country.

Meghan McCarthy Meghan McCarthy December 16, 2020 1:04 pm EST
Coronavirus Food insecurity—already approaching record levels across the United States—could get even worse if federal programs lapse at the end of December. This line of cars was seen in Florida last week. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Coronavirus These Huge COVID Relief Programs Are All About to Expire. It Couldn’t Come at a Worse Time.

Millions of Americans are facing a financial cliff on New Year's Day if Republicans refuse to pass another round of COVID-19 relief.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers November 30, 2020 2:53 pm EST