Help, when you need it:
Contact the District's Food Service Department to see if your children qualify for the free or reduced Breakfast or Lunch. Contact Kevin Oswald, the Director of Food Service for more information. Call 372-2206. As the number of participating children increases, the District qualifies for more grants and increased Federal assistance. Income Eligibility Guidelines, for free and reduced price meals or free milk are based on the monthly, not yearly income.
County Assistance Offices
HeretohelpPA- housing, heat, child & adult insurance, medications, taxes
Free Meals - Martha's Table of All Saints Episcopal Church 129 Market St. Selinsgrove, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 5:30 to 7pm. hot meal provided. 374-8289
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program information - This year, a family of four earning up to about 210 percent of the federal poverty level -- or an income of up to $44,443 -- is eligible for LIHEAP.
CHIP - All uninsured children and teens not eligible for Medical Assistance have access to health insurance. It doesn't matter how much money your family makes. Many will get it free. Others, at low-cost.
Call 1-800-986-KIDS.
Help in PA - one-stop online guide to services, programs, agencies, and organizations in Pennsylvania
Eye Center of PA has been offering free comprehensive vision screenings for kindergarten-age children at its offices in Danville, Lewisburg, Muncy and Selinsgrove. For more information, contact Xana Winans, of the Eye Center of PA, at 524-5519.
CareerLink Snyder County
713 Bridge Street, Suite 2
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Property
Tax Relief info
Veterans Real Estate Tax Exemption Program
Gulf War Veterans to Bonus Program information
Snyder County Property Assessment and Appeal information
Property Tax/Rent Rebate Forms deadline extended to Dec 2008. - The Property Tax/Rent Rebate program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 18 and older. The program expansion increased the income limit from $15,000 to $35,000 (which excludes half of Social Security income) for homeowners and raises the maximum rebate for both homeowners and renters from $500 to $650.
Food
Snyder County Assistance Office. Toll Free: 1-866-713-8584, 570 South High St. Selinsgrove, PA.
Women Infants Children (WIC) Program
Victory Baptist Church - Hummels Wharf (570)743-0770 call
Saving on college or Tech school:
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s dual-enrollment program for high school students available through SUN Career & Technology in New Berlin. College credits earned for the courses for $20 per credit.
SASD Dual Enrollment & High School AP Courses - free & cheap college credits in high school
Bloomsburg University ACE - Deeply discounted college courses at Bloomsburg University for high school students during the summer, even the first summer after you graduate!
Learning it in high school for free the best deal! Parents & students spend billions when Colleges re-teach the basics - one-third of students need remediation to succeed in college. ED in '08
Susquehanna Valley public schools' Graduation Rates info updated
PaTTAN - Pennsylvania free, online education training and information for parents, policy makers and educators
The Aspen Institute Convenes National Summit to Discuss Public Education Reform 9/15/08
State of American Education | Educational Performance
Equal Opportunity Education | Current Student Expectations
Competition in Education | Educational Issues
Local Community College will require local tax dollars
60% of Modern Jobs Require a 2-Year Degree: What It Takes to Fill This Niche
Snyder County Conservation District -- $10,000 to develop workshops, displays and exhibits that address a broad range of conservation and environmental issues.
In Snyder County - 675 potential recipients for the federal Stimulus Check The Daily Item 8/16/2008
More Pennsylvanians are filing for bankruptcy
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Updated 10/21/08, originally posted 8/2007