~~ Guess who made the Guest List For The First Lady's Box At The 2010 State Of The Union?
Tina Dixon (Allentown, PA)
It was at CareerLink that Tina met President Obama on the first White House to Main Street Tour in December 2009. more...
~~ President Barack Obama meets with unemployed workers at PA CareerLink ® Lehigh Valley. more...
~~ The Pennsylvania Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps low income people pay their heating bills through home heating energy assistance grants and crisis grants. You need not have an unpaid bill to receive home heating energy assistance. You can receive this money without being in the Cash Assistance program. No lien is placed on your property if you receive this help. more...
~~ Stimulus Money to Help the Jobless! more...
~~ The Schnecksville Outreach Office will be closed through the month of December.
~~ The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is pleased to announce the availability of a new job training and placement grant for the Commonwealth’s veterans. more...
~~ The maximum monthly Food Stamp benefit amounts have gone up. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the new name for the Food Stamp Program. SNAP is still called the Food Stamp program in Pennsylvania. SNAP Benefits Beneficios de SNAP To apply...
~~ COBRA Premium Reduction: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides for premium reductions and additonal election opportunities for health benefits under COBRA. Eligible individuals pay only 35 percent of their COBRA premiums and the remaining 65 percent is reimbursed to the coverage provider through a tax credit. Website
~~ Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Benefits Information. more...