This Bucks County Grandmother Raising Her Granddaughter Underscores the Need for Strengthening Our Social Safety Net
Poverty and homelessness are issues often neglected, or dismissed, by lawmakers. PA Poor People’s Campaign wants to change that.
Poverty and homelessness are issues often neglected, or dismissed, by lawmakers. PA Poor People’s Campaign wants to change that.
Local students, along with more than a dozen organizations, will host a vigil marking the sixth anniversary of the Parkland shooting on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow Room in Doylestown.
Bucks County Commissioners can take the lead by mandating oversight and accountability. If not, legislative change may be needed in Harrisburg to correct racial disparities.
The death of a homeless Bucks County woman last week reminds us that we are failing the least fortunate among us.
Bucks County Beacon reporter Pat LaMarche accompanied local homeless advocates for their Point in Time count to identify and assist local unhoused individuals.
Unfortunately, extremist groups like Moms for Liberty are attacking CSE in schools claiming it “sexualizes” students, while even suggesting it’s a Trojan horse for Critical Race Theory.
Bible Evangelical Methodist Church in Bristol specializes in lending a helping hand to neighbors in need, in a county with 7.2 percent of residents and 8.7 percent of children hungry or food insecure.
A “Not One More Day” vigil to end gun violence will take place Friday at noon in front of Farry’s Langhorne office.
This “day in the life novel” is about eight ordinary people careening toward a uniquely American disaster. The authors are donating 100 percent of the book royalties to stop gun violence.
“These communities in Bucks County were built for working-class people, and for decades it stayed that way. But since 2017, rent has gone up in our region by 50 percent,” said Prokopiak.
“Regardless of where the money comes from, this makes our communities more dangerous because it deteriorates the trust of police and crimes will go unreported,” said Project Libertad Executive Director Rachel Rutter.
The Greene County towns are believed to be the first in the state to use the emergency declaration in relation to drinking-water contamination.
At the National Conservatism Conference last week, Wilson was a featured speaker along with members of Congress and Trump’s Cabinet, including border czar Tom Homan, budget director Russell Vought and Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.
“We have witnessed the devastating consequences of these types of devices, and the loss of life is nothing short of heartbreaking,” said York City Council President Edquina Washington.