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SEIZE THE BAY!  Connect, Collaborate & Chart Your Course at the PAHRA Annual Conference & Awards

Registration is now open for the PAHRA ANNUAL CONFERENCE & AWARDS to be held OCTOBER 27-30, 2024 at the SHERATON ERIE BAYFRONT HOTEL and BAYFRONT CONVENTION CENTER.

Please plan to join us on the shores of Lake Erie’s scenic Presque Isle Bay.  An awesome agenda awaits with interesting and informative presentations by respected industry leaders, as well as plenty of opportunities to network with your colleagues, and explore the local area.  Click the links below for more conference information.

Click here to access the conference flyer with registration form

Hotel Reservation Link

Take a sneak peak at our preliminary agenda

 

 

 

 

Daryn Keddell Associate Director

daryn.keddell@LifeStation.com

Phone: 212.840.5187 | www.LifeStationECS.com

2 Stahuber Ave., Union, NJ  07083

At LifeStation, our mission is to empower the lives of seniors and their caregivers, through medical alert and connected health solutions.  We modernize call for aid systems from antiquated pull cords to fully serviced 24/7 monitored emergency call systems that are HUD compliant.

 

 

Each year PAHRA recognizes members who have implemented innovative ideas, explored successful entrepreneurial activities, exhibited excellence in design, shown progressive program operations, provided outstanding customer service or supportive services in a unique way, or created a lasting impact on their communities.

A number of excellent entries were submitted to participate in the 2023 Best Practices Showcase.    Two agencies were presented with Bellamy Awards, PAHRA’s highest level of recognition; two agencies earned Best Practice Awards; and all others received Certificates of Merit in recognition of their achievements.

AND THE WINNERS ARE…..

CLICK HERE TO REVEAL AWARD RECIPIENTS & LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR OUTSTANDING PROJECTS & PROGRAMS

The PA Race Horse Development and Gaming Act (Act 2004-71), as amended, provides for the distribution of gaming revenues through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to support projects in the public interest within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Local Share Account Statewide (LSA) has already been a boon to communities in its first year, offering no-match grant funds and the option to apply to cover design costs that are often hard to find a way to pay for. In addition — new this year — LSA grants can also be used to fund sidewalks that are not publicly owned so long as they are “for public use.” What routes and corridors through your community have been identified as key routes to schools or parks or other everyday destinations and need to be improved? Do you have an Active Transportation Plan that highlights where those priority areas might be? The potential for this funding to be available for sidewalks is super exciting! Additional eligible uses of funds include: Building Acquisition – Construction to include renovation and rehabilitation – Demolition – Planning, consulting, and design costs related to planning projects – Engineering, design, and inspection, including permitting fees. Eligible applicants include: Counties – Municipalities – Municipal Authorities – Economic Development Agencies – Redevelopment Authorities – Land Banks – Councils of Government Click here to view program guidelines, requirements, and application procedures. Applications will be accepted through November 30, 2023.

 

Application deadline is November 17, 2023

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency today is issuing a Request for Proposals soliciting applications from organizations for projects to improve the availability and affordability of housing across the commonwealth. Funding for this RFP is being provided through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) Fund. The total PHARE funding available this year exceeds $65 million.

PHARE receives its funding from the impact fee levied on natural gas drilling companies and a portion of the Realty Transfer Tax. Funding is available for housing initiatives in all of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. PHFA is charged with administering the allocation of PHARE dollars.

“Now in its eleventh year, it’s gratifying to see the many ways this funding has been put to work expanding affordable housing options and preserving existing housing,” said PHFA Executive Director and CEO Robin Wiessmann. “The local organizations that apply for PHARE funding have done a terrific job of targeting the dollars to their most pressing housing needs.”

PHARE applications are completed and submitted entirely online, eliminating the need for paper submissions and simplifying the process for applicants. The RFP is located on PHFA’s website at https://www.phfa.org/legislation/act105.aspx​. The online application is accessible on the PHARE website at https://phare.phfa.org/. This website will be open to accept applications starting Monday, Sept. 18.  The deadline for application submission is 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17.

PHFA is hosting a 90-minute informational webinar at 10 a.m. on Sept. 19 for organizations interested in applying for PHARE funds. The webinar will be recorded and made available online after the live event.

A link has been posted at https://www.phfa.org/legislation/act105.aspx​ for webinar registration. Questions may be directed to Clay Lambert at PHFA via email at clambert@phfa.org.

The PHARE fund has been allocating money for local housing initiatives since 2012. These funds are producing significant housing benefits that include:

• More than 1,200 housing initiatives funded in all 67 counties
• More than 7,200 individuals and families have received rental or utility assistance or other financial/housing counseling or education
• More than 6,500 homes have been rehabilitated and preserved for continued use
• More than 2,600 new rental units have been created
• 180 new single-family homes have been constructed
• 480 future home sites have been prepared through site acquisition and demolition
• More than 310 new residents have received assistance to purchase their first home
• PHARE funds have been used to leverage more than $1 billion of investments in housing across Pennsylvania