WHAT’S NEWS IN MILLCREEK
& SURROUNDING AREA
continuation of quality services to
Erie County child abuse victims.
• $13,735 to the Crime Victim
Center of Erie County to analyze
collaboration between the center
and child advocates in a way that
will increase the number of referred
child victims who seek follow-up
counseling and support services.
The PCCD grants were made based
on recommendations by the Children’s
Advocacy Center Advisory Committee,
which advises the commission about child
advocacy and investigatory programs.
MORE THAN
$11,000 AWARDED
TO NORTHWEST
TRI-COUNTY
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 5
NEARLY $461,000
TO STRENGTHEN
PROTECTION AND
ADVOCACY FOR
VICTIMS OF CHILD
ABUSE
Grants totaling $460,735 will expand
protection and advocacy services for
children throughout Pennsylvania and
enhance those supports
and services for Erie-area
children and families.
The funding,
administered by
the Pennsylvania
Commission on Crime
and Delinquency,
includes $400,000 to an
Erie-based organization
that trains support
professionals on best
practices and adherence to national
standards in investigating and treating
child abuse.
The following grants were awarded to
these agencies:
• $400,000 to the Pennsylvania Chapter
of Child Advocacy Centers and
Multidisciplinary Teams to develop
teams that can expand child advocacy
and investigative work throughout the
state.
• $47,000 to the Children’s Advocacy
Center of Erie County to reduce
reliance on fundraising and ensure
child
abuse
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Homebound students who receive
services from Northwest Tri-County
Intermediate Unit 5 will benefit from a
Keystone Telepresence grant, announced
State Rep. Ryan
Bizzarro.
IU5 can use the
$11,045 grant to
acquire audio and
video equipment
to help educate
students who are homebound for
extended periods due to serious medical
conditions. Funds may also be used to
train staff on how to adequately use the
equipment.
School districts within the regional
education service agency may borrow
the equipment to enable students to
participate in classroom activities and
curriculum in real time with classmates
and teachers.
“I am glad to see that the state is
willing to invest in technology to improve
students’ access to quality education.
Kids dealing with medical setbacks will
now have the opportunity, as able, to stay
connected and not fall behind on learning
with their peers,” said Bizzarro.
The grant is funded through the
Pennsylvania Department of Education’s
Special Education state appropriation
from the 2019-20 Fiscal Year budget.
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LOCAL UNIVERSITIES
RECEIVE $60,000 IN
GRANTS AS PART OF
STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN
TO PREVENT CAMPUS
SEXUAL ASSAULTS
Mercyhurst and Gannon universities
have each received a $30,000 grant
under Pennsylvania’s “It’s on Us”
initiative to keep college campuses free
of sexual assault and harassment, State
Reps. Bob Merski and Pat Harkins
announced.
“Our colleges should be places where
young people thrive as they work toward
chosen career paths,” Merski said. “The
specter of sexual assault or other
violence destroys that environment and
turns places of learning into places of
fear. I’m thankful that our local
universities will share in this funding to
raise awareness about and prevent sexual
assault and violence.”
Harkins added, “No student or
educator should ever have to feel unsafe
where they learn or teach. In addition to
training and awareness programs, this
funding will help us get the message out
that sexual violence or harassment will
not be tolerated on
our campuses.”
The funding
is part of a $1
million package
of grants to 36
postsecondary
schools statewide.