Earlier today, the Governor’s Office launched its website for all stakeholders to learn more about Governor Wolf’s initiative to create a unified Pennsylvania Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). On this site, you can review the draft legislation, dive deep into the HHS draft organizational charts, and hear from the prime sponsors in the House and Senate. The website also includes a way for all stakeholders to provide feedback.
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- March 29 – National Vietnam War Veterans Day” observance
- April 04 – Circle of Life Coalition presentation | Picking up the pieces after the sudden death of a spouse
- April 11 – FREE Mental Health First Aid training at Reading Hospital
- April 13 – “Elvis” tribute benefit concert for Abilities In Motion Youth Programs
- April 16 – Berks Heim’s first Community Health Fair Event
- April 16 – SAVE THE DATE | Berks County Cross-training meeting
- April 20 – And the Third Saturday of each month | Original Mini-Stand Down, for vets – by vets!
- April 27 – National Take Back Day
- May 09 – SAVE THE DATE | Nominate local heroes for the 2019 American Red Cross Heroes awards breakfast
- May 21 & 22 | REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW | The 2019 PA Community Alliance Summit
- May 30 – SAVE THE DATE | Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair – Berks County
- 03 – 07 June – WRAP facilitator training | Seminar II
- November 13 & 14 – SAVE THE DATE | 2019 Hearing Loss EXPO
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- March 26 – Lancaster County Epilepsy Support Group meeting with film & a FREE Epilepsy Education Conference in May
- March 29 – Seniors Blue Book “speed networking” event at Luther Acres
- April 02 – Fly-tying instruction for veterans and family members (on the first and third Tuesdays monthly)
- April 03 – Accessible Performances at the Ware Center | You and Me and the Space Between
- April 05 – A FREE “lunch & learn” program | “Let’s write my Obituary!” at Historic Fred Groff, Inc. – RSVP required
- April 05 – FREE lunch & learn “Conversations about this thing called Aging” at the Long Community at Highland | RSVP is required
- April 06 – Latino Advance Care Planning Fair
- April 10 – Informational Seminar | Friends Life Care & Landis Communities
- April 11 – “7 threats to your family security” | a FREE workshop at Legend Senior Living of Lititz
- April 13 – 2019 All Things Home FAIR
- April 18 – SAVE THE DATE | Easter Flower Sale
- April 23 & May 21 – Diagnosing Youth Suicide Risk in Primary Care
- April 26 – Elder Law Boot Camp at St. Anne’s Retirement Community
- April 26 – Seniors BlueBook “speed networking” event in York
- April 27 – Annual Spring Fashion Show
- April 30 – 20th Annual 50Plus EXPO at Shady Maple | SAVE THE DATE!
- May 02 – The Dementia Live Experience at Country Meadows of Lancaster
- May 04 – Accessible Performances at the Ware Center | Sonia De Los Santos Quintet
- May 07 – Understanding Sexuality and Dementia
- May 07 – Informational Seminar | Friends Life Care & Landis Communities
- May 09 – Death Cafe at the Lancaster Public Library
- May 10 – Mental Health America – Lancaster Legislative Breakfast | JOIN US
- May 14 & 15 | FREE educational event at Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory: Addressing bereavement in a world of substance overdose deaths
- May 17 – Lunch & Learn with ADVOZ
- May 18 – SAVE THE DATE! The Grand Purple Gala presents Springing into the Light
- May 19 – Open Streets 2019 | SAVE THE DATE
- May 22 – PA CARES training summit | Complete agenda and registration information
- September 18 – SAVE THE DATE | Lancaster County 50plus EXPO (Fall)
- November 07 – SAVE THE DATE | Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair – Lancaster
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- Tuesday evenings – Do you want to stop living paycheck to paycheck? Are you interested in new skills and stabiltiy to move forward in life?
- March 25 & other Mondays – MindSound YOGA at Q.U.E.S.T., Inc. | six weeks
- March 25 – and other dates in March | Classes and technology programs at Lebanon County’s Libraries
- March 26 – Informational seminar at Gingrichs Mennonite Church | hosted by Friends Life Care and Landis Communities
- March 27 – Caregiver Support Group meets at Juniper Village at Lebanon
- March 27 – FREE seminar at Linden Village | Changes in Aging: Geriatric Syndromes
- March 28 – Elmcroft of Lebanon’s Spring Ahead Dash & Dine
- March 28 – WellSpan | Philhaven offers FREE QPR Suicide Prevention Training
- April 01 – for six consecutive Mondays | Explore ways for our community to view poverty and look at solutions to make lasting life change
- April 03 – Communication & behavioral challenges of dementia
- April 03 – Group Exercise classes begin | Wednesdays, thereafter
- April 05 – Lebanon County Link partners’ network cross-training meeting at Juniper Village
- April 19 – (and the third Friday of each month) – MilitaryShare food distribution program at Palmyra VFW | a free food distribution program for military families in need
- April 25 – Here’s the 2019 Community Support Program meeting dates schedule
- April 25 – OPEN HOUSE at PROBE | Learn about PROBE’s Financial Literacy Project
- April 26 | And every fourth Friday at Heisey’s Diner: Coffee and camaraderie.
- April 29-30 & May 01 | Three-day W.R.A.P. Seminar
- May 08 – 22nd Annual 50+ Festival
- May 17 – WEBINAR | Technology Assisted Childrens Home Program meeting
- May 22 – SAVE THE DATE | Seventh Annual PA CARES training summit
- June 03 to 07 – WRAP facilitator training | Seminar II
- September 12 – First Annual Lebanon County Veterans’ EXPO & Job Fair
- October 05 – SAVE THE DATE | Lebanon County Women’s Expo
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- April 17 – Presentation | Thinking About: Managed Care and Other Systems – Possibilities and Challenged
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