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NEW THIS WEEK: Three Full-time Job-Holder Wages Needed to Pay for a
Two-Bedroom Apartment in Area Counties
A new report says it takes 3.2 full-time job holders at minimum wage in Chester, Delaware
and Montgomery counties and 2.4 in Berks and Lancaster counties to be able to rent an
average two bedroom apartment.
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The National Low Income Housing Coalition made the analysis as part of a national Out of
Reach - No Refuge for Low Income Renters report financed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The fair market rate for a two-bedroom apartment in the top three counties is $1,210 a
month, based on 2016 U.S. Department of Housing and Community Development (HUD)
data, with it taking 1.3 full-time jobs in Chester and Montgomery and 1.6 in Delaware even
if occupants are earning average median incomes for those counties. In
In Berks County, the fair market rent is $892 and in Lancaster $897 per month, both with
1.5 job holders at average median income to pay the rent.
Hourly full-time wages required to pay the rent are $23.27 in the top three counties, with
$17.25 an hour in Lancaster and $17.15 in Berks. Calculations are based on one-third of
wages going toward rent.
The full report is available at
www.nlihc.org/sites/default/files/oor/OOR_2016_embargoed.pdf.
NEW THIS WEEK: NARCAN Overdose Kits Now Available at Montco Health Centers
Montgomery County Health Department is making NARCAN two-nasal spray kits available at its health centers
to persons at risk of experiencing an opiate -related overdose; and to family members, friends,
or other persons in a position to assist an individual at risk of experiencing an overdose.
The kits are available to eligible county residents without insurance or those with a financial hardship that
renders them unable to afford the copay at a participating pharmacy, officials said, with health department
locations at 364 King Street, Pottstown; 1430 DeKalb Street, Norristown; and 102 York Road - Suite 401,
Willow Grove.
The action is in response to opioid overdose deaths continuing to be a major public health issue in the United
States, contributing significantly to accidental deaths among those who misuse heroin and prescription opioid
drugs, with deaths due to opiates in Montgomery County increased by 72% between 2009 and 2014 and just
over half being attributed to heroin.
Officers in 26 of the 49 Montgomery County police departments currently carry Naloxone while on duty; with 41
documented saves across the county since 2015, authorities report.
They said that due to an extensive pharmacy outreach, 24 independently owned pharmacies have dispensed
over 275 Naloxone kits to the general public under a County Standing Order for the prescription, with five
chains pharmacies also dispensing the drug under a Pennsylvania Physician General order.
Further information is available at www.montcopa.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3078.
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26, 2018, with manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales having an
additional year to comply.
Label updates also will help increase consumer awareness of the quantity of added sugars in
foods, according to the FDA.
The agency says it is difficult to meet nutrient needs while staying within calorie
requirements if one consumes more than 10 percent of total daily calories from added
sugars
However, Americans on average get about 13 percent of their total calories from added
sugars, with the major sources being sugar-sweetened beverages (including soft drinks,
fruit drinks, coffee and tea, sport and energy drinks, and alcoholic beverages) and snacks
and sweets (including grain-based desserts, dairy desserts, candies, sugars, jams, syrups,
and sweet toppings), the FDA reports.
Further information is available at
www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/Labeling
Nutrition/ucm385663.htm.
NEW THIS WEEK: Driver Skills Private Test Centers Added in Three Area Counties
Delaware, Lancaster and Montgomery counties are among eight to participate in a new state
program to allow third-party businesses to administer non-commercial driving skills tests to
Pennsylvania resident permit holders who have successfully met the criteria to obtain a
license.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) says the 18-month pilot project
expansion involves 10 testing sites throughout the state, with the department providing
"close oversight of the participating entities" and performing performance audits and site
visits to ensure compliance with laws and policies.
Some sites, which include Defensive Driving Academy in Newtown Square and Drivin2Drive
in Bala Cynwyd, already are performing the tests, while others, such as an unannounced
one in Lancaster County, are expected to be operational by summer's end.
Further information on the project is available at www.penndot.gov/Pages/all-newsdetails.aspx?newsid=231#.V0osQORYxLN, with licensing centers information at
www.dot4.state.pa.us/locator/locator.jsp#top?20160528193534840=20160528193534840.
NEW THIS WEEK: Ignition Interlock Devices to be Required for First Time DUIs;
More Three-Wheelers Required to be Licensed
First-time offenders of driving while under high blood alcohol levels now will be required to
have ignition interlock devices on vehicles under legislation signed by Pennsylvania Gov.
Tom Wolf.
State Sen. John C. Rafferty, Jr., area bill sponsor, said research shows over 30,000 firsttime DUI offenders each year and that a substantial number will violate the terms of their
license suspension and become repeat offenders.
The device prohibits an operator from starting a vehicle until they breathe into the interlock
system, demonstrating they haven't been drinking.
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Similar laws are in place in 15 states, Rafferty said, and according to the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration recidivism rates have dropped by as much as 60 percent in
those states requiring the devices.
Further information and a copy of the legislation is available at
www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?
syear=2015&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=290.
The Governor also signed legislation that more clearly defines the distinction between newly
developed three wheeled vehicles with two forward wheels and the more recognizable three
wheeled trike-style motorcycles that have been in existence, requiring the new vehicles also
to be licensed.
Further information and a copy of that legislation is available at
www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/billInfo.cfm?
sYear=2015&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1108.
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NEW LAST WEEK: Surf and Rip Current Forecasts Now Available
National Weather Service (NWS) has started publishing its summertime surf and rip current
forecasts through September 30.
Main components of this forecast, in addition to a rip current risk, include weather
conditions, ultraviolet rays (UV) index, surf wave height and water temperatures.
The report is available at www.weather.gov/phi/surfrip4, with a video on the dangers of rip
currents, which can be dangerous and potentially deadly, even on nice days, at
www.oceantoday.noaa.gov//htt//www.weather.gov/phi/surfrip4.
NEW LAST WEEK: Area Counties to Receive $5.3 Million for Traffic Light
Improvements
Five area counties are big winners under a $12 million Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation plan to help state municipalities upgrade traffic signals under a Green LightGo program.
Governor Wolf has announced that Berks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster and Montgomery
counties will receive some $5.3 million for 44 projects out of 109 that will be funded statewide.
Made possible under Act 89, the states transportation funding plan, the program
establishes partnership agreements between municipalities and PennDOT whereby local
governments can request up to 50-percent funding for traffic-signal projects.
During this fiscal year, grants can be used for installing light-emitting diode (LED)
technology, performing regional operations such as re-timing, developing special event
plans and monitoring traffic signals, as well as upgrading traffic signals to the latest
technologies.$368,859 for 20 projects.
Further information and the projects list are available at www.governor.pa.gov/governorwolf-announces-12-million-in-green-light-go-traffic-signal-improvement-funding.
NEW LAST WEEK: Schuylkill River Heritage Area Has $590 Million Annual Impact
The Schuylkill River Heritage Area generates $590 million annually in impact for the region,
according to an Economic Impact Study.
It also found the area supports 6,134 jobs and generates $37.7 million in state and local tax
revenue, primarily as a result of tourism related activities.
The Schuylkill River Heritage Area, one of 49 in the country, encompasses the Schuylkill
River watershed through Philadelphia, Chester, Montgomery, Berks, and Schuylkill
counties.
The document is available at http://files.ctctcdn.com/c471d8a7001/9afb4657-651a-4bdb87b9-3fb37dfa4f8c.pdf.
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The national Governors Highway Safety Association says that preliminary numbers from the
states show an increase from 4,548 motorcycle deaths in 2014 to 5,010 last year.
Lack of helmet use, alcohol involvement, speeding and invalid licensure continue to be the
leading causes of motorcycle crashes and deaths, the organization reports, saying that use
of helmets would reduce deaths by 37 percent.
In Pennsylvania, motorcycle deaths dropped from 186 to 179, or a four percent decrease
between 2014 and 2015, with New Jersey sinking 20 percent, from 61 to 49.
Delaware saw the largest area increase of 33 percent, but on much smaller numbers of 15
and 20 deaths. Maryland recorded a seven percent increase, from 69 to 64.
Further information and the report are available at
www.ghsa.org/html/media/pressreleases/2016/20160519motorcycles.html.
Police Ramp Up Click It or Ticket Seatbelt Use Efforts Through Sunday, June 5
Dozens of municipal police departments state
police across southeast Pennsylvania are
engaged in a statewide Click It Or Ticket
seatbelt enforcement mobilization through
June 5, including Memorial Day weekend.
Police will focus on roadways with high
unbelted crashes, injuries and deaths by
initiating a combination of enforcement and
public awareness activities, according to the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
All vehicle occupants under 18 years of age must wear a seat belt, officials said, with drivers
and front-seat passengers over 18 years old who are cited for another traffic violation
receiving a second ticket if they are unbuckled.
Pennsylvania recorded another decrease in seat belt use in 2015 with an observed rate of
83.6%, the lowest since 2005, PennDOT reports, with officials saying that proper use of a
seat belt can increase chances of surviving a crash by up to 60 percent.
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According to PennDOT data there were 3,440 crashes in Bucks, Chester, Delaware,
Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in 2015 in which people were not wearing seat belts,
with 64 people dying in those incidents.
Further information about PennDOTs seat belt efforts is available at JustDrivePA.com.
NEW THIS WEEK: Free Churches as Safe Havens for Abuse Workshop Thursday,
June 9
Churches as Safe Havens for Ritual Abuse Survivors will be presented by Pastor Brian Martin
at Weaverland Mennonite Church, 210 Weaverland Valley Road, East Earl from 8:30 a.m. To
11 a.m. June 9.
The non-denominational workshop, that also will include information on Prenatal Trauma
and Healing, is the final session in a monthly series hosted by Living Hope Counseling
Center to raise awareness and understanding of church and ministry leaders about ritual
abuse and dissociative identify disorder (RA/DID), introduce local ministries working with
survivors and provide resources about the issue.
Further information and required registration, which includes a continental breakfast, is
available at livinghope8@comcast.net or (610) 380-7242.
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NEW NEXT WEEK: Free Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Training Wednesday,
June 15
Dan Dubovsky, independent consultant and former Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
specialist for the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) FASD Center for Excellence, will present Preventing Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and Recognizing Those with an FASD to Improve Outcomes
training June 15 in Morton.
The session, to include professional continuing education units, will be held from 9 a.m. to
noon in room 171/172, Delaware County Intermediate Unit, 200 Yale Avenue.
The prevention and intervention strategies forum will examine why the prevalence of FASD
is greater than many other disorders yet is mostly misdiagnosed as psychiatric disorders,
the importance of screening individuals for a possible FASD, and identification of three
modifications for those with an FASD to improve outcomes for them, their families, and the
programs that serve them.
Further information and required registration for the session, which includes a light
breakfast, is available at http://files.ctctcdn.com/442d356b001/d807bfdb-ee33-433f-80d21bb089ee0a82.pdf, aria.walerski@holcombbhs.org or (484) 444-0412.
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community organizations hear presentations from various services providers, discuss ways
to develop effective systems of care, help identify solutions to specific issues, and exchange
information about current and upcoming activities. Further information is available from
Kathryn Spurlock at ccch@comcast.net or at (610) 380-7111 x16.
Berks-Lancaster-Lebanon Counties LINK to Aging and Disability Resources meets
from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at various Lancaster area
locations, and from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on the third Tuesdays of the month at various
locations in Berks County for services cross-trainings and exchange of information on
creating a one-stop, no-wrong-door resources for older adults and adults with disabilities,
including consumers, family members and others, seeking information about local
resources. Further information is available at http://berkslancasterlebanonlink.org, or from
Brian Long, coordinator, at blllink@mail.com or (717) 380-9714.
Bucks-Chester-Montgomery Counties LINK to Aging and Disability Resources
meets at 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at various dates and locations in the three counties. Further
information and suggested registration is available at
www.buckschestermontgomerylink.weebly.com, buckschestermontgomerylink@aim.com or
(484) 364-6981.
Kennett Area Bridging the Community meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesdays of
January, March, May, July, September and November at various community locations with
any interested individual or organization welcome to attend and share information on
resources and needs that can build "bridges" toward a more integrated Kennett area
community. Additional information is available from Joan Holliday at dochollisv@aol.com or
(610) 717-2180. Minutes from prior meetings are available at
www.bridgingcommunity.com/bridging.php.
Communities That Care (CTC) groups in several Chester County school districts provide
networking opportunities for community organizations and individuals that use a planning
and mobilization model to promote healthy youth development and prevent and reduce
negative youth health and behavior issues that may include substance abuse, delinquency,
teen pregnancy, school drop-out, and violence.
West Chester CTC meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the second Thursday of each
month of the school year at the West Chester Area School District Spellman
Administrative Building, 829 Paoli Pike, West Chester. Lunch is provided by reserving at
rsvp@wcctc.org or (610) 359-5817.
Downingtown Area CTC meets from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the
month from September through May. Further information and registration are available
at dtownctc@umly.org or (610) 458-9090 x2827.
Coatesville CTC Community Prevention Board, a body coterminous with the Coatesville
Youth Initiative Steering Committee, meets periodically in the fourth floor Community
Room, Brandywine Health Foundation, 744 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville. Further
information and requested lunch reservations are available from Jarvis Berry, CTC
community mobilizer, at Jarvis@coatesvilleyouthinitiative.org or (610) 380-0200.
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Malvern Penn State Great Valleys Alumni Association and My Career Transitions
(MCT), an all-volunteer job counseling group, meets from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
the second Saturday of the month, except August and December, in 130 Main
Building, Penn State Great Valley, 30 East Swedesford Road, Malvern, preceded by a
new member orientation at 8:30 a.m. On June 11, author Hank Boyer, a senior
management advisor, will discuss Current & Emerging Job Search Tactics for the
Experienced Professional. Further information and required registration are available
at http://mycareertransitions.com/new/?q=upcoming-meetings.
West Chester Unemployment support group meets bi-weekly from 5:45 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 130 West Miner Street, West Chester, to
learn tips and techniques related to job searches. Further information is available
from Elisabeth Hartwell at ehartwell@firstpreswc.com, at (610) 696-0554.
West Chester BarnabasWC group meets from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Mondays,
except holidays, in the Community Room, Providence Church, 430 Hannum Avenue,
West Chester. Further information is available at www.barnabaswc.org or
info@barnabaswc.org.
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to Maintain Your Equilibrium And Emotional Well-Being! during a job search. Third
Tuesday: Hassler Chapel, Media Presbyterian Church, 30 East Baltimore Pike,
Media, with further information at robinst37@gmail.com.
Downingtown -- 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays, in the
Parish Meeting Room Rear of the School Property, St. Joseph's Parish, 338 Manor
Avenue (Route 322). Information about the affiliate is available by leaving a
message at (610) 873-7117. Further information and required registration for
limited seating are available at www.josephspeople.org/retreat.
Upper Uwchlan Township 7 p.m. on the first and third Mondays at the School
Education Center, St. Elizabeths Catholic Church, 100 Fellowship Road, Chester
Springs. Further information is available at (610) 321-1200 or at
david.bolz@verizon.net.
Reading 7 p.m. to 8:30 pm. on the first and third Wednesdays at St Catharine's of
Siena Parish Center. 2427 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading. Further information is
available from John Senick, facilitator, at (610) 779-4005.
West Grove 6:45 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month in the new Parish
Life Center, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 300 State Road, West
Grove. Further information is available from John Colgan at johnfcolgan@gmail.com.
Additional information on all St. Josephs People chapters is available at
www.josephspeople.org.
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Police Save Over 350 Lives State-wide with Anti-Overdose Drug; Most Are in Area
Counties
Over 350 lives have been saved to date in this area
by police officers administering Naloxone to reverse
opioid overdoses among drug users, with most of
the saves state-wide occurring in our extended
reporting area.
The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol
Programs is reporting that nearly 40 percent of the
state drug overdose reversals have occurred in
Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery and Chester
counties. All but Montgomery County are reported
to have all county police departments having
Naloxone available to administer.
Delaware County is tops in the state, with 184 saves, followed by York with 170,
Philadelphia with 117, Bucks 84, Lancaster 61, Montgomery 57 and Chester 46. Berks
County, which has had three saves is described as only having partial coverage or is
preparing to launch.
Naloxone, a drug administered by nasal spray or injection, reverses opioid overdoses,
including heroin. As previously reported, it now is available to any individual through a
state-wide prescription from the state physician general, although all drug stores don't
currently dispense.
Earlier this month, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan announced that Acme
Markets now is stocking the drug at all county supermarket pharmacies and will be
continuing to roll it out in other areas. Some drugstore chains started dispensing the drug
last year.
Information in regard to Naloxone use, including background, data for emergency services
personnel, a Friends and Family Guidance Toolkit, a list of pharmacies dispensing the drug
in each county, and more is available at
www.ddap.pa.gov/overdose/Pages/Naloxone_Reversal.aspx#.VzYaZ-QaL-s.
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improvements to the healthcare system, with others being held in the five-county 2018
implementation area.
Jennifer Burnett, deputy secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Office of Long-term Living, said the general population is underprepared for long-term care,
most get into it due to a medical emergency, and information currently is very confusing
and the system very difficult to navigate.
She said that just over half of individuals in long term care now are being cared for in
community settings versus nursing homes, but local care is the desire of 95 percent of the
population.
Successful implementation of the new system, described several times at the meeting as
having potential to be either being a major improvement or a disaster, will depend on
proper education of the public and providers along with other factors, speakers said.
Further information on Community Health Choices is available at
www.dhs.pa.gov/citizens/communityhealthchoices/#.Vzp8aeQaL-s.
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