District Office 1555 Highlands Drive Suite 110 Lititz, PA 17543 Phone: (717) 626-1776 FAX: (717) 626-4234
Capitol Office Hon. John Bear 145B East Wing PO Box 202097 Harrisburg PA 17120-2097 (717) 787-1776
E-Mail: jbear@pahousegop.com
Education Whether you need your high school equivalency or are planning to go to college, the following help provide answers:
GED http://education-portal.com/articles/All_About_the_GED:_Pennsylvania.html
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) www.pheaa.org
Education Planner www.educationplanner.org
Financial Aid www.finaid.org
Need a Lift http://www.needalift.org/
Employment and Career Services State government jobs, public sector jobs and other services are just a click away:
PA Civil Service Job Bank
Career Link
Finding a Job
PA Career Guide
Lancaster County Career Link http://www.jobs4lancaster.com/
Lancaster County Chapter of SCORE http://www.scorelancaster.org/
Food, Shelter and Clothing The following links can assist you with anything from home financing, to food and clothing, to state-subsidized child care:
Mortgage Assistance Information
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency www.phfa.org
Tabor www.tabornet.org
Child Care http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ServicesPrograms/ChildCareEarlyEd/003670906.htm
Utility Help
LIHEAP Low Income Heating & Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
PPL www.pplelectric.com/
UGI www.ugi.com
Office of Consumer Advocate www.oca.state.pa.us
Food and Clothing Assistance
Angel Food Ministries www.angelfoodministries.com/
Lancaster County Council of Churches www.lccouncilofchurches.org/programs.html
Health Care The following links can assist people in helping to find medical care for adults and children:
Medical
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) chipcoverspakids.com
adultBasic http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/health_insurance/9189/adultbasic/592645
Healthy Woman Project HealthyWoman Project
Love’em with a Checkup Love'em with a Checkup - Prenatal/Primary Child Health Care
Pennsylvania Dept of Health PA Department of Health
Health & Human Services Resource Guide http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/health_services_and_resources/11606
Medical Assistance http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/About/OMAP/
Dental Information and Programs
The Pennsylvania Dental Association http://www.padental.org/
Vision http://www.aoa.org/visionusa.xml
Pharmaceutical
Long-Term Care Patient Access to Pharmaceuticals Act (Act 114) http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2007&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2034&pn=3198
Partnership for Prescription Assistance https://www.pparx.org/Intro.php
Legal Legal assistance to seniors and pro bono legal counsel can be viewed below:
Senior Law Center
MidPenn Legal Services
Senior Citizens State programs for income-eligible older Pennsylvanians and an employment link just a click away:
PACE/PACENET information/forms
Property Tax/Rent Rebate http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/property_tax___rent_rebate_program/11410
Employment Services for Older Pennsylvanians
Veterans Assistance Assistance to veterans both at the state and federal level can be obtained using the following links:
United States Veterans Administration
PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Lancaster County - Department of Veterans' Affairs