PA to Distribute $51 million in CARES Funding to Support Child Care Providers
Universal Testing in Long-Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Response: FAQs
Online Grocery Purchasing Approved for SNAP Recipients During COVID-19 Crisis
DHS Issues Guidance for Individuals Needing FBI Background Checks Under CPSL During COVID-19 Emergency
DHS Reassures Pennsylvanians that Help is Available, Provides Update on Public Assistance Data Trends
DOH & DHS Provider COVID-19 Testing Survey Request
Please see this letter from the Secretary of Health, regarding the testing strategy for licensed residential programs. In the letter there is a link to an LTCF testing survey to complete, which DHS is coordinating with each licensed residential program in order to understand the current testing environment. Also included are links to the Governor’s testing strategy. Please complete the survey by Tuesday May 26, 2020
RCPA will continue to work with our stakeholders on the implementation needs of Governor Wolf’s “3 Pillar Plan” for our members. The Department of Heath and DHS look to have the completed survey no later than Tuesday, May 26.
Contact PA General Assembly Regarding Impact of Unemployment Compensation on Nonprofits in PA
RCPA has been collaborating with the Pennsylvania Association for Non-Profit Organizations (PANO) on a few issues over the past several weeks. One of those issues is how unemployment compensation is affecting RCPA members and other nonprofits. RCPA and PANO staff have spoken and are working together on this issue. To help nonprofit organizations around the unemployment compensation issue, PANO has created the following outline of what nonprofits can do to assist RCPA and PANO in this endeavor.
What You Can Do
- Read the Unemployment Compensation Case for PA Nonprofits.
- If you did not pay the solvency fee, consider calculating what your solvency fee would be (see What You Should Know section of this summary for the formula) and also what your unemployment compensation would be at 100% and 50% for the first six weeks of your COVID-19 impact – so the numbers are comparable to those in this case.
- Reach out to members of your Pennsylvania delegation in both the Senate and the House with this message:
- Extend the period of benefit for reimbursable employers to any employment claims resulting from COVID-19 – including and beyond the weeks of the COVID-19 disaster emergency declared by the governor.
- Open a period of 90–120 days for nonprofits who have not paid the solvency fee to pay the solvency fee, which would then allow all nonprofits to be held harmless for 100% of unemployment compensation claims resulting from COVID-19.
- And use your own numbers calculated in Step 2 to make your individual case to your representatives.
PANO and RCPA are interested in collecting more data, so please consider sharing your data with Jack Phillips.
Property Tax/Rent Rebates Arriving Early to Help Seniors, Others During COVID-19 Pandemic
DDAP Announces Webinars and Resources
Today, the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs announced the following webinars and resources Please click on the title for further information.
DDAP TRAINING WEBINAR
Lessons Learned: Providing Telehealth Recovery Support Services During COVID-19 – Friday, May 22 at 10:00 AM
Multiple Pathways provides our peers opportunities to see that recovery is possible. What happens when those pathways become limited, or not available with almost no warning? Using the Stages of Change Model take a journey with us as we share lessons learned in providing telehealth Recovery Support Services during COVID-19.
OTHER WEBINARS
Mitigating the Intersection of COVID-19 and Opioid Use Disorder – Wednesday, May 20 at 3:00 PM
Keeping patients with opioid use disorder engaged in treatment in a rapidly altered practice dynamic due to COVID19 is critical. This discussion and interactive panel with clinicians, policy experts, and regulators will highlight the challenges faced in addressing the complex issues involved in such efforts.
Understanding Mental Health in the Black Community – Thursday, May 21 at 6 PM and Friday, May 22 at 11 AM
A discussion about mental health awareness, breaking down stigmas and barriers plaguing communities of color that prevent individuals and their families from seeking treatment and/or support.
Inclusion Confusion: What Is the SELF-ID Form and Why Is It Important?
Mid-ATLANTIC ADA Center Features
Janet D. Fiore in Webinar on SELF-ID
Thursday, May 21, 2020
CEUs AVAILABLE
Learning points include:
- The new SELF-ID Form
- The Difference between Self-ID and Self-Disclosure
- How people FEEL about discussing disability
- The varied needs/opinions of Business, Individuals and VR professionals
- Tips on How Professionals can work together to drive up the use of the Self-ID form
This Webinar is timely as the new SELF-ID form has just been released!
Webinar is free to attend, a small fee will be required for a CEU certificate.
Register:
https://www.adainfo.org/training/self-ID-form
“This Webinar will debunk the mystery about when and how to discuss disability in the workplace.”
– Janet D. Fiore, CEO of The Sierra Group
For additional professional development training on unconscious bias, disability inclusion and etiquette visit www.thesierragroup.com for all of your Disability and Inclusion needs.
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