Elk County Home Rehabilitation Program - Funds Available

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Spring 2018 Act 13 Scholarships Awarded

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At the July 3, 2018 Elk County Commissioners meeting, the recipients of the 2018 Act 13 Scholarships were announced.  This year's recipients are Renee Catalano, a senior Chemical Engineering major at the Pennsylvania State University; and Colby Hefright, a freshman Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering major at Slippery Rock University.  Pictured here are the Elk County Commissioners, the scholarship recipients, and their parents.  Congratulations Renee and Colby !!

Operation Elk County Seeking Your Assistance

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Operation Elk County is seeking to speak directly with individuals and families who have lost a loved one to either incidents involving alcohol, in particular family members who lost a love one due to an alcohol related motor vehicle crash, or with individuals and families who have lost a loved one to controlled substance use, in particular family members who have lost a loved one due to a drug overdose.   The purpose of Operation Elk County reaching out to individuals and families who are survivors is to receive their valuable input and perspective in developing programs that effectively communicate the foreseeable and unforeseeable consequences of individuals engaging in the consumption of alcohol and operating a motor vehicle as well as using controlled substances.    Operation Elk County intends to develop two focus groups; one for alcohol related incident survivors and another for controlled substance use survivors to listen, understand and develop effective strategies to prevent individuals from engaging in such behaviors as well as preventing future loss of lives.

Additional information can be found in this PRESS RELEASE which is located on the OPERATION ELK COUNTY webpage.

Keystone Scholars Elk County

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Elk County is pleased to have been selected by State Treasurer Joe Torsella as one of 6 counties to pilot the Keystone Scholars program.

Through this program, for each baby born to Elk County parents in 2018 and 2019, $100 will be deposited into a PA 529 Savings Account that can be used for post-secondary education.

Additional information on this program can be found on our Children & Youth Services web page.