Community Announcements

Skywatch

On Friday evenings, weather permitting, the Carnegie Science Center offers $1 admission to their Observatory Skywatch. Expert star gazers are on hand to help see some spectacular views of outer space through their telescope and to give information on the stars, nebulas and planets. The Carnegie Science Center is located at:

1 Allegheny Avenue

(North Shore). Times for the Skywatch vary depending on the season; for the latest information on scheduled times and viewing conditions you can call the Science Center’s hotline at (412)237-3327.

Community Announcements

SNAP Program

Auberle is now offering their award winning SNAP program to girls as well as boys. If you have a son or daughter between the ages of 6 and 11 years old who is having difficulty at home or in school with defiance, lying, fighting or intense anger, they may be eligible to participate in this FREE program. SNAP (Stop Now And Plan) is a program designed to help at-risk youth to create a successful future by dealing with their anger. To find out more about the SNAP program you can contact Megan at (412)673-5856 ext. 1207.

Community Announcements

Affordable Internet Service

Comcast is now offering a way in which customers can get internet in their homes for just $9.95 a month if they have at least one child receiving free school lunches through the National School Lunch Program. Other criteria for this offer include not having subscribed to Comcast internet service within the last 90 days, and not having an overdue Comcast bill or unreturned equipment. If you, or someone you know, meets this criteria call 1-855-8-INTERNET, that’s 1-855-8-I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T. An application will be mailed out that will need to be returned with lunch program documents from the child’s school.

Emergency Homeowners' Loan Program

The Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP) was created to provide emergency mortgage assistance to homeowners who are temporarily and involuntarily unemployed or underemployed due to the economy or a medical condition and are at risk of foreclosure. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provided $1 billion to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to develop EHLP.


The Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP) can provide eligible homeowners with a 0% interest, forgivable loan that pays past-due mortgage payments (principal, interest, taxes, insurance, attorney fees), as well as a portion of the homeowner’s monthly mortgage payment for up to 24 consecutive months, or up to $50,000, whichever comes first, and provided that certain eligibility requirements are maintained.


The first step is to get a copy of the Pre-Applicant Screening Worksheet. Worksheets are available online at http://www.findehlp.org/ as well as from nonprofit housing counseling agencies participating in the EHLP program. You can submit the completed worksheet to an EHLP counseling agency in person, via fax or email. The deadline for worksheet submission is July 22, 2011.

Assurance Wireless Now Available in PA

FREE Cell Phone Service
Assurance Wireless has recently announced free cell phone service for Pennsylvania residents. Assurance Wireless, similar to Safelink, provides free wireless cell phone service with no contracts and provides users 250 minutes to use each month. You may qualify for this free cell phone based on your household income, if you’re on Medicaid or participate in other government programs. These free cell phone services are great to use in conjunction with your Community Voice Mail, so you can have ease of access in checking your messages.

To see if you qualify for a free cell phone through Assurance Wireless you can call 1-888-898-4888 between 9 am – 9pm daily. You can also visit http://www.assurancewireless.com/.