Sign Up: How Will the 2011 State Budget Affect You?

In early March, Gov. Tom Corbett will deliver his first state budget address. How will your organization and the people you serve be affected by the proposed cuts to services and the loss of federal stimulus funds?

Find out at two upcoming free events:

• The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center Annual Budget Summit
  March 14, Monday, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  Hilton Harrisburg (1 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA)
  Experts from the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center present an in-depth look at the state budget plan and what it means for communities and families across Pennsylvania. Find out how we can work together to advocate for a budget that builds upon sound public investments by closing tax loopholes and ending special interest tax breaks in addition to finding efficiencies and improving accountability.  Registration is free. Lunch is included.

• State Budget Briefing, Lehigh Valley
  March 15, Tuesday, 3 p.m.
  Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley
  1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
  Get the latest budget news from veteran Harrisburg observer Sharon Ward, director of the PA Budget and Policy Center, and connect with a statewide effort to protect the gains we have made in human services in an era of small government.
  RSVP to Kate Atkins:  sepabudget@gmail.com or 215-563-5848 ext. 16.

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