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The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) protects and restores the natural and built environments through innovation, collaboration, education and advocacy. PEC believes in the value of partnerships with the private sector, government, communities and individuals to improve the quality of life for all Pennsylvanians.

The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) is a statewide trade association advocating the views of convenience stores, supermarkets, independent grocers, wholesalers and consumer product vendors operating in Pennsylvania. PFMA’s membership consists of national chain stores, regional chains and locally owned independent retailers of all sizes. Our 800+ corporate members operate more than 3,500 retail food stores and employ more than 200,000 Pennsylvanians. Our Mission The mission of the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association is to improve the public image, effectiveness and profitability of companies providing products and services in agriculture production, consumer education, consumer packaged goods, food retailing and wholesale food distribution. For more information on retail and associate membership, visit our website at http://www.pfma.org

Pennsylvania Gunsmith School is a vocational school training students in the field of Gunsmithing. Founded in 1949, PGS offers a 16-month, intensive program. Students begin with the basics and gradually master the skills to craft special tools and perform a variety of firearm tasks, culminating in a portfolio of custom-crafted firearms and tooling to share with future employers and customers.

With over 25 areas of interest and growing training options, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College provides affordable access to high-quality education. Pennsylvania Highlands has five facilities serving the Southern Alleghenies: Blair, Ebensburg, Huntingdon, Richland, and Somerset.

This account serves as the official LinkedIn page of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC)

The Pennsylvania Homecare Association is a state trade association representing 700 organizations that provide care and support to individuals in their own homes. Our members provide medical care, such as nursing and wound care, and physical, speech or occupational therapy, personal care, such as assistance with activities of daily living like bathing and meal preparation, and end-of-life care for those with terminal illnesses. PHA is a one-stop resource. With a member-centered focus, the association champions efforts that range from advocating on behalf of patients and consumers, interpreting and developing regulations and legislation to exploring needs and business strategies.

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency works to provide affordable homeownership and rental apartment options for senior adults, low- and moderate-income families, and people with special housing needs. Through its carefully managed mortgage programs and investments in multifamily housing developments, PHFA also promotes economic development across the state. PHFA is a state-affiliated agency. PHFA's programs and operations are funded through the income we generate through investment activity, through program fees and through financing programs. As a mission-driven agency providing affordable housing products to the citizens of the Commonwealth, we offer programs and administer funds on behalf of state, federal government, and tax related programs and we receive fees to deliver these programs. Since its creation by the legislature in 1972, PHFA has generated more than $13.4 billion of funding for nearly 169,670 single-family home mortgage loans, helped fund the construction of 132,531 rental units, and saved the homes of nearly 49,000 families from foreclosure. PHFA programs and operations are funded primarily by the sale of securities and from fees paid by program users, not by public tax dollars. The Agency is governed by a 14-member board. * These figures are were last updated on October 2, 2017. In addition to its major programs, PHFA conducts housing studies, promotes counseling and education for renters and homebuyers, encourages supportive services at apartments it has financed, administers rent subsidy contracts for the federal government, and acts as an advocate to promote the benefits of decent, affordable shelter for those who need it most.

MISSION PIRC was founded in 1996 on the principles of service and access to justice in response to the detention of the refugees of the Golden Venture. Our principles guide PIRCs programs, protecting immigrants rights to freedom and opportunity in the United States, giving voice to the most vulnerable immigrants and their families. PIRC provides free, effective legal representation, legal services, education and advocacy to help immigrants obtain or protect their legal status. ABOUT The Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC) is nonprofit legal organization which works to provide access to justice for vulnerable immigrants including asylum seekers in detention and for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors in our community through legal services, education and advocacy: - Access to justice begins with an understanding of individual rights under law. PIRC educates immigrants in detention and in the community about their legal options. - PIRC provides access to justice through legal services direct representation, coordination of pro bono legal assistance, and pro se assistance. - PIRC advocates for greater capacity and systems change through language access assistance, partnerships with law schools and universities, and legal training and education.

MISSION PIRC was founded in 1996 on the principles of service and access to justice in response to the detention of the refugees of the Golden Venture. Our principles guide PIRCs programs, protecting immigrants rights to freedom and opportunity in the United States, giving voice to the most vulnerable immigrants and their families. PIRC provides free, effective legal representation, legal services, education and advocacy to help immigrants obtain or protect their legal status. ABOUT The Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC) is nonprofit legal organization which works to provide access to justice for vulnerable immigrants including asylum seekers in detention and for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors in our community through legal services, education and advocacy: - Access to justice begins with an understanding of individual rights under law. PIRC educates immigrants in detention and in the community about their legal options. - PIRC provides access to justice through legal services direct representation, coordination of pro bono legal assistance, and pro se assistance. - PIRC advocates for greater capacity and systems change through language access assistance, partnerships with law schools and universities, and legal training and education.