Committees to Examine Closures of White Haven, Polk State Centers
WHAT: The House Human Services Committee, chaired by Rep. Gene DiGirolamo (R-Bucks), and the House Health Committee, chaired by Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren), will hold a public hearing on the decision by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to close the White Haven and Polk state centers.
WHO: DiGirolamo; Rapp; members of the Human Services Committee; members of the Health Committee; Kristin Ahrens, deputy secretary with the Department of Human Service’s Office of Developmental Programs; Sherri Landis, executive director of The Arc of Pennsylvania; Jamie Ray-Leonetti, associate director of policy at Temple Institute on Disabilities; Judy Banks, deputy director of Disability Rights Pennsylvania; Marian Baldini, president and CEO of KenCrest; Gary Blumenthal, vice president of government relations and advocacy at InVision Human Services; Tom Kashatus, president of White Haven Friends and Families; Irene McCabe, president of Polk Center Friends and Families; Darrin Spann, assistant to the executive director of AFSCME; Bill Hill, maintenance at the White Haven Center; Tammy Luce, residential services aide at the Polk Center; Maria Gunta Ferrey, residential services supervisor/qualified intellectual disabilities professional at the White Haven Center; and Bill Bailey, psychological support specialist at the Polk Center.
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 21, 11 a.m.
WHERE: Room 140,
Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg.
LIVE WEBSTREAMING: The informational meeting will be streamed live at
GeneDiGirolamo.com and
RepRapp.com.
Media contact: Tracy Polovick, 717.260.6358,
tpolovick@pahousegop.com
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