Dear Neighbor & Estimado Vecino,

I hope you are well. I want to share important information about my ongoing work. As always, please feel free to reach out to my office for help with any state-related issues. To stay informed,?visit my official page. You can also check your?preferences?to make sure you're signed up for?my emails.?

Espero que estén bien. Me gustaría compartir información importante sobre mi trabajo en curso. Y no olvides?visitar mi página oficial?para mantenerte informado.?También puede verificar sus?preferencias?para asegurarse de que está registrado para recibir mis correos electrónicos.   

Primary Election Day is quickly approaching! Polls will be open on Tuesday, May 19 from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m., and you can find your polling place here.

Please note that if you previously voted at Spring Ridge Elementary School in Spring Township, your polling site has changed. You will now vote at GT Church, 1110 Snyder Road. You can learn more about this site change here.

Please note that my office will be closed for the day in observance of the election. We will reopen for regular hours on Wednesday.

As a member of the state House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, I had the opportunity to join a tour of Fox Chase Farm in Philadelphia.

The farm fosters education on agriculture - ranging from livestock and crop production to controlled environment agriculture and experiential programming - for 60 schools in Philadelphia, providing urban communities with the opportunity to learn about and embrace agriculture right in their backyards.

Our farms are vital to our state's economy. I am proud to support them, and I always look forward to learning new ways as to how urban communities like ours can work with the farming industry.

This week, several of our local students from Cornwall Terrace Elementary School in Reading visited the state Capitol for their end-of-year field trip to learn about the Capitol's history and the role of state government. I hope it was an informative and fun trip!

Applications for Property Tax/Rent Rebates are available, and the deadline to apply has now been extended to Dec. 31! This program gives money back to PA renters and homeowners for the taxes they paid in 2025 - including seniors, widows and widowers, and those with disabilities.

You can learn more here and contact my office for support with your application.

Many Pennsylvanians have unclaimed property - money from dormant bank accounts, insurance payments, uncashed checks - and you may be one of them!

My office can help you receive this unclaimed property. Contact us or go to PATreasury.gov/unclaimed-property to see if there is anything available in your name.

United Way of Berks County hosted its first Read Alliance Youth Summit to recognize and celebrate the leadership of teen tutors in our community who support younger students in developing their reading skills, while also connecting them with several career and life pathways.

It was an honor to join in this recognition and celebrate the incredible work our students and United Way have done for our community!

I also had the honor of joining RIZE Youth Arts Organization for the Pennsylvania Youth Summit, which serves to empower youth through leadership development, wellness, civic engagement, entrepreneurship, social justice, and community voice.

This year's theme was "Built to Lead: Knowledge, Business & Civic Power." As a former business owner and current legislator, I know how important leadership skills like those RIZE instills in our youth are to lifelong success. Thank you for the invitation to this amazing event, and congratulations to everyone who took part in the summit!

This week, I would like to spotlight a member of my Youth Council, Bhavya Agrawal. She has been a part of the council since January and serves as the co-chair of the Events Committee. She is also a part of several clubs at school and interns at a dental clinic in Wyomissing.

Thank you for all of your amazing work Bhavya! If you know any high school students who are interested in public service and making our community a better place, they can apply for my Youth Council here.

Bring The Change, in partnership with CICOP Ministry, Duverseau Productions, and V Productions, will be hosting a flag-raising to recognize our region's Haitian community. The flag raising will take place on Sunday, May 17, at 2:30 PM at City Park, and a Haitian celebration will take place at 4 PM at Tec Centro Berks.

The 78th annual Berks County Armed Forces Day Parade will be held in West Reading and Wyomissing on May 16 to recognize and honor all branches of the military. The parade begins at 10 AM in the 800 Block of Penn Avenue in Wyomissing, and follows along Penn Avenue east into West Reading and concludes at Fourth Avenue.

Holcomb Crisis Intervention in West Reading offers a free crisis program to support our neighbors experiencing varying levels of crisis, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in both English and Spanish.

You can learn more about their work here, and if you or someone you know needs help, you can walk in, call 610-379-2007, or text 484-816-7865 for support.

If you or someone you know needs food assistance, please reach out to my office to find out where you can find help. You can also click here to go to Helping Harvest's website, which has a map of over 350 charitable food program partners in our area.

Helping Harvest will also be collecting non-perishable food items throughout the year at their programs and events. You can learn more about those and how to ensure our neighbors are fed here.

Routine mammograms are important to find the first signs of breast cancer. Tower Health has started its Mobile Mammography stops for 2026, with stops across our community. You can find locations and days here.

As always, my team and I are here to help you navigate state programs and services. Please reach out with any questions, concerns, or ideas. If you can't make it into my district office, you can visit one of my satellite offices! Find my office information below:

Centro Hispano Casa Senior Center

25 N. 2nd St., Reading, PA, 19601

Every Thursday from 9 a.m. to Noon

Spring Township Municipal Building

2850 Windmill Road, Sinking Spring, PA, 19608

2nd and 4th Fridays of each month from 9 a.m. to Noon

We also host DAV Services (Disabled American Veterans) in my office.

1111 Penn Ave., Wyomissing, PA 19610

Every other Monday from 9 a.m. to Noon

Pennsylvania State Capitol

104-A East Wing Main Capitol
Harrisburg, PA 17120

(717) 772-1858

District Office

1111 Penn Ave.
Wyomissing, PA 19610

(484) 577-2756

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