Dear Neighbor & Estimado Vecino,

I hope you are well. I want to share an important update on my ongoing work. As always, please contact 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.   

This coming Tuesday, November 3, is Election Day, and it is important that every voter can make their voice heard at the ballot box! Polls will be open from 7 AM – 8 PM, and you can find your polling place here.

In addition, please note that my office will be closed on Election Day. We will resume normal hours on November 4.

I will be joining with Latino Connection and Jefferson Health Plans for Warm Hands, Warm Hearts, where we will be providing free winter clothes, state resources, hot meals, and more. The event will be at Clubhouse Living (715 Clinton Street, Reading) on Saturday, November 14 from 11 AM - 3 PM.

Our civic engagement and understanding of the importance of voting starts at a young age, and it was wonderful to take part in that education this week! I joined Principal Lopez-Sanchez from Lauers Park Elementary School to read "Vote for Our Future" to 95 fourth graders.

Thank you to Lauers Park for this wonderful opportunity and the chance to connect with our future voters and leaders!

Last month, the Reading Fightin' Phils won their first Eastern League title in 30 years - and I had the honor of joining local leaders and our community to celebrate this historic victory. Congratulations to the Phils on this incredible accomplishment, and I look forward to a great season next year!

I had the honor of joining my colleagues who also represent parts of Reading, Reps. Manny Guzman and Jacklyn Rusnock, in welcoming Appropriations Committee Chairman, Rep. Jordan Harris, for a tour of our wonderful city!

Our tour included a discussion on the prospective Skybridge project to connect the DoubleTree Hotel and Santander Arena, a tour of BCIU Learning Center to learn more about our youth education, and a stop at the second floor of GoggleWorks, where potential options for tenancy are being explored.

I am grateful to Chairman Harris for taking the time to tour our beautiful community, and I look forward to working with him and his committee to secure funding for projects like these!

I had the honor of presenting to the Lead-Free Promise Project, which is working to create a future with reduced exposure to lead for our children.

Lead exposure can lead to lifelong consequences, and it is critical that we keep exposure extremely low to non-existent. I will proudly work to see this future come to fruition.

My staff recently attended the ribbon cutting of the new Berks County Intermediate Unit Learning Center at Centre Avenue. This new center will provide a wide range of diverse services for our local students and teachers - I look forward to seeing the incredible work they do!

My Youth Council has set up a Thanksgiving Food Drive at the Wyomissing Library (9 Reading Boulevard) until November 14. Any donations would go a long way to help families throughout our community as we approach Thanksgiving!

Applications for Property Tax/Rent Rebates are available, and the deadline to apply has been extended to Dec. 31! This program gives money back to PA renters and homeowners for the taxes or rent 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, and uncashed checks – and you might be one of them!

My office can help you receive this unclaimed property. Contact us or click here to see if there is anything available in your name.

The Department of Human Services has launched PA Navigate, which is designed to help you find assistance with food, utilities, childcare, financial assistance, and more near you. You can learn more here.

The Berks History Center (940 Centre Ave, Reading) will be holding a Trick or Treat on October 31st from 5 - 8 PM.

The Governor's Advisory Commission on Next Generation Engagement will be hosting The Digital Generation - a listening session on the insights and experiences of our youth aged 16-26. The event will be held on November 4 from 4 - 5:30 PM at Centro Hispano (25 N 2nd Street, Reading). Registration can be completed here.

Reading Hospital plans to hold a focus group to receive feedback on the hospital's pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum treatment. You can express your interest and mark your availability for the focus group here.

The Centro Hispano Hispanic Center has created a page to help Reading families find free and low-cost programs for children and teens. You can check out the RDG Youth Resource HUB in both English and Spanish here.

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 get 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 its programs and events. You can learn more about those and how to ensure our neighbors are fed 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 to 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

Every Thursday from 9 AM to Noon

Spring Township Municipal Building

2850 Windmill Road, Sinking Spring, PA

2nd and 4th Fridays of each month from 9 AM to Noon

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

1111 Penn Ave., Wyomissing, PA

Every other Monday from 9 AM 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