Pennsylvania
YWCA York CEO: Pennsylvania’s budget crisis is a human crisis | opinion
Pennsylvania is more than two months past its legal deadline to adopt a state budget. That failure has left organizations like YWCA York without the funding we need to serve our communities. This is not politics as usual. It is a crisis with immediate consequences for women, children and families across our Commonwealth.
At YWCA York, we are already making impossible choices. Dedicated staff face the threat of layoffs. Vendors who help us keep programs running go unpaid. Families who count on child care, legal assistance, and support for survivors of domestic violence are caught in the crossfire of political gridlock. Every day this impasse drags on, the harm grows deeper.
I have led through financial storms before, and I know what it takes to protect people and keep essential services moving. Experience has taught me that leadership is about responsibility, not comfort. By working hand-in-hand with unions, employees, and community leaders, we made sure workers were paid and the city stayed on its feet. Those lessons matter now more than ever. My team and I bring that same steady, proven leadership to YWCA York today, because families in our community deserve nothing less than stability, accountability, and a voice that puts their lives first.
YWCA York is now navigating its own storm. But let us be clear: this situation is not the result of failed management or broken trust. Legacy costs and behaviors weigh heavily on our organization, and the state’s budget delay has disrupted the funds that sustain our services. Our team is stretching every resource to protect programs, but the reality is that no nonprofit can operate indefinitely without the support the state is obligated to provide.
The legislators who represent us are still being paid and our employees will not be. Our families cannot wait. Communities deserve stability, not stalemate.
For more than 130 years, YWCA York has been a lifeline in this community. We will continue to raise our voices until state leaders do their jobs, pass a budget, and release the funds that keep families safe and strong. This is not about politics. It is about people. And the people of Pennsylvania deserve better.
C. Kim Braceyis CEO of YWCA York.
Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania man takes Terrible Towel to Mount Everest as tribute to late friend
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Terrible Towel is a symbol of celebration known around the world, but it was recently taken to new heights.
Allen Dean, a Steelers fan from Sewickley, recently took a Terrible Towel with him as he climbed Mt. Everest.
“I had to show myself that I can do whatever I set my mind to,” says Dean, who spoke with KDKA-TV’s Barry Pintar after his climb from Pokhara, Nepal, near Mt. Everest. “By doing that, I was an example to my kids that, through all the hardships our family has gone through, if you put your mind to something, you can do it, and if it is something as big as Everest, whatever it is, that if you put your mind to it, you can do it.”
Allen says a man called “Big Mike” was a long-time father figure who died a few months ago. His window gave Allen Big Mike’s Terrible Towel. It was then, by way of tribute, that an idea was born.
“She asked me, ‘Allen, would you be able to take the terrible towel to Everest if you make it?’ I said, ‘Absolutely, for Big Mike, anything,’” Dean recalled. “Big Mike was like my last father figure that I had around, so it meant a lot to me to just bring peace. It just meant a lot to me to finalize the loss of such a male role model in my life.”
Allen says he trained vigorously for this climb, often spending weekends taking his kids to hike just about every regional state park imaginable.
SHARON, Pa. (MyValleyTributes) – Shirley J. Griffith, age 91, of Sharon, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2025, in John XXIII Home, in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, with her loving family by her side.
Born October 4, 1934, in Sharon, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Ernestine (Brunson) Eckenrode.
She married Donald M. Griffith, on May 12, 1956, and he preceded her in death on September 28, 2019.
Shirley graduated from Sharon High School in 1952 and worked in the main office of Golden Dawn, in Sharon, as a bookkeeper, in the accounts payable department.
She was a former member of St. Joseph’s Church in Sharon, Pennsylvania and liked to read, knit and do cross stitch.
Surviving is her daughter, Stacy Bika, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania; her sons, Douglas M. (Barbara) Griffith of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania and David M. (Joy) Griffith of Hurdle Mills, North Carolina; a sister, Peggy Fuchs, of Punta Gorda, Florida; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Daniel “Bucky” Griffith; and a sister, Donna Wiedmann.
In keeping with her wishes, there will be no visitation or services.
Arrangements are being are being handled by the Harold W. Stevenson Funeral Home, 264 E. State Street, Sharon, PA, 16146.
On-line condolences may be offered by visiting stevensonfuneralhome.net.
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A television tribute will air Sunday, April 19, at the following approximate times: 8:58 a.m. on WKBN and 7:58 p.m. on FOX. Video will be posted here the day of airing.
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Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb, D-Philadelphia, surged to the front of the Democratic primary fundraising race in the latest quarter, nearly doubling his closest rivals, despite a recent campaign finance scandal that drained his coffers.
Rabb, who identifies as the progressive candidate in the race, brought in nearly $385,000 between Jan. 1 and March 31.
That number was around twice as much as both of his primary competitors — state Sen. Sharif Street, who previously led the field in fundraising, with $199,000, and Dr. Ala Stanford, with $211,000, in the same period of time.
While Rabb led in new money raised, Stanford entered April with the strongest overall financial position, partly thanks to a $250,000 loan she gave her campaign last year. Her campaign reported about $450,000 cash on hand, compared to Rabb’s $236,000. Street ended the quarter with $263,000.
Rabb’s total was especially notable because it came after his team disclosed that his former treasurer allegedly made more than $160,000 in unauthorized withdrawals from the campaign account last year.
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