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In this Update:

• Action Needed: Sign Our Petition for a Youth Activities Tax Credit
• Out in the Community Last Weekend
• Thank You All Who Made Our Senior Expo a Success
• Captain Water H. Sigafoos III POW/MIA Memorial Highway
• Suicide Prevention Month Raises Awareness and Spreads Hope
• Garrity Announces $1,000 Bonus for Families’ Education Savings
• Certified Veteran-Owned Businesses Gain New Opportunities

Action Needed: Sign Our Petition for a Youth Activities Tax Credit

Are you a parent or guardian watching the cost of youth activities put a strain on your family’s budget? My colleagues and I have introduced legislation that would provide families with a tax credit of up to $2,000 per child for eligible youth activities and we need your help getting it moving in Harrisburg as we head back there next week. Sign our petition today.

Too often, good legislation can take years to become law. With enough support from families like yours, we can show our fellow lawmakers that Pennsylvania families want and need this tax credit—and help get it passed sooner. Read more about Senate Bill 1441 and House Bill 2753.

Out in the Community Last Weekend

Last weekend was busy out in the community, starting with Friday night at Neshaminy High School’s football game for First Responder Night. Thank you to Neshaminy for recognizing the service and sacrifice of all our first responders. I was honored to stand alongside my fellow first responders and proud to serve our community every day.

The rest of the weekend was full of events, connecting with community members, while also making time for my family. 

Rep. Tomlinson and I hosted a fall shredding event at Bensalem High School, I stopped by Penndel Borough’s 250th Anniversary Celebration, celebrated Orville Hutchins’ 100th birthday, joined the American Legion Riders Chapter 960 for their pig roast, and celebrated Bensalem AME Church’s 208th anniversary and retirement of their 100th Pastor, Reverend Lugenure M. Jones.

And in between it all, I was especially glad I was able to make time to watch my son’s soccer game.

Thank You All Who Made Our Senior Expo a Success

Hundreds of local seniors joined us on Thursday for our annual Senior Expo. It was great to see so many familiar faces—and some new faces too.

Thank you to all the vendors that joined us, helping make the event a success by sharing valuable resources and information with our attendees. Thank you to Northampton Valley Country Club for hosting us. Everything was wonderful as usual.

Making sure our seniors have access to the resources and support they need has always been priority. I will continue to champion efforts to make life affordable for our seniors. I authored legislation to freeze property taxes for seniors and fought to protect access to affordable prescription medications—preventing 10,000 from losing coverage, keeping 12,000 from facing higher costs, and helping more than 32,000 seniors access to lower prescription costs.

If you were unable to make the event but need assistance, please call or stop by our office.

Captain Walter H. Sigafoos POW/MIA Memorial Highway

I joined Rep. Marcell, Rep. Hogan, Congressman Fitzpatrick and the Sigafoos family on Friday, also National POW/MIA day, for a ceremony honoring U.S. Air Force Capt. Walter H. Sigafoos III and naming a portion of Second Street Pike in his memory.

On April 25, 1971, Captain Sigafoos disappeared after the F-4 Phantom he was serving aboard crashed in Laos near the Ho Chi Minh Trail. According to officials, Captain Sigafoos remains the only Bucks County service member still listed as missing in action from the Vietnam War.

Renaming this road in honor of Captain Sigafoos will ensure his legacy of sacrifice and service are woven into the daily lives of the community he called home, making sure his story is never forgotten.

Suicide Prevention Month Raises Awareness and Spreads Hope

Suicide Prevention Month is a time to raise awareness, spread hope and encourage discussion of a difficult topic.

Warning signs of suicide include:

• Comments about suicide
• Increased alcohol and drug use
• Aggressive behavior
• Withdrawal from friends and family
• Dramatic mood swings
• Impulsive or reckless behavior

The National Alliance on Mental Illness has more information about risk factors.

The 988 Lifeline provides free and confidential support over call, text or chat for people in distress 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Empathetic, trained professionals provide prevention and crisis resources for you or someone you know.

Garrity Announces $1,000 Bonus for Families’ Education Savings

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity is giving families with qualified PA 529 College and Career Saving Program Guaranteed Savings Plan (GSP) accounts a $1,000 bonus contribution, enhancing education savings for about 107,000 Pennsylvania families.

The bonus is being paid for through surplus dollars in the GSP Fund. PA 529 GSP savers with at least a $1,000 account balance, or those with at least a $100 balance with contributions made since 2022, as of July 31, 2026, are eligible for this bonus deposit. Account owners will see this deposit reflected in their third quarter statement.

The PA 529 GSP allows families to save at today’s tuition rates to cover tomorrow’s tuition costs with account growth dependent on tuition inflation. For more information, visit the PA 529 website.

Certified Veteran-Owned Businesses Gain New Opportunities

Pennsylvania veteran-owned small businesses that get certified can be listed on a state database, opening doors to state contracting opportunities.

To qualify for certification, businesses must be at least 51% veteran-owned, meet “small business” revenue and size standards, and hold a valid third-party certification.

The state does not certify a business as veteran owned; it only verifies it. Find out how to obtain certification and third-party verification at the Department of General Services.