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The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a $730,000 grant to expand Luzerne County’s Juvenile Wellness Court, Rep. Matt Cartwright announced Thursday. Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, said the funding from the DOJ’s Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention will help expedite mental health and drug and alcohol services to youths and their families with the goal of…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that $600,000 in federal funds have been awarded to the Women’s Resource Center in Scranton from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women. The DOJ awarded the federal funding under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grant for Victims of Sexual Assault,…

 More drug, alcohol, and mental health services are on the way for the children and young adults of Luzerne County. On Thursday, US Representative Matt Cartwright announced a $730,000 award from the DOJ that will go towards expanding Luzerne County’s juvenile wellness court. The funds will be used to help offer more services to the area’s children and their families with the hope…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright on Friday will introduce the National Flood Insurance Premium Transparency Act to empower homeowners to better understand — and mitigate — rising premiums under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s newly implemented Risk Rating 2.0 program. In October 2021, Cartwright said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) instituted a new policy premium…

Chief Will Clark of the Wilkes-Barre Township Police expressed gratitude to Congressman Matt Cartwright for his support and guidance.

Gentex Corporation, the global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for defense forces, emergency responders and industrial personnel, was pleased to welcome U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright to its facility in Rancho Cucamonga, California, on Sept. 16th for an exclusive tour of its advanced manufacturing operations. During his visit, Congressman Cartwright toured…

Cartwright said projects like this put workers and the middle class first. "I look forward to celebrating its completion with you in the future," he said.

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, announced in March about $1.38 million in federal fiscal year 2024 Community Project funding for the spillway rehabilitation work. It will improve flood protection for about 3,000 people, he said at the time.

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that work to reopen Route 611 in Monroe County, PA, began August 14 after the National Park Service (NPS) approved the PA Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) special use permit application last week. The project is expected to take eight to ten weeks to complete, with the installation of a temporary, free-standing rockfall barrier to allow…

Cartwright led a series of interagency meetings to move the project ahead, bringing together all levels of government from the U.S. Senate to Congress, the state legislator, county and municipal officials. “This is what happens when we come together at all levels of government and I’m proud of what we accomplished as a team,” Cartwright said.