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 U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today welcomed the release of $75,750 to the The Wright Center for Community Health as part of the newly created Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program for COVID-19 response. These funds provide the resources needed for centers like this one to continue to provide the health services our communities need throughout northeastern Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“In this time of crisis, we need to be able to meet on-going as well as new and increasing community needs,” said Rep. Matt Cartwright, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “I worked to ensure my colleagues came together to support medical staff and case workers serving on the frontlines to help our vulnerable and infirm populations, while also answering the call of the pandemic. We owe them that.”

The Wright Center is a non-profit, community-based graduate medical education consortium and safety net provider of primary care. They have been serving at locations across northeastern Pennsylvania for more than 40 years. Their Ryan White Clinic is located in Scranton, PA.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the primary federal agency for improving health care for people who are isolated or economically or medically vulnerable. The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program COVID-19 Response awards will give recipients like the Wright Center the flexibility to meet evolving needs in their respective communities as they continue to provide critical services to people with HIV during this pandemic.