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ACTION ALERT! Call Your Local Legislator! October 6, 2015 You Can Make a Difference! A critical vote in the state House this Wednesday could be the tipping point in the budget impasse.  Funding for Education & Human Services this year and for years to come is on the line.   Call your Representative and tell s/he to vote for a responsible and balanced budget that will generate revenue to support Education and Human Services including a $20 million emergency fund for opioid overdose treatment.   The showdown will happen in the House. Lawmakers have a simple choice: vote for funding to reinvest in services for our friends and neighbors and restore education with a fair drilling tax - like people want - or put powerful special interests before the rest of us.   Our lawmakers need to hear from us.   If our representatives do not vote to increase state resources, the alternative is unacceptable. The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center has determined that the Senate and House Majority budget will generate a  $2.2 billion shortfall in the next nine months, ending June 2016.  By next July we will have to cut more funding from education and critically needed programs -- by more than $2 billion!    Now is the time for action.  Tell your lawmakers to stand with working families and the vulnerable. Vote to  for a balanced budget that restores funding and puts our state back on track. Don't forget to ask for $20 million in emergency budgeting for addiction treatment. You can find your local legislators here. Give to The Council While You Shop!  AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support The Council every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to The Council. Go to www.smile.amazon.com  Log in with Amazon account info or register if you are a new member Type in The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc. and click SEARCH We will come up, hit SELECT Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to The Council. Contact Us Information and Resource Line:  1-800-221-6333 252 W. Swamp Rd., Unit 12                    1701 W. Lehigh Ave, #6 Doylestown, PA  18901                           Philadelphia, PA  19132 215-345-6644                                       215-223-7700 252 W. Swamp Rd., Unit 33                    444 N. 3rd St., Ste. 307 Doylestown, PA  18901                          Philadelphia, PA  19123 215-230-8723 (DUI)                              215-923-1661 215-230-8218 (Prevention) 1286 Veterans Hwy                               1062 E. Lancaster Ave., Ste 22-A Bristol, PA  19007                                 Rosemont, PA  19010        215-788-3738                                       484-383-0802