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My NEW State of the District report is out! I believe that Democrats in Congress and President Biden got a LOT of positive things done last year, and this new report shows you some of the impacts right here in Philadelphia, as well as national impacts.
PHILADELPHIA (May 12, 2023) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) has introduced his innovative school-repair bill, which would make it easier for school districts to use the current federal historic rehabilitation tax credit to upgrade historic school buildings that will continue to operate as schools after renovation.
My office will host our annual National Service Opportunity Fair at 10 a.m. this Saturday, May 6 at Imhotep Institute Charter High School, 6201 N. 21st St., Philadelphia, 19138. You can register now by clicking here.
This is a one-stop shop for high school and college students to learn more about:
Continuing our tradition of bringing federal services to a Philadelphia neighborhood near you, my staff will resume holding mobile office hours, with the first mobile office scheduled for this Thursday. I want to thank all of the state legislators who will host these mobile offices!
Here is the schedule – all mobile offices will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May through October, except where noted:
PHILADELPHIA (April 19, 2023) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) has requested a total of more than $23.7 million in federal Community Project Funding for 15 Philadelphia projects. The biggest category is housing, with $9,400,149 of Evans' requests designated for seven housing initiatives in the city.
PHILADELPHIA (April 12, 2023) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) hosted a news conference Tuesday with state and city officials about millions of dollars in grants being used to renovate a long-closed Germantown store into a new, full-service location of Weavers Way Co-op. About 250 people attended an open house that followed at the site, 328 W. Chelten Ave.
Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Congressman Dwight Evans held a press conferenceto mark the re-introduction of H.R. 1468, the Worker Relief and Credit Reform (WRCR) Act,to expand and modernize the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) so that this important tax credit better meets the demands on America's workforce and fights poverty.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 28, 2023) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) has introduced a resolution to honor Black workers and calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pursue legislation to end inequalities facing Black workers and to support the right for workers of all backgrounds to good working conditions and protection from discrimination.