The following events and opportunities are among those happening in the Monroe County region.
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Women of the Moose meatloaf dinner
The Monroe Women of the Moose will serve a meatloaf dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Monroe Moose Family Center, 1320 N. Macomb St.
State Rep. Maureen Madden, D-Monroe, has announced Monroe County will receive more than $450,000 in crime and delinquency grants from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
“I’m thrilled these programs have received grants because they serve some of the most vulnerable populations in our community,” Madden said.
The grants are as follows:
$331,617 to the Monroe County Commissioners to support the responsibilities assigned to the Prosecution and Juvenile Probation. The funding is provided through the Rights and Services Act and Victims of Juvenile Offenders grant programs.
$78,258 for adult probation services.
$46,996 for the Monroe Women s Resources Center. The Children’s Advocacy Center of Monroe County had requested the funding to provide services to the child victims and their non-offending caregivers in their community. It also promotes community awareness on child abuse, assist multidisciplinary investigative team members with training on iss