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This winter, the Poconos have often seen temperatures plummet below freezing.
December saw an average low temperature of 27 degrees Fahrenheit at night in Stroudsburg. January saw an average of 25 degrees.
Meanwhile the first two weeks of February have barely reached an average temperature above freezing. The lowest nighttime temperature clocked in at 5 degrees on Feb. 10.
According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, people experiencing homelessness have a much higher risk than the general population of developing exposure-related conditions such as hypothermia and frostbite.
These conditions can be immediately life threatening and may also increase the risk of dying from unrelated conditions in the future.
How East Stroudsburg schools plan to diversify curriculum, staff and more
With a student body far more racially diverse than its employees, the East Stroudsburg Area School District is undertaking a long-term effort not only to make sure its curriculum reflects all students, but to make sure all operations, including communication and hiring, are carried out with diversity in mind.
It’s not quick work, but it’s deliberate: “We don’t want to be reactionary. We want to be proactive,” said school board member Damary Bonilla-Rodriguez. That means “the work is happening on an ongoing slower pace” but that allows diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to be purposefully baked in across the district.
Pocono Mountains United Way talks eviction mediation program in Monroe County
There s a new, free eviction mediation program in Monroe County designed to help people struggling because of COVID-19. Author: Carmella Mataloni Updated: 5:51 PM EST January 11, 2021
STROUDSBURG, Pa. Many people have faced financial hardship this year. Some struggles have led to late or unpaid rent.
In Monroe County, the Pocono Mountains United Way is looking to help you and your landlord come up with a solution. What it is, is an opportunity for a landlord and tenant to come together with me as a mediator, being a facilitator, being able to listen to both of them have a conversation, but keeping them going by asking questions, clarifying issues, just the idea of helping them to come to an agreement that will help prevent the tenant from being evicted, said Linda Paugh, Pocono Mountains United Way.