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A day of family fun at the West Scranton Fall Festival
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We had a wonderful time sharing in the fun at Clover Field and Allen Park for the inaugural West Scranton Fall Festival on Saturday, October 22nd! NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania hosted the festival in collaboration with the City of Scranton and presented by PNC Bank.
Activities across the day included food and entertainment, children’s activities, yard games, a fire pit, s'mores, live music and more. Over 700 people attended the festival.
A big thank you to our sponsors, but especially our presenting sponsor PNC Bank and gold sponsors Citizens Savings Bank and Posture Interactive. Food vendors were El Buen Amigo, Paradise Soulfood & Sweets LLC and Carolyn's Corner Carnival, along with Bartari serving as an alcohol vendor. Live music was provided by Jack Bordo & Jim Cullen (joined by Sharon Ambrozia) and Grupo Zona.
An additional thank you to the many volunteers during the event including NeighborWorks board/staff & friends, West Scranton High School, University of Scranton Physical Therapy Department, Fidelity Bank, Children Hunger Outreach Project, Play and Learning Lab, Job Corps, Brianna Keeler - Comparion Insurance Agent, and Scranton Story.
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October Paint the Town a countywide success
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Our Paint the Town volunteer service event was a great success this month, with a week of hands-on on activities helping seniors in the Greater Lackawanna area. Paint the Town provides volunteers the opportunity to assist older adults in northeastern Pennsylvania to continue residing in their homes and communities safely and with dignity.
Ten older adult headed households throughout Lackawanna County were provided small home repair services, exterior painting, and yard maintenance from 50 volunteers representing seven businesses and organizations. Approximately 305 hours of service went into making the event a success, with over $9,000 worth of volunteer labor performed.
Volunteers from The AZEK Company provided 210 hours of service through the participation of 27 volunteer employees, with over $6,000 worth of volunteer labor performed. Also providing volunteers to complete the repairs for older adults were FNB Bank, the University of Scranton’s Physical Therapy Department, Connect Church, City Lights Church, Agency for Community EmPOWERment of NEPA, and individual friends of NeighborWorks.
Stay tuned for the details of our next community service event!
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City Of Scranton opens façade grant program
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The City of Scranton recently announced that $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding is available for façade improvements to eligible businesses across the city. Façade grants are available up to $10,000 with a 25 percent match for single storefronts. If multiple eligible small businesses share the same façade, they can submit a joint application for upgrades of up to $20,000 with the same 25 percent match.
NeighborWorks is assisting businesses in West and North Scranton that are interested in applying for a façade grant. Please click here for more information.
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NeighborWorks welcomes new staff
NeighborWorks is pleased to welcome a new face to our staff in Fernanda Proaño!
Fernanda is our HUD Certified Housing Counselor, where she will help expand our Homebuyer Education, Counseling and Financial Coaching services in Wayne, Monroe and Pike counties. She has over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector with a focus on financial education and coaching.
Please join us in welcoming her to the team!
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NeighborWorks receives contribution from the Dime Bank
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NeighborWorks recently accepted a contribution from the Dime Bank, in the amount of $10,000 through the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development's Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP).
The contribution will support the Carbondale Beautiful Blocks Program for 2022. Beautiful Blocks, which is jointly sponsored by NeighborWorks and the City of Carbondale, provides matching grants of up to $1,000 to each member of a group of at least five Carbondale residents to help them make exterior improvements to their homes. Grants are awarded annually through a competitive application process. Thank you Dime Bank!
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NeighborWorks staff professional development
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Todd Pousley
Todd Pousley, our Neighborhood Revitalization Manager, was named by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to participate as a fellow in the 2022-2023 class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute, a highly competitive leadership and economic development training opportunity for individuals currently living and/or working in one of ARC’s 13 Appalachian states. The 2022-2023 class comprises a diverse network of professionals representing all 13 Appalachian states and a wide spectrum of perspectives and sectors, including tourism, healthcare, education, civil service, and more. Todd will be one of three representatives from Pennsylvania, a list that also includes Holly Pilcavage from Coal Creative.
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Shane Powers
Shane Powers, our Chief Operating Officer, was named to participate in the 2022-2023 class of the Leadership Lackawanna Executive Program. This program is designed to assist professionals in becoming more engaged in the community, broadening their social network and increasing their overall knowledge of the greater Scranton area. The program is open to public and private sector administrators/professionals in an executive level position. Candidates must have extensive industry experience that demonstrates a steady career progression. In addition, candidates must either live, work or play in the greater Scranton area and should possess an interest in learning how Lackawanna County functions and a commitment to enhance the area's economy and quality of life.
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Kathi Tavera
Kathi Tavera, our Homeownership Assistant, recently received her HUD Housing Counseling certification. The HUD Housing Counseling Program supports the delivery of a wide variety of housing counseling services to homebuyers, homeowners, low- to moderate-income renters, and the homeless. To provide housing counseling services through HUD Programs, individuals must certify through HUD by way of passing the HUD Housing Counseling Certification Examination and verifying employment at a Housing Counseling Agency. Congrats Kathi!
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Save the date for Giving Tuesday!
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Mark your calendar now for November 29th! NeighborWorks will be participating in Giving Tuesday this year, our year-end fundraising campaign, and your support is appreciated as we look forward to another year of delivering life-changing programming in our area. Learn more about Giving Tuesday here.
More details will be forthcoming as we get closer to November 29.
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Beautiful Blocks sprucing up Scranton, Carbondale streetscapes
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Scranton nonprofits receive ARPA grants
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NeighborWorks NEPA holds first West Scranton Fall Festival
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NeighborWorks® Northeastern Pennsylvania is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation supported by private contributions and funding from local, state, and federal partners.
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