Thank you to everyone who joined us today at our inaugural Home Fair! We were thrilled to see such a fantastic turnout from the community. Your participation made this event a tremendous success.

A special shoutout to our incredible partners – from lenders and realtors to home inspectors and insurance providers, and the experts on home safety and health. Your support and dedication in providing valuable resources to the residents of the City of Scranton, Lackawanna County and surrounding counties are deeply appreciated.

NeighborWorks recently accepted a contribution from Coterra Energy, in the amount of $266,600 through the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development's Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP). This contribution marks the single largest NAP contribution NeighborWorks has ever received and has significantly bolstered our efforts to improve communities across Northeastern Pennsylvania.

This contribution is particularly significant as it is funding the entirety of the Beautiful Blocks Pittston program in its first year, enabling us to expand this successful initiative to a new city. Coterra's contribution is also funding neighborhood revitalization work in Carbondale. The funding has been pivotal in completing critical projects such as the demolition of vacant and deteriorating properties, providing grants to homebuyers to help them improve the exterior of their homes, and developing the Carbondale Core Neighborhood Plan.

Read more here.

The Bi-Weekly Allen Park Concert Series is still kicking this summer! It will be running until August 26th, and events are from 6-8 pm on Fridays rain or shine. This year we are partnering with NEPA Scene to secure the bands. The concert series has featured performances from Running in Flip-Flops, Tori V & The Karma, The Contact Collective and the Brendan Brisk Band, with upcoming performances from The Holtzmann Effect and Meet Me on Marcie still to come.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs and blankets. Food and drinks will be available for purchase from nearby small businesses, and parking is conveniently located across the street.

Thank you to everyone who joined us recently for the Carbondale Block Party! We are excited to unveil our ten-year Carbondale Core Neighborhood Plan through Blueprint Communities® and to expand our community development services into the City of Carbondale.

A big thank you to Carbondale Mayor Michele Bannon, the City of Carbondale and the Greater Carbondale YMCA for partnering with us in hosting this event. We would also like to thank Blu Elefante Events, Camp Freedom, Carbondale Public Library, Carbondale Arts Alliance & Art Thrive, Hotel Anthracite, Peanut Bar and Weis Markets for the activities, donations and support they provided for this event.

Stay tuned for more events and resources from NeighborWorks and Carbondale Heart & Soul in the City and beyond in the future!