We had a wonderful time sharing in the fun at Clover Field and Allen Park for the FOURTH ANNUAL West Scranton Fall Festival. Activities across both days included food and entertainment, bounce houses, art activities, children’s activities, a fire pit, s'mores, live music and more!

A big thank you everyone who participated! We appreciate all of our staff, volunteers community partners and attendees for coming together to make the event a success! See you next year! Click here to view photos from the event.

Our organization recently joined with our friends at United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania to host our latest Scranton Neighborhood Leaders Forum event. Bringing together resident leaders from throughout Scranton Neighborhoods, the gathering saw presentations from the Scranton Police Department Animal Control, Catherine McAuley Center/Friends of the Poor, and the Gather Archbald skill-sharing collective.

For information on future events in this series, please contact Gerard Hetman at 570-558-2490 or ghetman@nwnepa.org.

In late September, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President & CEO Anna Paulson visited Wayne County to meet with community leaders focused on housing, small business and workforce development.

NeighborWorks President & CEO Shane Powers and Director of Aging in Place Mary Endrusick participated in a roundtable highlighting local housing challenges and solutions. Discussions included efforts to help older adults age safely in their homes through the Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program, as well as how regional housing organizations are expanding their work into Wayne County to meet growing housing needs. We are grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in this important conversation.

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Conor Kelly O'Brien, co-founder and executive director of the Scranton Fringe Festival, joins hosts Parker Dorsey and Gerard Hetman in this episode of the Be a Neighbor podcast. We were excited to discuss his career and professional background, the growth of Scranton Fringe over the past decade, the mission and programming of the Youth Arts Coalition of NEPA, positive trends and challenges in the arts within our community and more! 

Like this episode? Keep an eye out for our next episode on November 6, where we sit down with Michael Lombardo, the Mayor of the City of Pittston.

We have recently concluded our 5th Annual Chili Cook-Off here at the NeighborWorks office! With five contestants vying for the coveted title of Chili Champion, our expert panel of judges faced the grueling task of evaluating entries based on appearance, aroma, taste, texture, aftertaste and overall impression.

Our reigning chili champion, Alyssa Espinoza, has successfully defended her title in her second year of competition.

Congratulations to our top three contestants, and a huge thank you to all our contestants for making this event so memorable. See you next year!

First Place: Alyssa Espinoza
Second Place: Pamela Anslinger
Third Place: Parker Dorsey