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NeighborWorks receives major grant from AllOne Foundation & Charities

NeighborWorks Northeastern PA has recently received a $100,000 grant from the AllOne Foundation & Charities to be used towards expansion of Aging in Place services. The goal of this program will be to provide resources to help older adults overcome social isolation and health issues.

These funds will be used to increase and expand Aging in Place services with a focus on social isolation prevention and modification services. NeighborWorks will additionally be increasing the volunteer opportunities available to older adults through an expansion and reorganization of the volunteer program.

NeighborWorks partners with University of Scranton to co-host housing seminars for Congolese Community

NeighborWorks Northeastern PA, alongside with the University of Scranton, co-hosted two housing information workshops for the Congolese Community of Scranton. With speakers from Iron Valley Real Estate Greater Scranton, Kraklio Inspections and the City of Scranton, we discussed several housing topics including mortgage loans, public assistance, housing standards, inspections and more. The third and final edition of this workshop series will be held on Janaury 12.

NeighborWorks receives grant from the Robert H. Spitz Foundation

NeighborWorks Northeastern PA recently received a $17,000 grant from the Robert H. Spitz Foundation, managed by the Scranton Area Community Foundation.

These funds support our Community Services Navigator position, which aids clients from our main direct service programs: Aging in Place, Neighborhood Revitalization, and Homeownership & Financial Services. This position provides assistance to older adults in connecting to other social service opportunities, completing applications for assistance and navigating referrals provided.

Staff attends Homes Within Reach Conference from December 1st-3rd

Some members of our staff recently attended the 17th annual Homes Within Reach Conference in Hershey, presented by the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania.The conference held numerous informative sessions including blight remediation, expanding affordable housing development, preventing evictions and more.

Our Neighborhood Revitalization Manager, Todd Pousley, showcased our Beautiful Blocks residential exterior improvement program during the conference. Todd was joined by Eileen Cipriani, Executive Director of the City of Scranton Office of Economic and Community Development, and Michele Bannon, Carbondale City Clerk and NeighborWorks Northeastern PA board member. Todd, Eileen and Michele spoke to community development professionals from across Pennsylvania about the successes of the Beautiful Blocks program in Scranton and Carbondale.

NeighborWorks accepts contribution from Community Bank, N.A. for Neighborhood Assistance Program

NeighborWorks Northeastern PA recently received a $10,000 contribution from Community Bank, N.A. to be used towards the Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP). The contribution will support the Scranton Beautiful Blocks Program for 2022. Beautiful Blocks, which is jointly sponsored by NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania and the City of Scranton, provides matching grants of up to $1,000 to each member of a group of at least five Scranton residents to help them make exterior improvements to their homes. Grants are awarded annually through a competitive application process.

NeighborWorks raises almost $4,000 this Giving Tuesday

For our inaugural Giving Tuesday campaign, we managed to raise $3,745 from around 40 individual donors! For those who contributed to this donation, THANK YOU! These funds will allow us to continue our work to increase the financial stability of local individuals and families by providing meaningful and effective homeownership services through the city of Scranton, Lackawanna County and northeastern Pennsylvania.

These will also assist us in providing services to our elderly and disabled neighbors who are struggling to keep up the homes and remain in them as long as possible. Together we are building better neighborhoods and creating sustainable communities to ensure a vibrant future here in northeastern Pennsylvania.

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