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| Keeping our friendly neighbors up to date on the latest news from NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania
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Beautiful Blocks program open for applications in Scranton and Carbondale
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Applications are now being accepted for Beautiful Blocks, a home improvement program jointly sponsored by NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania and the cities of Scranton and Carbondale. Beautiful Blocks provides matching grants of up to $1,000 per property to groups of five or more residents to help them make exterior improvements to their homes. This is the program's fourth year in Scranton and second in Carbondale, and NeighborWorks is pleased to once again partner with each city to offer Beautiful Blocks to their residents.
Over the first three cycles of Beautiful Blocks in Scranton, more than 260 individual projects have been completed by Scranton residents, grouped into 34 block groups. More than $219,000 in grant funding has been distributed as part of these projects, with participating residents contributing more than $485,000 in matching funds to improve their neighborhoods. In the first year of the Beautiful Blocks program operating in Carbondale, three groups of neighbors participated, with more than $15,000 in grant funding awarded. This grant funding helped to leverage more than $30,000 in funds invested from participating homeowners.
Pre-applications are being accepted until March 21. Awards will be announced in May, with work taking place throughout the summer. Click here for more information about Beautiful Blocks.
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NeighborWorks attends Scranton City Council public caucus
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Todd Pousley and Gerard Hetman from the Neighborhood Revitalization team appeared before the Scranton City Council in a public caucus on February 8. They provided updates on our programs and services, with a focus on programs that we've partnered with the City of Scranton to administer.
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NeighborWorks partners with University of Scranton to co-host housing seminar for Congolese Community
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NeighborWorks Northeastern PA, alongside with the University of Scranton, co-hosted the third and final housing information workshop this season for the Congolese Community of Scranton. Several housing topics were discussed across this three-part workshop series, including topics such as deeds, mortgage loans, public assistance, housing standards, inspections and more. Updates regarding possible upcoming workshops will be communicated in the spring.
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Episode 3 of the Be a Neighbor podcast available
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In this episode, hosts Parker Dorsey and Gerard Hetman chat with special guest Koni Bennett, the owner of one of the only boutique salons in the area (and one of the first) servicing a multiethnic clientele: V A N I T Y Boutique Salon. We were excited to get her insight about being a business owner, her time in West Scranton and why she chose to start a business here. Included above is a short video preview of the episode.
To listen to the full episode, you can listen directly by clicking here -- or by listening on Spotify, Apple, Google, or various other podcast streaming services!
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Miss episode 2?
That's ok! You can listen by clicking here -- or by listening to almost any major streaming service online.
Our guest for episode 2 was Annette Palutis, a former teacher at North Scranton for 27 years, a West Scranton icon, and member of our West Scranton steering committee. As a lifelong West Sider and community pillar, we were excited to get her insight about her time in West Scranton, memories of the community, and hopes for future development in West Scranton.
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NeighborWorks appears on Community Forum show
Jesse Ergott and Gerard Hetman appeared on the Community Forum radio show hosted by Bold Gold Media Group, discussing the Beautiful Blocks program, volunteer opportunities and the Mobile Toolkit. You can click here listen to the full episode.
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Neighborhood Revitalization Manager quoted on Farr Street Tavern transformation
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Beautiful Blocks Program open for applications in Scranton, Carbondale
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