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Our team at NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time Aging in Place Specialist position.

Our team at NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time HomeOwnership Assistant position.

This year, NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania is presenting Run for the Roses: Kentucky Derby Party for the second year in a row. Event proceeds will benefit our older neighbors across northeastern Pennsylvania. It will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 5-8pm at the Country Club of Scranton.

NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania 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.

NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania recently accepted a contribution from Coterra Energy Inc., in the amount of $20,000 through the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development's Neighborhood Assistance Program.

NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania recently accepted a contribution from Honesdale National Bank, in the amount of $10,000 through the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development's Neighborhood Assistance Program.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 cycle of Beautiful Blocks in the cities of Scranton and Carbondale.

NeighborWorks announced multiple grant awards at the West Scranton branch of Fidelity Bank on Tuesday, February 21. This funding includes $850,000 total between Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) and private partnerships.

We were excited to welcome Mayor of Scranton Paige Cognetti and the City of Scranton to our office to announce new ARPA grants available for new home buyers and current homeowners.

The Honesdale National Bank Foundation has recently made a $12,500 contribution to NeighborWorks of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The funds will go specifically to our Aging in Place program.

Our team at NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania is seeking qualified applicants for a part-time Aging in Place Assistant position.

NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania recently accepted a contribution from FNCB Bank, in the amount of $15,000 through the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development's Neighborhood Assistance Program.

Joe McDonnell, one of our first Aging in Place clients when the program was launched in 2018, tragically passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at the age of 96.

It was our pleasure to welcome U.S. Senator Bob Casey to our office to announce a $1 million federal appropriation in support of our Aging in Place program!

Our team at NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time HomeOwnership Specialist position.

Help us reduce feelings of social isolation by providing positive social contact to seniors in NEPA!

Kathi Tavera, NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Homeownership Specialist, recently received her HUD Housing Counseling certification from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Shane Powers, Chief Operating Officer at NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania, recently completed the Leadership Lackawanna Executive Program in November as part of the 2022-2023 class.

The Rural Urban Leadership Program (RULE) of Penn State Extension, Penn State University, has named Gerard Hetman, Community Development Specialist at NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania, as a participating scholar in the upcoming RULE XIX class.

Youth groups and young adults are invited to participate in our "Snow Angels" initiative.

Our team at NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time HomeOwnership Specialist position.

NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania is pleased to welcome PNC Bank as this year’s presenting sponsor for the West Scranton Fall Festival.

NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania is pleased to announce Citizens Saving Bank as a gold sponsor for the West Scranton Fall Festival.

NeighborWorks, along with several volunteer groups, hosted their quarterly Paint the Town program last week – a volunteer event that assists older adults in northeastern Pennsylvania to continue residing in their homes and communities safely and with dignity through small home repair, exterior painting, yard maintenance and more.

Todd Pousley, our Neighborhood Revitalization Manager, has been recently selected (along with only 40 applicants across 13 states) to take part in the Appalachian Regional Institute, an exclusive nine-month program that empowers regional leaders and trains them with best practices to change their communities.

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