local resources & services

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United Way of Lackawanna, Wayne & Pike

(570) 343-1267

• Senior Technology Tutoring
• Friendly Caller Program
• Social Isolation & Resource Navigation  

Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging

(570)-963-6740

• In-Home and Community Based Services
• Caregiver Support Program
• Grandparent Support Program
• Protective Services

 United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA

(570) 580-9765 

Socialization, Nutritional Lunches, Recreation, Cultural Arts, and Health and Wellness Programs offered at the:

• Scranton Senior Community Center
• Fallbrook Senior Community Center
• Hillside Senior Community Center
• Mid Valley Senior Community Center

Serving Seniors

(570) 344-3931

• Ombudsman
• Pennsylvania’s Empowered Expert Residents (PEER)
• Guardianship
• Patient Advocacy 

Telespond Senior Services

(570) 346-7860

• On-site Older Adult Day Services
• In-Home Personal Care
• Senior Companions
• Foster Grandparents

Jewish Family Services

(570) 344-1186

• Assessments and Personalized Care Plans
• Counseling Services
• Home Visits and Telephone Contacts
• Educational and Support Groups
• Consultations with Families
• Referral for Kosher Meals on Wheels
• Coordination of Supportive Services
   

Greater Carbondale YMCA

 (570)-282-2210 

• Wellness Cafe 
• Walkercise & Aqua Jog
• Silversneakers
• Enhanced Fitness
• Breathing Easy
• Cardio Wellness

Greater Scranton YMCA

(570) 342-8115

• Emotional & Mental Health Wellbeing 
• Chronic Disease and Evidence Based Programs
• Wellness Cafe
• Silversneakers
• Easy Does It
• Senior Yoga
• Senior Water Aerobics 
• Arthritis Class 
• Step & Weights 

Scranton Jewish Community Center (JCC)

(570) 346-6595

• Land & Water Exercise Classes
• Morris Mertz Wellness Café
• Strength & Flex Program
• Mah Jongg
• Knitting Club
• Swim Lessons
• Cafe Connections (Memory Care Cafe)

Indraloka 

(570) 763-2908

• Animal Pen Pal Programs
• Group Visits
• Indraloka Heals
• Team Building
• Healing through Connection 

Scranton Counseling Center

(570) 348-6100

• Adult Outpatient Services 
• Crisis Receiving & Stabilization Unit        
• Crisis Services   
• Partial Hospitalization Program   
• Peer / Decision Support Center   
• Possibilities Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program   

The Greenhouse Project

(570) 344-9186

United Cerebral Palsy of NEPA

(570) 347-3357

Neighborworks NEPA

(570) 558-2490

• Critical Safety and Accessibility Modifications
• Volunteer Services
• Financial Counseling and Education
• Elder Cottage Housing Opportunity (ECHO)
• Whole Home Repair Program
• Scranton Older Adult Rehabilitation Program
• Scranton Homebuyer Program
• Foreclosure Intervention

Ignatian Volunteer Corps NEPA

(570) 941-4264

• Spiritual Support Program (Faith-Based Volunteer Opportunities)
• Meaningful Service Opportunities 

Scranton Area Multifaith Ministerium 

secretary@scrantonareaministerium.org

• People of Faith Coming Together
• Annual Martin Luther King Celebration
• Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
• Diversity Circles
• Prison Ministry
• Addressing Senior Isolation
• World Interfaith Harmony Week

Scranton Primary Health Care Center 

(570) 344-9684

LIFE Geisinger 

(570) 808-4780 

The Wright Center for Community Health 

(570) 941-0630

• Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
• Geriatric Care
• Primary & Preventive Care
• Nutrition Services
• Behavioral Health

 Meals on Wheels of NEPA

(570) 346-2421

• Home delivered meals 
• Fast Track Home from the Hospital Program
• Community Health Outreach and Meal Program (CHOMP)
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Treasured Friends Furever

Lackawanna Pro Bono

(570) 961-2714 

• Preparation of Simple Wills
• Powers of Attorney and Living Wills
• Elder Law Clinic

Allied Services

(570) 348-1359

Lackawanna County Library System 

(570) 348-3003

• Abington Community Library 
• Albright Memorial Library 
• Nancy Kay Holmes Library 
• Carbondale Public Library 
• Dalton Community Library 
• Lackawanna County Children's Library 
• North Pocono Public Library 
• Taylor Community Library 
• Valley Community Library