In November, 2024, the Greater Scranton YMCA was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Robert H. Spitz Foundation. Grant funding will support financial assistance for families with children enrolled in early childhood education programs.

The availability of quality, safe child care programs is crucial to our economy and the workforce. Early Childhood Education Programs at the Greater Scranton YMCA, and the availability of financial assistance, allow families from across our region to send their children to an early learning program while they work. As the need for child care programs in our community has grown, so too has the need for financial assistance.

“We are so grateful to the Robert H. Spitz Foundation for their generosity,” said Rich Surridge, President & CEO, Greater Scranton YMCA. “Here at the Y, we turn no one away for an inability to pay. Thanks in part to this grant award, more families in need will be provided with the resources needed to send their child(ren) to our early childhood education programs, providing them with the opportunity to work and their children with the tools and

resources needed to thrive in kindergarten and beyond.”

The Greater Scranton YMCA’s Early Childhood Education Department offers programs for children of all ages through daycare, preschool, school age care and summer day camp. For more information about Early Childhood Education Programs and the availability of financial assistance, contact Tressa Capoccia, Senior Education Director, at tcapoccia@gsymca.org.