The Greater Scranton YMCA was recently awarded a $20,000 grant from AllOne Charities. Grant funding will support the Y’s Year-Round Food Program, specifically the purchase of new equipment and staffing. Since the Greater Scranton YMCA implemented its Year-Round Food Program, enrollment in early childhood education programs has significantly grown.

During the Y’s most recently completed fiscal year, 69,490 meals and snacks were provided to children enrolled in Early Childhood Education programs, Summer Day Camp and Before and After School care. This growth has proved challenging, as the need for additional staff and more efficient equipment has also increased. Thanks to the generosity of AllOne Charities, the Greater Scranton YMCA has been able to purchase a new steamer and deep freezer,.

Shown above from left are: Mary Carroll Donahoe, Chief Program Officer, AllOne Foundation & Charities; Rich Surridge, President & CEO, Greater Scranton YMCA; Frank Apostolico, Board Member; AllOne Foundation & Charities; Kelena Gonzalez, Food Program Coordinator, Greater Scranton YMCA, and John Cosgrove, Chief Executive Officer, AllOne Foundation & Charities