The Dunmore Lions Club recently installed two new members during the District Governor’s visit at its meeting at Carmella’s in Dunmore January 30th. District Governor Sandy Thubborn offered remarks. Installing official was Past District Governor Cathy Metschulat.
Pictured in group photo from left are Michael Colangelo, sponsor; Sean Colangelo, new member; Cathy Metschulat, installing official; Patrick Clark, new member; and Gino Tempesta, sponsor.
The Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania (FSA NEPA) recently received a $20,000 grant from AllOne Charities with a matching $20,000 from the Thalenfeld Family Charitable Foundation.
The $40,000 grant supports a broad number of programs under the FSA NEPA organizational umbrella. This includes funding for programs such as Help Line, a free and confidential information and referral service that helps people by connecting them to local resources; Warm Line, which specifically connects callers to non-emergency health care resources, and the Essential Needs which supplies food and clothing to local families. The grant also supports public engagement projects such as marketing and the National Family Week Conference as well as agency-wide training.
Founded in 2015, AllOne Foundation & Charities has had a direct and measurably positive impact on the healthcare landscape in all corners of the 13 counties of its service footprint. Tens of millions in grant resources have been committed to hundreds of individual non-profit care providers focused on mental health and behavioral health, improved access to health care for women and children, autism services, substance abuse disorders solutions, and food security.
“We are so grateful to both AllOne Charities and Foundation as well as the Thalenfeld Family for their continued support of our mission. We aspire to reach individuals and families across the lifespan, providing services and support, filling service gaps, and educating the community. With the funding from both AllOne Charities and Foundation as well as the Thalenfeld family- we are able to reach even more individuals with our services, continuing our mission as we have for nearly 130 years.” Said Jessica Ives, CEO for FSA NEPA.
A group of involved and concerned members of the community established FSA in 1895 in order to provide diverse services that empower children, individuals, seniors and families to reach their full potential by building healthier relationships, and ultimately stronger communities.
Today, FSA’s programs provide services to residents in 17 counties, including Bradford, Clinton, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne and Wyoming counties.
Any resident in PA 211 NE’s coverage area can access PA 211 NE / Help Line by calling 211, texting 211 (898-211, plus a zip code), or by logging on to www.pa211ne.org.
For more information about FSA or to support its programs, please log on to www.fsanepa.org, call, (570) 823-5144, or email, families@fsanepa.org.
United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania (UNC) has received a $10,000 grant from the Hawk Family Foundation to support its SCOLA (Scranton Council of Literacy Advancement) Adult Literacy Program. UNC’s SCOLA program has provided free adult literacy and ESL education to Lackawanna County residents, helping both native and foreign-born adults gain essential skills for economic, educational, and family advancement.
The program offers ESL classes, citizenship preparation, and family literacy services through tutoring and group lessons. Classes focus on building language skills while encouraging long-term economic mobility, integrating workforce development and high-demand career pathways. Participants improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, with lessons tailored to real-world applications and personal goals.
Shown from left: Lisa Durkin, UNC President and Chief Executive Officer; Maggie Hawk, Hawk Family Foundation Administrator; Audrey Golosky, Assistant Director of Community Education, and Rich Klinkle, UNC SCOLA Volunteer Teacher.
