Family Service Association awarded $40,000 in grants

Posted on February 5, 2025 by The Dunmorean

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.

Major grant awarded to Family Service Assoc. of NEPA

Posted on August 7, 2024 by The Dunmorean

***Shown from left are Sean Gerow, FSA NEPA CEO; Maggie Hawk, Hawk Family Foundation Administrator; Nancy Hudack, FSA NEPA Director of Guardianship, and David Kale, FSA NEPA***

The Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania (FSA NEPA) recently received a major donation from a well-known regional charitable organization, the Hawk Family Foundation. The $45,000 grant will provide support for the Guardianship Program over the next three years.

The Guardianship program is part of the FSA NEPA organization. The program’s clients usually have an intellectual disability, dementia, physical issues, and/or age-related health problems that cause physicians to refer decisions about their care and overall well-being to the legal system. More than 80% of clients in FSA NEPA’s program qualify for medical assistance, which provides very modest reimbursement. Community foundation grants and fundraising assist with operating expenses and assure the program remains financially sustainable.

“With the support FSA guardianship receives from the Hawk foundation we can provide our clients quality service. This money also allows us to purchase items for clients when they do not have the funds to meet their needs. We are greatly appreciative of the Hawk Foundations support to a well-needed service to individuals who have no one else to help met their daily and long-term needs,.” said Guardianship Director Nancy Hudack.

David and Ann Hawk established the foundation in 2006 and permanently endowed it in 2017. The family foundation represents and promotes the philanthropic interests of Mr. and Mrs. Hawk and their family by working to improve the quality of people’s lives, particularly children, senior citizens, and the most vulnerable people in the community. Their support for the FSA NEPA Guardianship program is part of each organizations’ efforts to address ongoing and emerging trends in public need.

Family Service Association Gets Grant to Support Guardianship Program

Posted on August 4, 2021 by The Dunmorean

Participating in the ceremonial check presentation, from left, are Janyne Gurnari, chief operating officer, FSA; David Hawk, Hawk Family Foundation; Ann Hawk, Hawk Family Foundation, and Nancy Hudack, BSW, supervisor, Guardianship Program.

The Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania (FSA) recently received a three-year financial commitment from the Hawk Family Foundation in support of the nonprofit agency’s Guardianship Program.

The Hawk Family Foundation’s $45,000 grant will support the services FSA’s social workers provide for people who have been declared legally by the court system to be unable to make decisions on their own behalf and do not have family or friends available to care for them.

FSA’s program provides guardianship services for anyone aged 18 or older, which includes managing their legal, financial, personal, health and end-of-life care.

“Guardianship is one of our most vital programs, as it ensures the most underserved and vulnerable members of our communities have a voice and advocate in their overall care,” said Gertrude C. McGowan, Esq., chief executive officer of FSA. “FSA is extremely grateful for the generous investment David and Ann Hawk have made through the Hawk Family Foundation to ensure people who are unable to care for themselves have the proper resources available to them in the greater community.”

The Guardianship Program’s clients usually have an intellectual disability, dementia, physical issues, and/or age-related health problems that cause physicians to refer decisions about their care and overall well-being to the legal system. More than 80% of clients in FSA’s program qualify for medical assistance, which provides very modest reimbursement. Community foundation grants and fundraising assist with operating expenses and assure the program remains financially sustainable.

David and Ann Hawk established the foundation in 2006 and permanently endowed it in 2017. The family foundation represents and promotes the philanthropic interests of Mr. and Mrs. Hawk, the family’s descendants, and Gertrude Hawk Chocolates by working to improve the quality of people’s lives, particularly children, senior citizens, and the most vulnerable people in society.

“It is important that the Guardianship Program, and other similar programs, remains viable so everyone has a say in the physical, financial and emotional aspects of their lives,” said Ann Hawk. “David and I are intimately familiar with caring for a loved one, and we believe in the importance of everyone receiving proper care in a dignified and respectful manner. We are extremely pleased to be able to support the Guardianship Program and the people it represents.”

FSA was established in 1895 by a group of involved and concerned members of the community 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, its 13 programs provide services to residents in 17 counties in Northeastern and North-Central Pennsylvania. For more information about FSA or to support its programs, please log on to www.fsanepa.org or call (570) 823-5144.