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Workforce Barriers Summit goes virtual

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Originally scheduled as an in-person event, the NEPA Thrives Workforce Barriers Summit has transitioned to an interactive virtual format via Zoom, ensuring accessibility while maintaining the same valuable content. Hosted by the Scranton Area Community Foundation through its NEPA Thrives initiative, the Summit will bring employers, human resources professionals, executives, and managers together to tackle workforce recruitment and retention challenges across Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Join the NEPA Workforce Landscape and Sector-Focused Collaboration on Thursday, March 6, from 9 to 11 a.m.. The Institute will present on the workforce landscape, followed by a discussion on regional workforce challenges. Experts will explore how employers, community organizations, and education providers can collaborate to address recruitment and retention barriers, highlighting promising practices and strategies with insights from JobsFirstNYC. Register here.

Additional Sessions include: March 13 – Strengthening Organizations Presentations; March 19 – Childcare Panel; March 21 – Employment Resources Panel; March 24 – Transportation Panel; April 3 – Unlocking Business Growth through Community Foundation Partnerships; April 9 – K-12 Panel, and April 14 – The Welcoming Center

This virtual series will include expert-led discussions and solution-driven collaborations, leading up to an in-person wrap-up collaborative on May 1.

The Scranton Area Community Foundation is dedicated to fostering systemic change and collaborative solutions that benefit employers, workers, and families across Northeastern Pennsylvania. This Summit offers actionable strategies to strengthen organizations and drive economic growth in response to ongoing workforce challenges.

For full session details and to register, visit SAFDN.org.

For inquiries, contact Koren Clark, Community Impact Manager, at koren@safdn.org.

YMCA earns Spitz grant for child care

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Shown from left at the presentation are: Cathy Fitzpatrick, Director of Grants & Scholarships, Scranton Area Community Foundation; Rich Surridge, President & CEO, Greater Scranton YMCA; Meghan Carnevale, Mission Advancement & Marketing Director, Greater Scranton YMCA; Laura Ducceschi, President & CEO, Scranton Area Community Foundation

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.

Subaru “shares the love” with Scranton Area Community Foundation

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Minooka Subaru recently presented the Scranton Area Community Foundation with a check in the amount of $47,647 which comes from their latest Share the Love® event where the Scranton Area Community Foundation was selected as the hometown charity for Minooka Subaru’s customers to support during the event.

This is the sixth year that Minooka Subaru has partnered with the Scranton Area Community Foundation as the hometown charity to support. To date, Minooka Subaru has donated over $200,000 to support the Minooka Subaru Fund of the Scranton Area Community Foundation which provides charitable support to the community.

Shown from left are: Pat Corbett, Minooka Suburu; Laura Ducceschi, Scranton Area Community Foundation; Joe Corbett and Mike Shields, Minooka Suburu.