Grant to help with projects at YMCA’s new Olyphant location

Posted on June 5, 2024 by The Dunmorean

The Greater Scranton YMCA recently was awarded a $3,300 grant from Women in Philanthropy. The grant will support the purchase of outdoor playground equipment at the Y’s new Early Learning Center in Olyphant which opened in April.

Through the opening of the new center, the Greater Scranton YMCA’s goal is to offer our community much-needed child care services, allowing parents to work knowing their children are in a safe and nurturing environment.

Shown from left: Ellen Burkey, Scranton Area Community Foundation Board Chair and Women in Philanthropy supporter; Tressa Parker, Senior Education Director, Greater Scranton YMCA; Meghan Carnevale, Mission Advancement & Marketing Director, Greater Scranton YMCA; Rich Surridge, CFO/COO, Greater Scranton YMCA, and Amy Betts, Scranton Area Community Foundation Community Impact Manager and Women in Philanthropy Supporter

Women in Philanthropy supports nonprofits with grants

Posted on May 2, 2023 by The Dunmorean

Women in Philanthropy (WIP), the initiative of the Scranton Area Community Foundation that focuses on empowering and transforming the lives of women, girls, and their families in Northeastern Pennsylvania, announced the recipients from its 2023 grants cycle, awarded after a highly competitive grant process.

A total of $35,000 in grant funding was awarded to eight local nonprofit organizations during the Women in Philanthropy Quarterly Meeting held at the Century Club of Scranton.

The recipients included nonprofits Catherine McAuley Center ($6,000), Outreach Center for Community Resources ($5,500), United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA ($5,000), Center for the Living City ($4,500), Penn State Scranton ($4,500), The University of Scranton ($3,500), Junior Achievement of NEPA ($3,000), and Saint Joseph’s Center ($3,000), all to support innovative projects and/or programs that work to transform the lives of women or girls across the Northeastern Pennsylvania region.

The grant award recipients and grant amounts were selected by Women in Philanthropy supporters, who had the opportunity to vote after hearing presentations from each of the nonprofit organizations.

The Women in Philanthropy (WIP) initiative is comprised of a group of over 120 supporters committed to transforming the lives of women, girls, and their families in Northeastern Pennsylvania. WIP engages its supporters in collective decision making to help move women in the region to levels of personal empowerment and economic self-sufficiency. Since its inception in 2014, WIP has provided over $130,000 in grant funding to local nonprofit organizations; STEAM education to over 2,000 students in K-12 local public schools; $25,000 in full ‘STEAM Stars’ Scholarships to the nationally-recognized Level Up Program at Lackawanna College; loan capital and training support to help launch 15 local women-owned businesses; grant support to 21 women business owners in Lackawanna County facing COVID-19 hardships; a dollar for dollar match to women with low-to-moderate-incomes trying to build a savings; and more. To date, Women in Philanthropy has raised over $1.6 million to benefit women, girls, and their families in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Women in Philanthropy is an initiative of the Scranton Area Community Foundation. To learn more about Women in Philanthropy, visit wwwsupportnepawomen.org.

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The Women in Philanthropy initiative of the Scranton Area Community Foundation recently awarded a $4,500 grant to Penn State Scranton during the Women in Philanthropy Quarterly Meeting and Reception held at the Century Club of Scranton.

Shown from left: Ryanne Jennings, Women in Philanthropy Supporter; Susan Jeffery, Women in Philanthropy Supporter; Shelly Egan, Principal at Old Forge School District; Dr. Melissa Labuda, Assistant Teaching Professor at Penn State Scranton; Christine Ostroski, Director of Development at Penn State Scranton; Amy Betts, Women in Philanthropy Supporter and Scranton Area Community Foundation’s Community Initiatives Manager; Laura Ducceschi, Women in Philanthropy Supporter and President and CEO of the Scranton Area Community Foundation.

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The Women in Philanthropy initiative of the Scranton Area Community Foundation awarded a $3,000 grant to St. Joseph’s Center during the Women in Philanthropy Quarterly Meeting and Reception held recently at the Century Club of Scranton.

Shown from left: Tamara Murray Leety, Women in Philanthropy Supporter; Tamara Hall, Director of Maternity/Family Services at Saint Joseph’s Center; and Amy Betts, Women in Philanthropy Supporter and Scranton Area Community Foundation’s Community Initiatives Manager.

Building Confident Smiles Program Launches in Scranton Area

Posted on September 4, 2019 by The Dunmorean

Women in Philanthropy (WIP), the initiative of the Scranton Area Community Foundation that focuses on empowering and transforming the lives of women and girls in Northeastern Pennsylvania, has announced the launch of its Building Confident Smiles Program, a pilot program that will improve access to restorative dental care for women in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Building Confident Smiles will provide restorative dental care to local uninsured or underinsured women through Scranton Primary Health Care Center (959 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton).

Shown from left are: Ellen Burkey, Scranton Area Community Foundation board secretary and Women in Philanthropy Advisory Circle cochairman; Linda Ciampi, Executive Director of Outreach for Community Resources; Vivian Williams, Building Confident Smiles Program Project Manager; Joseph Hollander, Scranton Primary Health Care Center Chief Executive Officer; Peg Ruddy, Women’s Resource Center Executive Director; Laura Ducceschi, Scranton Area Community Foundation President and CEO; Ida Castro, Scranton Area Community Foundation Board Member and Women in Philanthropy Advisory Circle Co-Chair; Lisa Durkin, United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA President and CEO.