Scranton Area Community Foundation supports Goodwill with grant funding
Scranton, Pa. – Goodwill Industries of Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) has received $4,000 in grant funding from the Scranton Area Community Foundation’s Spring 2024 Community Needs grant cycle to help fund improvements to its existing Community Participation Supports (CPS) program space in Dickson City. Awarded in April 2024, the funding will help Goodwill Industries of NEPA […]
Goodwill of NEPA celebrates Goodwill Week 2024
For more than 70 years, Goodwill organizations across the United States and Canada have commemorated Goodwill Week during the first week of May to raise awareness of our mission of providing supportive opportunities for individuals with disabilities or other barriers to enhance their lives. During Goodwill Week 2024, we celebrated with a variety of activities […]
Employment Services Success Story: Jane S.
Scranton, Pa. – Jane came to Goodwill Industries of Northeastern Pennsylvania as part of our Youth Employment Services Program. Referred to Goodwill by the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Jane explored possible careers and gained the skills necessary to join the world of work during a paid work experience as a studio assistant at Abington Art […]
FNCB Bank supports Goodwill with a $2500 donation
Scranton, Pa. – FNCB Bank, locally based since 1910, recently presented a $2,500 check to Goodwill Industries of Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) to help fund improvements to its existing Community Participation Supports (CPS) program space in Dickson City. The funding will help Goodwill Industries of NEPA replace existing flooring to create a safe and accessible space […]
Goodwill Industries of Northeastern Pennsylvania Opens Renovated Hazleton Goodwill Store
Scranton, Pa. – Goodwill Industries of Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) recently reopened its newly renovated and expanded Hazleton Goodwill Store. Representatives of local elected officials, community leaders, and Goodwill employees celebrated the reopening with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The expansion more than doubled the store’s square footage to 10,800 and features significant investments including new flooring […]
Healthy Eating Club kicks off at Goodwill thanks to AllOne Charities
Scranton, Pa. – To address a disparity in health care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disorders (IDD), Goodwill Industries of Northeastern Pennsylvania is offering a Diabetes Care and Prevention Project: Healthy Eating Club to individuals who participate in Community Participation Supports at its Dickson City location. Funded by a $5,700 grant from AllOne Charities, […]
Goodwill commemorates Intellectual Disabilities Month
Scranton, Pa. – In commemoration of Intellectual Disabilities Month, Goodwill Industries of Northeastern Pennsylvania collaborated with the Arc of NEPA and the Lackawanna-Susquehanna Behavioral Health Intellectual Disabilities Early Intervention Program to host an event designed to challenge the perception of intelligence and instead see a life of possibilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The event […]
Goodwill partners with Mid Valley for high school program
Scranton, Pa. – Goodwill Industries of Northeastern Pennsylvania is partnering with the Mid Valley School District, Throop, on a Professional Connections Foundation program. Students in Mid Valley teacher Amy Capman’s class are taking part in the program that provides workplace readiness instruction in a classroom followed by students traveling into the community to meet with employers […]
Goodwill welcomes Shamrock Heart Foundation
Scranton, Pa. – Goodwill’s administrative office in Scranton was buzzing with activity in March as volunteers with the Shamrock Heart Foundation gathered in the auditorium to assemble 4000 boutonnieres and corsages for distribution to patients at local hospitals and nursing home residents.