Candy’s Place is a cancer and wellness resource center which provides free support to cancer clients and their loved ones in a welcoming, supportive and relaxing environment. The center is available to adults with cancer and their caregivers who are experiencing life altering changes and promotes healing with dignity, understanding of struggles through companionship, and renewing of spirit. Services such as support groups, exercise classes, personal training, yoga and meditation, healing arts, educational workshops, cancer resource materials, a boutique and haberdashery and more are available.

The mission of CASA (court appointed special advocates) of Luzerne County is to provide a qualified and compassionate volunteer advocate to every child in Luzerne County who suffers from abuse or neglect so that child's fundamental right to a safe, nurturing, and permanent home is met as soon as possible. CASA trained its first class of special advocates in 2013 with an initial grant from the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency. CASA was recognized as a 501 (c) (3) organization in 2014. We serve Luzerne County children from Infancy through 21 years of age who have been determined by the Court to be Dependent, that is, without proper care because of abuse or serious physical neglect. Currently, 424 Luzerne County children are in foster care placement because of abuse or neglect.

Established in 1984, the Catherine McAuley Center provides housing and supportive services for homeless individuals and families, primarily women and children, in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties. Beyond the shelter of a roof and walls, our wide range of supportive services help individuals and families overcome the trauma of homelessness through education, counseling, life skills, and access to employment and training opportunities.

CPFB will use the donations raised from Giving Tuesday to underwrite the program costs for the Food Security Network across 27 counties in Pennsylvania; feeding children, families, seniors, and veterans in need.

CEO’s Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank collects food from the entire food system – from growers to retailers. A network of partners works with the Food Bank to move the food from warehouse to table – quickly and efficiently. The network relies heavily on volunteers, small nonprofit organizations and faith-based community services. During calendar year 2017, this network distributed 9.5 million pounds of food across the four-county service area. An estimated 8,000 different people receive food each week. Not only are there people who are hungry in our community, but malnourished as well. With growing research demonstrating the negative effects of poor nutrition in our region, CEO understands the need to make healthy foods a priority – expanding the mission of the Food Bank to focus on quantity and quality of food.

The mission of Child Hunger Outreach Partners is to create an entire generation that doesn't know hunger through innovative and collaborative community partnerships. Child Hunger Outreach Partners has served the East Coast since 2019, and serves tens of thousands of children weekly, regardless of income, race, gender, religious, or political background.

The Children’s Service Center (CSC) is a non-profit, 501(c)3, integrated behavioral health care organization. CSC, with its affiliate Robinson Counseling Center, offers a variety of services across a continuum of care from least restrictive to residential. Our services are designed to meet the individualized needs of children, adolescents, adults and their families. Children's Service Center's Assessment, Crisis, and Referral Services are staffed 24-hours a day, seven days a week, by psychiatric professionals for initial assessment and referral.

Family Promise of Carbon County is a public charity whose mission is to provide temporary shelter, meals, and fellowship in order to meet the basic needs of families without permanent housing in Carbon County and the surrounding communities. Families are educated, encouraged, and empowered to become self-sufficient by support from the faith community and other local community resources. Through classes in nutrition, parenting, finance, and budgeting, and individualized case management and family therapy, families work to achieve long-term stability and many move into permanent housing in just 54 days.

Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania (FSA NEPA) is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization that provides diverse services to children, individuals, seniors, and families, empowering them to achieve their full potential through building healthier relationships and stronger communities. FSA NEPA has three major programs, Counseling, and Human Services, which serves both individuals and families, PA 211 NE/ Help Line, which serves as an information hub for human services and crisis intervention across a 17- county region, and the Children’s Advocacy Center of Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties that provides a safe place for child victims of abuse and neglect to receive the help and support they need to begin their healing journey. Proceeds raised will benefit the FSA NEPA Guardianship Program that aids adults that have no family willing or capable of making important life and safety decisions in their time of need. Our staff works tirelessly to ensure that the client’s needs are met with dignity and respect. Together, we can build resilient families and thriving communities- one person at a time.

Fork Over Love (FOL) is dedicated to changing the narrative on food insecurity by elevating all who are struggling with a new system of community care. To this end, FOL solicits the help of the community to strengthen our small, independent restaurant community by paying them toprovide hot, nutritious takeout meals that are then distributed to the entire community for free so that our food-insecure neighbors can access healthy meals with absolute dignity and no stigma or shame. FOL believes that food is the foundation of a healthy life and that restaurants are the foundation of a healthy, culturally diversecommunity. By investing in our restaurants to feed our people, we know that we are creating a socially innovative and responsible solution to nourish our entire community with dignity, grace, and power—physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, culturally, and economically.

Goodwill Industries of Northeastern PA operates programs and services for individuals with disabilities or other barriers. Goodwill is committed to helping our neighbors find independence through innovative services including our group homes; coordinated after school socialization program; retail stores and three donation centers; adult community participation supports; employment and job training to youth and adults; behavior supports; veterans program; community theater; and our volunteer program which gives back to the communities we serve.

The mission of the Greater Carbondale YMCA is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that support a healthy mind, body, and spirit. We are for youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

Since 1883 The Greater Pittston YMCA has been a pillar of the community in providing community wide recreational and wellness programming. We have expanded our scope to include senior programming, childcare and before and afterschool programs as well as enhancing our current fitness and aquatics programs. In order to continue to provide services for all our members of the community, we are seeking support to provide much needed scholarships for families looking to have memberships to our facility and have full access to all the offerings that provide a safe and nurturing environment for them and their children. Your support will ensure our youth have a safe location to partake in enriching activities.

The Greater Scranton YMCA is a cause-driven nonprofit organization inclusive of men, women and children joined together by a shared commitment to nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living and fostering a sense of social responsibility. The Greater Scranton YMCA’s mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Here, strengthening community is our cause. The Greater Scranton YMCA provides essential services for low and moderate income individuals and families every day, as we turn no one away due to an inability to pay.

Jewish Family Service is a human service organization, which reflects the Jewish tradition of caring and compassion for all people in need. Through professional counseling, advocacy and educational programming, our services seek to enhance and strengthen the quality of individual, family and community life.

Lacawac Sanctuary and Field Station is a nature preserve, biological field station, and environmental education center located in the Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Lacawac Sanctuary’s mission is Research, Education, and Preservation. Founded in 1966, Lacawac Sanctuary works to preserve Lake Lacawac, its watershed, the surrounding forest and historic structures; provide a venue for ecological research, scholarly interaction and the training of scientists; provide PreK-12 and collegiate education on environmental and conservation issues; and educate all ages and promote healthy living patterns and well-being through nature.

The Lycoming County United Way mobilizes the collective resources of communities in Lycoming, Sullivan and Tioga Counties to change lives. Together with our community partners, we are fighting for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in every community. Together, we are assessing the needs of each community, generating resources, investing in programs, and measuring results. Together, WE LIVE UNITED! For more information, visit us at http://lcuw.org/, or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Since 1971, Maternal & Family Health Services has delivered critical preventative care services that meet the ever-changing needs of women, children and families, by providing health education and compassionate care. Today, MFHS oversees and supports a network of health and nutrition centers in 17 Pennsylvania counties, serving over 90,000 women, men and children annually through our core programs: the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Nutrition program, Reproductive Health services, the Nurse-Family Partnership, the SafeTeens initiative, Opioid Abuse Prevention services, and Maternity Care.

Monroe County Meals on Wheels has been providing nutritious meals and a friendly volunteer visit to homebound seniors and adults with disabilities for the past 50 years. Since our inception in 1972, we have delivered over 2.4 million meals throughout Monroe County. As we enter our 51st year, Monroe County Meals on Wheels will continue to provide the nutritional support and additional supportive services needed to ensure the homebound in Monroe County can remain safe and independent in their homes.

Founded in 1969, Meals on Wheels of Northeastern PA, was one of the original agencies funded under the Older American Acts to provide nutritional services to home-bound older persons. From its modest origins in an unused hospital building, the agency has developed over the last FIFTY years to become the major provider of nutritional services to the elderly and disabled population of Lackawanna County, nourishing approximately 500 clients per day.

My Vision 9 is a non-profit organization that offers multi-faceted services to diverse populations including youth at risk, male/female offenders, homeless populations, and substance abuse users. The program draws out persons strengths and assets to develop a plan conducive to healthy living. Founded by Chanelle Johnson, My Vision 9 has been serving the Williamsport area since 2018, providing housing, advocacy, mediation, GED preparation, mentorship, and employment readiness training. With a variety of events, resources, and programs that help individuals achieve their highest potential by offering one on one coaching and support.

NativityMiguel School of Scranton is a private, Catholic, co-educational, all-scholarship middle school proudly serving ethnically and religiously diverse students of greater economic need in grades 5-8. NativityMiguel School offers an extended school day, with our academic day starting at 8:00am and ending at 4:45pm. We also offer an extended school year, with students participating in our rigorous academic program during the traditional school year and in our Summer Program, which is a four-week academic enrichment program that focuses on reading, math, and writing. Funds raised will be utilized to support NativityMiguel holistic education model which promotes the health and well being of the students of NativityMiguel by offering many opportunities for students to be physically as well as mentally balanced. The offerings to our students include a physical fitness program and a four day a week after school program that includes cross country and soccer programs.

NeighborWorks Northeastern PA revitalizes neighborhoods and creates opportunities for individuals and families to improve their lives through quality housing and financial guidance. Funds raised will be utilized to support our Aging in Place program to help senior remain in their home safely and with dignity.

NEPA Inclusive is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to creating and supporting inclusive and sustainable lives for people with disabilities. We believe people with disabilities should live where and with whom they want. We provide support services, including community-based services such as In Home & Community Supports and Companionship Services to help them live in their most natural environment and connect them to other services when necessary. We believe that people with disabilities should be empowered with making their own decisions and choices, and we respect those choices and values. We believe people with disabilities should make the same wage as everyone else and that a job is an important part of an inclusive life. To that end, we strive to find unique and sustainable jobs, customizable employment, and entrepreneurial opportunities for people with disabilities so that they can be contributing members of their community. We offer Transition Inclusive services for students age 14-21 that help them plan their future with pre-employment and employment skills training, job shadowing, work-based training, and more. Our role is always to support the person in the life they choose. Because we all have things to learn and we all have something to teach.

Our Mission: Create sustainable, person-centered programs, and employment that enhance independence for individuals with unique visual capabilities. We foster positive change, awareness, and advocacy while removing barriers. Our Vision: Be the resource for people with visual challenges through prevention, rehabilitation, and meaningful employment to increase individual empowerment and equality.

The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute is a nonprofit community-based agency serving seven counties in northeast Pennsylvania with offices located in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. Focusing on surveillance, community and patient services, and hospital and practice support services, the Cancer Institute invests 100% of its resources locally.

NTIEC is a local grassroots organization founded in 1993 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit school-to-work organization to serve students in the northern tier by integrating the education and employment processes. The basic premise is that students who have a good understanding of career opportunities, especially through first-hand experience, can make informed career and educational choices. Students who have mastered basic workplace skills and discipline are in a preferred position for hiring. Employers participate in the education process and benefit by having a stronger pool of employment candidates. Schools can show relevancy of academic work and have more motivated students. NTIEC offers paid/unpaid internships, youth apprenticeships, healthcare externships (e.g., hospital, veterinary, dental, physical therapy, etc.), job shadowing, in-school career lectures, career fairs, and worksite tours. During the summer, we offer two week-long career experience programs for students interested in a career in healthcare or in the natural gas industry. With COVID-19, we have had to think outside of the box on how we can reach students in doing so we have developed and implemented career preparedness programs virtually (e.g., one-on-one conversations with a professional, career exploration panel discussions, etc.).

This Giving Tuesday, Parenting Autism United is excited to announce its new programs, Family Response and Savvy Siblings. Families who experience aggression from a loved one with autism can learn ‘no-touch’ techniques in how to protect themselves and others in the home including their child with autism between trainings and custom home safety plans. Our siblings program provides parents with the information needed to explain what autism is, why things are different, and provide coping skills that address different situations that are common in a family with a loved one on the autism spectrum.

Pennsylvania Elks Major Projects is a 501(c)(3) organization that sponsors the PA Elks Home Service Program. Since 1963, we have provided free in-home support and advocacy services for children, youth, and adults of any age with disabilities and special needs that began before the age of 22. Services are provided by specially-trained nurses who can help the person or their family navigate the often-complicated human service and healthcare systems. We help improve the health and well-being of individuals so they can be participating members of the communities where they live.

Pike Autism will be raising funds towards our Holiday Giving programs, such as ”Breakfast with Santa” and other holiday events.

Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network’s mission is to provide low income households and families in crisis the essentials to maintain a dignified standard of living while encouraging independence and self-sufficiency. PVEN's food pantry and clothing closet provides free groceries and clothing to residents of Chestnuthill, Eldred, Hamilton, Jackson, Ross and Polk townships in Monroe County, PA. Its 18,500 square foot campus also serves as a base for its other programs such as free summer meals for children, and provides low-cost office space for other aid agencies serving Monroe's West End.

The Pocono Family YMCA was established on July 17, 1914 as the “Young Men’s Christian Association of the Historic YStroudsburgs” for the purpose of improving the spiritual, mental, social and physical condition of young men. In 1945, the name was changed to the “Young Men’s Christian Association of Monroe County” and the purpose was expanded to read “to promote the spiritual, intellectual, social and physical welfare of women, men, girls and boys”. In 1982, the name of the association was changed to “Pocono Family YMCA” to better reflect the community we serve. Currently the YMCA serves nearly 7,000 members and program participants throughout the year. The Pocono Family YMCA is seen as the major human services organization in the county. The YMCA’s strongest program areas are youth programs, older adults’ programs, aquatics, and fitness. The YMCA has a large variety of programs including parent/child programs, full time child care, school- age child care, pre-school, day camps, youth and adult sports, swim lessons, swim team, lifeguard classes, CPR, first aid, adult exercise programs, aerobics, special needs programs, arthritis exercise and much more.”

Pocono Mountains United Way works together with community partners to address complex problems in Monroe County, PA that cannot be solved by any single individual or organization. For Giving Tuesday this year, PMUW is raising money for our SMILE In-Home Mentoring Program for early childhood development. This program helps ensure that families receive support and resources to give their children learning experiences. Last year, 18 children and their families received over 480 hours of mentorship in the home. The Early Childhood Educator, the parents, and the child work cooperatively in the home or virtually to help prepare children to enter school ready to learn. This home visiting program recognizes that parents are children’s first teachers, but sometimes, parents and others who raise children look for help. During home visits, Early Childhood professionals visit with the families, and children to provide parent education and support, ultimately promoting child health, well-being, learning, and development. With the help of our partners, community leaders, and our nationwide network of resources and shared best practices, Pocono Mountains United Way is creating meaningful impact in our community. Together, more than ever. https://poconounitedway.org/education/

Pocono Services for Families and Children is currently in its 55th year of service to Monroe County families and children who live in poverty. We are the National and State grantee for Head Start, so our primary emphasis is making sure the 271 pre-kindergarten children currently enrolled in our program across the county are optimally ready and prepared for success in school. An essential element of this preparedness is conducting an array of health screenings to ensure the removal of any barriers to learning detected through vision, hearing, dental, speech, physical and mental health assessments.

The mission of the River Valley Regional YMCA is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy, spirit, mind and body for all. At the Y we work every day to put our mission into action and to do everything in our power to enrich the common good and make life easier for the individuals and families we serve.

When faced with a child’s illness and hospitalization, life stops overnight. Parents can enter a world of fear and worry. When parents don’t live close to the medical care their child needs, there’s an added stress. Most families must travel hours for treatment leaving them far from family and friends while living expenses quickly add up. Long drives, missed time from work, worried siblings, sleeping in cars or hotels only add to the burden. These are things that no family should have to experience. We are dedicated to helping families stay close through the biggest challenge of their lives. We assist with lessening the burden and ensuring that thousands of families a year have the stability and resources they need to stay with their child during their journey. By providing a home for families during a difficult time we help build a community that finds strength, hope and courage in embracing healing as a joyous experience. We opened our doors in 1986 and have closed them once since. Even through the pandemic. It certainly has been a challenging year for us all but even more so for the families we serve. We continued to provide lodging for loved ones while observing safety protocols and social distancing mandates. Families depend on us, and we depend on the thousands of people who have supported us faithfully and who continue to support the RMH of Scranton to ensure that our doors are always open. Help us keep families close for years to come. Please give generously.

SAFE, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization supporting families affected by autism. We provide families and members with support, information and a variety of programs designed to meet the unique needs of individuals with autism and the people who love them. We also provide opportunities for those living with autism to overcome social barriers, enjoying activities outside their homes. Our goal is to help people with autism live full and independent lives and to serve the needs of our ever increasing population.

Saint Joseph’s Center is an independent Catholic agency sponsored by the Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, rooted in the values of care, concern, compassion and commitment. The Center strives to provide individuals who have special needs the opportunity to develop their abilities and potential to the fullest extent possible. Saint Joseph’s Center provides residential Intermediate Care Facilities for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Community Living Arrangements, community-based residential homes for individuals with intellectual disabilities, and Adult Day Services for individuals who have graduated from Special Education Classes. Community Support Services provide Supported Living, In Home and Community Support Services, Companion Services and Respite Services to individuals with intellectual disabilities. Early Intervention focuses on special needs instruction and therapy. Therapy Services meet the needs of both residential clients and outpatients. Additionally, the Center provides housing for expectant mothers experiencing homelessness, transitional housing for mothers and their infants and a Baby Pantry. In June of 2014, Saint Joseph’s opened Trinity Child Care Center, a medical day care center, for children whose complex medical needs require daily skilled nursing care.

Sights for Hope supports individuals living with visual impairments throughout the Lehigh Valley and Monroe County through support services including guided transportation, casework, life skills education, emotional support group, and orientation and mobility training. Our agency also promotes education on prevention and healthy vision topics and provides free vision screenings for children throughout our service area. This Giving Tuesday, we are asking our communities to support our casework services. Sights for Hope caseworkers make up the core of our agency by providing professional one-on-one programming and assistance for more than 600 clients in a typical service year. Caseworkers fuel client independence by providing in-home training for day-to-day tasks, assistance reading bills and other important documents, and customized instruction and referrals. With your contribution, your dollars go directly to supporting our clients and their journeys to independence.

We prepare children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have other communication needs for all aspects of life through high-quality, student-centered education, and extracurricular programs in an All-Inclusives Communication Environment (AICE).

Step By Step, Inc. offers a broad spectrum of programs administered by a multi-disciplined staff of professionals with a singular focus on improving the quality of life for people with disabilities. Step By Step, Inc. today provides employment, vocational, residential, autism and counseling services to over 2,000 individuals in four regions across more than a dozen PA counties. Throughout its history SBS has maintained a progressive view of the potential of individuals with disabilities.

We "employ" seniors over the age of 55 to visit fellow seniors who are socially isolated for a variety of reasons. Through direct visits to the home, letter writing, and phone calling, we are able to help over 200 isolated seniors with friendship, kindness, and compassion. Many of our companions form long-lasting relationships which endure for years.

Since 1923, United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania (UNC) has embraced its mission to work together with neighbors to provide services and create opportunities which empower individuals and build strong, interdependent communities. As a nonprofit, social service agency, UNC is dedicated to assessing and meeting the needs of low-income families, youth, senior citizens, and new immigrants in the community. Individuals and families seek assistance from UNC for basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter, as well other life-stabilizing supports, such as adult literacy, English language education, budgeting, leadership development, health counseling, and child care. Programmatic departments include: Community Services, Community Education, Children and Teens, Community Health, and Community Revitalization. UNC believes that for most of its clients a broad range of factors plays a role in their need for assistance. As such, the agency offers a variety of programming and services which can help bring about a transformation in their lives.

United Way of Wyoming Valley is taking the lead in the fight against poverty by developing strategies and partnerships to help our community and neighbors. The poverty rate among children in Luzerne County has doubled since 2000, with one-third of all children under age 5 now living below the poverty line. United Way of Wyoming Valley is hard at work trying to reduce those statistics by supporting community-wide programs which improve the education, health, and financial stability of children and families.

Valley In Motion fosters community and quality of life in the Lackawanna Valley. Funds raised on Giving Tuesday will be used to build Scranton’s first bike lanes. It’s part of our commitment to increasing access to recreation for everyone in our local communities.

Victims Resource Center provides crisis support services to victims of crime, advocates for their rights and presents prevention education to children and groups in the community to prevent violence. Each year services are provided to over 2,000 crime victims and their family members in Luzerne, Wyoming and Carbon Counties. Over 600 prevention education programs are presented to over 20,000 members of the community annually.

Our mission is to improve the health and welfare of our community through inclusive and responsive health services and the sustainable renewal of an inspired, competent workforce that is privileged to serve.

The Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA’s mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA has served the region since 1863. The Y welcomes everyone, regardless of economic circumstances, providing eligible individuals with financial assistance on a first come first serve basis. Annually​,​the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCAs​ serve approximately 15,000 members and individuals who participate in programs and activities.

Founded in 1924, Wyoming Valley Children’s Association (WVCA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving children in the Wyoming Valley. WVCA has evolved from a small orthopedic clinic, serving children with polio and rickets, to working with children who have developmental challenges, as well as typical children. We truly believe in every child’s unique potential and strive to minimize and/or eliminate the effects of developmental delays through therapeutic services and quality education. WVCA programs include the Together We Grow Preschool, Kindergarten, infant/toddler childcare, therapy services, and much more. Funds raised on Giving Tuesday will help WVCA purchase classroom supplies, update therapy equipment and keep tuition affordable for our families.