Agency News
Outreach creating “employment pipeline” through new L.E.A.D. workforce center
(SCRANTON, 08/28/2019) – With the help of a local foundation, 2018 Nonprofit of the Year Outreach – Center for Community Resources (formerly EOTC) has enhanced its existing workforce development program with the launch of L.E.A.D. (Lead, Educate and Develop), a project that is identifying gaps in Lackawanna County’s labor force and training job seekers to…
Read MorePositive Parenting – New Classes Starting Soon
Outreach’s Travis Prince leads an art lesson with a child while her father participates in the Incredible Years parenting class. Incredible Years is a strength-based program for parents of children ages 2-12 to help them prepare their child to learn and succeed in school and life. New parenting series starting in September. To…
Read More2019 Outreach Awards
For over 30 years, the Outreach mission has been to promote family stability and economic self-sufficiency, which is exactly why we have chosen to honor The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce with our 2019 Outreach Award. Because for the past 152 years, our Chamber has worked tirelessly to attract, sustain, and grow jobs in Northeastern…
Read MoreOutreach named 2018 Nonprofit of the Year
SCRANTON – In a gala befitting the Academy Awards, the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce named Outreach – Center for Community Service its 2018 Nonprofit of the Year during the annual SAGE Awards at the Hilton Scranton and Conference Center. “We were so honored to be named a finalist along with the Women’s Resource Center…
Read MoreVolunteers Are Bustling At Toyland Workshop
SCRANTON — The sounds of Toyland Workshop are soft bustling; its scents are disinfecting wipes and Lysol. A dozen or so volunteers at Outreach, a nonprofit social services agency, scrubbed and sorted thousands of donated used toys for the organization’s annual giveaway for its clients past and present Saturday and Sunday. “This is for the…
Read MoreOUTREACH FAMILY CENTER OUTREACH
Outreach recently established parent resource centers in the lobbies of several Scranton elementary schools. These centers are regularly stocked with valuable parenting tips and community resource information. Outreach’s team also hosts parent-child activity stations at Back-to-School fairs and other school events. The Scranton School District-Outreach partnership also links families to the Parents as Teachers program and…
Read MoreOUTREACH RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION AS A BLUE RIBBON AFFILIATE
Outreach earned a prestigious endorsement by the Parents as Teachers™ national center as a Blue Ribbon Affiliate, making it one of the top performing early education and home visiting affiliates within the international Parents as Teachers network. Being named a Blue Ribbon Affiliate affirms that Outreach is a high-quality member of the home visitation and parent education field, implementing the evidence-based Parents…
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