Nichola Tironie, 48, of Scranton, came away with bags of groceries and toys for his five children between ages 7 and 16. Turkey! So, this team will keep doing this long after the holiday season has come and gone. Thank you for, Unpacking potential deliveries from our local food bank, Organizing donated food for easy retrieval, Interacting with our clients when visiting a pantry. For more information or to make a donation please call 570-346-0759 or go online at www.uncnepa.org/donate. If you have experienced financial hardship as a result of COVID, you may be eligible for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Listed here are the members of the Lackawanna County Housing Coalition that provide Food, Clothing & Furniture services. The Friends of the Poor in Scranton are also seeing an increase in the need for their hot Thanksgiving Meal Giveaway next week. While the amount of food distributed, variety of food, and amount of visits to the pantry may vary by location, our commitment remains the same, to provide food to people impacted by hunger. Senior Brown Bags, cans . Route 1025 (Shakespeare Road) is closed between Hobbes Road and Route 45 (Purple Heart Highway) in East Chillisquaque Township, due to flooding. Families can register through November 21, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. For the latest news and updates from CEO, VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program, HVRP - Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project, SSVF - Supportive Services for Veteran Families, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program - Crisis, Programa de Asistencia para Alquiler y Utilidades de Emergencia, Wyoming County COVID Emergency Rent and Utility Assistance Program, COVID Emergency Rent/Utility Program Quick Links. This is the Salvation Armys second year doing this giveaway. A lot of people are still hit with financial situations with covid and other problems that they may have arrived from the pandemic. Thank you fornourishing our neighbors! Thanks to the Food Bank's wholesale purchasing power and efficient distribution model, a gift made here provides more food than through a traditional food drive doubling or even tripling the amount of food your dollar can provide at the grocery store. Our next food giveaway is Wednesday, August 25. Invalid password or account does not exist. Each day's obituaries, delivered to your inbox. Our next food giveaway - Lackawanna County Library System - Facebook BUTCH COMEGYS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Tina Glover, 65, of Scranton, got new winter gloves at Wednesdays event. Lackawanna County Scranton food giveaway feeds more than 1,000 people. Proof of income (examples can include access cards, unemployment records, current pay stubs, social security letter, etc.) Scranton - 638 Hemlock Street - 570-207-2283. Marsh said the program is absolutely amazing., Residents walk with their shopping cart filled with Thanksgiving food and other items on Wednesday morning at the Scranton Cultural Center during the 42nd Annual Family to Family Food Basket Program in downtown Scranton.