P.O. Box 526
615 Jefferson Avenue #304
Scranton, PA 18501
www.uwlc.net
United Way of Lackawanna, Wayne, and Pike Counties
615 Jefferson Avenue #304
Scranton, PA 18501
Key Community Partners
Mission
To improve the quality of life for the people of Lackawanna, Wayne and Pike Counties and surrounding communities by serving as a catalyst for community problem solving and by conducting an efficient, encompassing volunteer fundraising effort to positively impact the community’s most compelling social problems.
Key Focus Areas
Together, we tackle the problems most people shy away from by forging unlikely partnerships, finding new solutions to old problems, mobilizing the best resources, and inspiring individuals like you to join us in the fight against our community’s most daunting social crises. We focus on Education, Economic Mobility, Health, and supporting our community through our Agency Partners.
Our Programs
Transforming Readers is a dynamic volunteer tutoring program serving Kindergarten through 4th grade students who are reading just below grade level. Built on the belief that reading is the cornerstone of academic and lifelong success, this program helps children develop the strong literacy foundation they need to thrive.
Through our RSVP program, we recruit, screen, and support dedicated community volunteers who serve as reading tutors. These caring adults provide individualized or small-group reading practice, giving students the boost they need to make measurable progress—often at a faster rate than they would without tutoring support.
Now active in six elementary schools, Transforming Readers is currently helping 490 students unlock their reading potential. Trained volunteers commit just two hours each week over a 10-week semester, delivering consistent, high-impact support that fosters confidence, builds essential skills, and transforms young readers into future leaders.
Each year during the holiday season, area companies and organizations send numerous tokens of appreciation to their clients and vendors. The Gift of Warmth program encourages these socially conscious business leaders to use all or even a portion of their gift-giving budget to send the Gift of Warmth instead.
To ensure your generous donation is carefully and appropriately utilized, the United Way fund is closely monitored by trained social workers and volunteers and is used for extreme emergencies to provide emergency fuel/utility assistance or emergency furnace repair.
Pennsylvania Medicare Education and Decision Insight (PA MEDI) offers FREE Medicare counseling to anyone who is on Medicare or will be going on Medicare. PA MEDI Counselors are specially trained to answer your questions and provide you with objective, easy-to-understand information about Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplemental Insurance (Medigap), and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans.
PA MEDI counselors work individually and confidentially with beneficiaries to determine their health care needs and preferences, compare health insurance options, and help obtain Medicare and supplemental coverage that fits their lifestyle and their budget.
PA MEDI Counselors do not sell Medicare products but rather offer current, unbiased Medicare Education to help you make the most informed choice about the Medicare options available to you.
