Helpful Phone Numbers




Helpful Phone Numbers

Helpful Phone Numbers

Phone #:

570 654-1226

Hotline:

654-0488 and 800-640-7545

Address:

422 N. Main St., Pittston, PA

Notes:

NEPAIG (Northeastern PA Area Intergoup Assoc)

Community Intervention Center for Rehab

Phone #:

570 207-2283

Address:

504 Penn Ave, Scranton

Notes:

Diocese of Scranton

Phone #:

570 963-6781

Address:

123 Wyoming Avenue 4th Floor, Scranton

Notes:

Reporting child abuse and neglect

Phone #:

570 963-4525

Hotline:

Address:

100 Lackawanna Avenue 2nd Floor, Scranton

Notes:

7:30 – 5:00

Phone #:

570 963-6773

Address:

200 N. Washington Avenue

Phone #:

570 963-6836

Address:

123 Wyoming Ave. Scranton

Notes:

Monday-Friday 8:30 – 4:30

Help with Head Start, energy programs, property tax deferral, food programs

Phone #:

570 963-6721

Address:

415 N. Washington Street, Scranton

Notes:

9:00 – 4:00

Phone #:

800-799-7233

Notes:

National hotline, will not appear on phone bill

Phone #:

570 468-8144

Address:

409 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton

Notes:

Provides community service for child care

Phone #:

570 961-1234

Address:

538 Spruce St., #420, Scranton

 

Phone #:

570 348-4407

Address:

400 Adams Ave Scranton

Notes:

Bureau of Inspection, licenses, permits

Phone #:

570 963-4671

Address: 

135 Franklin Avenue, Scranton

Notes:

8:30 – 4:30 Help for job seekers, employers

Phone #:

570 342-7629

Address: 

2019 W. Pine Street, Dunmore

Notes:

9:00 – 3:00 Closed from 12:00-1:00

Phone #:

570 346-2061

Address: 

800 North South Rd, Scranton

Notes:

Bus service in Lackawanna County

Phone #:

570 290 7123

Address: 

201 Franklin Av, Scranton

Notes:

Bus service in Lackawanna County

Phone #:

570 961 2714

Address:

233 Penn Ave, Scranton

Phone #:

800-230-7526

Address:

316 Penn Avenue, Scranton

Phone #:

570 207-0100

Address:

545 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton

Phone #:

570 344-1336

Address:

409-411 Olive St, Scranton

Phone #:

570 348-6100

Address:

329 Cherry Street, Scranton

Notes:

Full range of programs – Newborn -Adult

Phone #:

866-635-0767

Address:

409 Lackawanna Avenue, 1st Fl., Scranton

Phone #:

570 344-9280

Address:

500 S. Washington Ave, Scranton

Notes:

Food, clothing, fuel and utilities

Phone #:

570 342-5556

Address:

500 Penn Avenue, Scranton

Notes:

Lunch 11am

Phone #:

570 348-6100

570 282-1732

Address:

329 Cherry St, Scranton

Phone #:

570 963 6633

Phone #:

800-692-7462

Notes:

8:30-4:45

Phone #:

570 346-4460

Hotline: 

570 346-4671

By type of assistance

Housing Assistance

Listed below are agencies that provide emergency housing, transitional housing, and homeless shelters. For additional information visit the Lackawanna County Housing Coalition https://www.lchousingcoalition.org/housing-assistance

jblanchard@catherinemcauleycenter.org
430 Pittston Avenue
Scranton, PA 18505
570-342-1342
communityinterventioncenter@gmail.com
445 N 6th Ave
Scranton, PA 18503
570-342-4298
snichols@stjosephscenter.org
2010 Adams Avenue
Scranton, PA 18509
570-207-6677
info@wrcnepa.org
PO Box 975
Scranton, PA 18501
570-346-4671
410 Olive Street
Scranton, PA 18509
570-343-8835
mbakewell@unitedwaywb.org
100 N. Pennsylvania Ave (2nd Floor)
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
570-829-6711

Food Banks & Pantries

The following Feeding Pennsylvania and Hunger-Free Pennsylvania member food banks offer food assistance including food pantries, soup kitchens, feeding programs, and shelters. **Please call ahead to make sure the pantry hours have not changed!** If you cannot locate a pantry near you - please call CEO's main office for a pantry referral: (570)-826-0510 or 800-822-0359 or visit https://www.ceopeoplehelpingpeople.org/find_a_food_pantry

  1. Friends of the Poor – Jackson Terrace
    148 Meridian Ave
    Scranton 18509
    Pantry: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
    570-348-4429
  2. Friends of the Poor – Valley View
    950 Pear St, Building 9
    Scranton 18505
    Pantry: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 9am-12:30pm
    570-348-3119
  3. Salvation Army Scranton
    500 S. Washington Ave.
    Scranton 18505
    Food Pantry Tues-Fri 9-4
    Mobile Pantry 3
    rd Thurs 11-3pm
  4. St Francis of Assisi Food Pantry
    504 Penn Ave
    Scranton 18510
    Pantry: Tues/Wed/Thurs 11-2pm
  5. United Neighborhood Centers
    410 Olive St.
    Scranton 18509
    Hybrid: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
  6. Dress for Success
    300 Lackawanna ave Suite 204
    Scranton 18503
    Pantry: Mon-Fri 9am-430pm
  7. St Joseph’s Center Baby Pantry
    320 S Blakely St
    Dunmore 18512
    Baby Pantry: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
  1. Bread Basket – Elm Park
    712 Linden St
    Scranton 18510
    Pantry: Wed 10am To 12pm
  2. Catholic Social Services: Scranton
    638 Hemlock St
    Scranton 18505
    Pantry: Tues 12-4
  3. Green Ridge Assembly of God Pantry
    825 Green ridge St.
    Scranton 18509
    Pantry: Wed 3-4:30p & Sunday 12-1p
  4. Shepard’s of The Poor
    932 Robinson St.
    Scranton 18504
    Pantry: Fri 12-1
  5. St. Paul’s/St. Clare’s Food Pantry
    2301 N. Washington Ave
    Scranton 18509
    Pantry: Fridays, School year, 3 – 4:30;
    Summer noon-1:30
  6. Bread Basket – Our Fathers House
    1820 Church Ave.
    Scranton 18508
    Pantry: Wed 10-12
  7. Garden of Cedar
    715 Cedar Ave.
    Scranton, PA
    Wednesdays & Thursdays
    11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  8. Bread Basket – Valhalla
    2754 Jackson St.
    Scranton 18504
    Pantry: Fridays 11-1
  9. Fraternite Notre Dame
    420 River St.
    Scranton, 18505
    Pantry: Wednesdays 11am-2pm
  1. WellKind School for Early Learners
    515 Fig Street
    Scranton 18505
    *For Students, Staff, and faculty only;
    Pantry: 3rd Thursday of the Month 
  2. Bread Basket: Embury United Methodist
    942 S Main Ave
    Scranton 18504
    Pantry: 3rd Saturday 1-3pm
  3. Community Health Hub/Wright Center
    Mobile Food Pantry
    501 S Washington St.
    Scranton 18510
    Mobile Pantry: 3
    rd Thurs 10am-2pm
  4. Village Park Apartments
    100 Townhouse Blvd.
    Scranton 18505
    Pantry:  3rd Fri 930am-1230pm
  5. Salvation Apostolic Temple
    223 N Main Ave
    Scranton 18504
    Pantry: 2nd & 4th Wed 12-2pm & 6-7pm
  6. St Ann’s Food Pantry
    1239 St. Ann’s St.
    Scranton 18504
    Pantry: 2nd & 4th Wed. 7pm-8:30pm
  7. Kinship Kitchen @ Court Street UMC
    816 Court St.
    Scranton 18508
    Meal Program: 3rd Thurs 4:30-6:30pm
  8. St Catherine’s Manor
    5 Knox Rd.
    Scranton 18505
    Mobile Pantry: 3rd Mon 12-2pm
  9. Friends of the Poor – Hilltop Manor
    136 Belvedere Dr, Community Room
    Scranton 18505
    Pantry: 3rd Thursday, 11am – 12noon
  10. Friends of the Poor – St. Luke’s Episcopal
    Church
    232 Wyoming Ave
    Scranton 18503
    Pantry: 3rd Tuesday, 1pm – 3pm
  11. Friends of the Poor – Finch Towers
    424 Wyoming Ave
    Scranton 18503
    Pantry: Last Friday each month, 11am -12
  12. Friends of the Poor – Holy Rosary Center
    311 W. Market Street
    Scranton 18505
    3rd Thursday each month
    2:00pm – 3:00pm
  13. Friends of the Poor – Saint James/Saint
    George Episcopal Church
    398 Washington Ave.
    Jermyn 18433
    4th Wednesday each month
    1:00 – 2:00pm
  14. Friends of the Poor – Marywood University
    Pacer Pantry*
    2300 Adams Ave.
    Scranton 18505
    *For Students, Staff, and faculty only;
    Contact Karen Rossmell or Sarah Forsette at
    Pacerpantry@marywood.edu

Recovery to Drug and Alcohol

Listed below are agencies that provide emergency housing, transitional housing, and homeless shelters. For additional information visit the Lackawanna County Housing Coalition https://www.lchousingcoalition.org/housing-assistance

Barbara E. Durkin, Director

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Lackawanna County Government Center123 Wyoming Ave., 4th Floor, Scranton, PA  18503