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 #:

570 963-6781

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
 

Catholic Social Services

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

Phone #:

570 207-2283

Address:

504 Penn Ave, Scranton

Notes:

Diocese of Scranton