SCRANTON NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES INC
815 SMITH STREET, SCRANTON, PA 18504 www.nwnepa.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SCRANTON NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES, INC.'S MISSION IS TO REVITALIZE NEIGHBORHOODS AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES THROUGH QUALITY HOUSING AND FINANCIAL GUIDANCE.

AGING IN PLACE - HOME REPAIRS, MODIFICATIONS, AND ANTI-ISOLATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ELDERLY HOMEOWNERS IN A COORDINATED EFFORT TO KEEP SENIORS LIVING SAFELY AND INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR OWN HOMES FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 344 SENIORS RECEIVED AGING IN PLACE SERVICES, INCLUDING 51 CRITICAL SAFETY MODIFICATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO HELP PREVENT FALLS AND MITIGATE SAFETY HAZARDS. OVER 700 CARE CALLS WERE MADE TO ADDRESS SENIOR ISOLATION DURING THE YEAR. 135 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED WITH THIS PROGRAM DURING THE YEAR CONTRIBUTING OVER 739 HOURS.

HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM - PROVIDES PROSPECTIVE HOMEBUYERS AND CURRENT HOMEOWNERS WITH A VARIETY OF SERVICES, INCLUDING FINANCIAL COACHING, HOMEBUYER EDUCATION, PRE-PURCHASE COUNSELING, AND FORECLOSURE MITIGATION COUNSELING. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 71 CLIENTS WERE ASSISTED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THEIR FIRST HOME, AND 131 CLIENTS RECEIVED HOMEBUYER EDUCATION AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION SERVICES.

NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION - INVESTMENT IS MADE IN IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOODS IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY THROUGH TARGETED PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS, ADDRESSING BLIGHTED AND VACANT LOTS, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A WEST SCRANTON NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, THE COORDINATION OF "BEAUTIFUL BLOCKS AND "BLIGHT TO BRIGHT" PROGRAMS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENT LEADERSHIP. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 1 PROPERTY WAS RENOVATED AND SOLD, MULTIPLE VACANT LOTS WERE IMPROVED, ASSISTED OVER 90 RESIDENTS WITH PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS VALUED AT $250,000, AND A LARGE MURAL PROJECT WAS COMPLETED.

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