The Luzerne Foundation recently presented a grant to the Hazleton Rotary Foundation to support the KidzCoatz program which annually distributes coats to needy children in the Hazleton Area School District.
The Luzerne Foundation recently presented a grant to Step By Step to support the HOPE (Helping Others Prepare for Employment) Program, a program of the Vocational Division of the agency. The grant will enable Step By Step to provide their consumers with skills training in application completion, interviewing and workplace behavior. The HOPE program currently serves 93 individuals with disabilities.
Navigating the many offices and agencies of government can be daunting for even the most organized and determined individuals. This organization was established to address the needs of veterans as they attempt to access all of those services, filling out complex forms and more.
The Luzerne Foundation recently announced the awarding of eighteen grants to community organizations as a result of their Fall Grant Cycle. Over 100 grant applications were received by the public charity requesting over $475,000 in funding for programs and services valued at over $7.5 million.
Generation to Generation is one of eight nonprofit organizations being featured in this year’s Times Leader Giving Guide. These organizations rely on grants & donations and face reduced funds and possible cuts in services due to trying economic times.
The Concerned Parents of Hazleton Fund was established in 2008, but their impact in the community is already strong and growing. They are an advocacy group dedicated to providing pathways for success through educational access for students and families in the Hazleton area for whom language is a barrier.
Ruth’s Place: House of Hope, an emergency women’s homeless shelter in Wilkes-Barre, is the recipient to The Luzerne Foundation’s Millennium Circle Fund annual grant. Millennium Circle members selected the shelter from five finalists for the award at the annual luncheon held on October 27th at Genetti’s Best Western Hotel and Convention Center in Wilkes-Barre.
