NRCI Receives City of Scranton Grant

The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute recently received a $50,000 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) wellness grant from the City of Scranton.  

Funds will support the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute Community Based Cancer Screening Navigation Program. The Navigation Program is a cancer screening initiative focused on education, barrier reduction and facilitation of screenings for breast, cervical, colon and lung cancer targeting low income un/underinsured residents of the City of Scranton and surrounding areas, while connecting or reconnecting all participants to a medical home to ensure ongoing preventative care. 

“Cancer screening rates plummeted during initial Covid-related shutdowns and continue to fluctuate and remain below pre-pandemic levels. Covid-19 also exacerbated existing inequalities in cancer screenings that disproportionately affect certain segments of the population. Funds from this grant will provide critical support towards efforts to close screening gaps and assist those in need ready access to potentially life-saving cancer screenings,” said, Laura Toole, Executive Vice President at the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute.  

This funding was awarded as part of the City of Scranton’s open applications for community wellness programs for a targeted population, in the targeted neighborhoods in City of Scranton (within the Qualified Census Tract).