Outreach Program Receives Grant from the SACF

Outreach – Center for Community Resources is honored to receive a $5,000 grant from the Scranton Area Community Foundation to support the delivery of the Incredible Years® evidence-based parenting and positive childhood behaviors program.

This grant provides needed resources for Outreach to provide the Incredible Years® program that helps parents to achieve improved parenting skills, reduced childhood conduct problems, and strengthen social-emotional learning, self-regulation, school readiness, and problem-solving skills. Incredible Years® parents and children increase social connections, resiliency, and knowledge.

The Scranton Area Community Foundation has been serving the Northeastern Pennsylvania region for over 65 years as a steward, a grantmaker, a charitable resource, and a catalyst for change and growth. The Scranton Area Community Foundation was established as a community trust in 1954 by the Scranton Family, whose initial gift was the seed that has grown into a permanent vehicle for donors to accomplish their philanthropic goals while helping to support positive change within our community. Today the Scranton Area Community Foundation holds and manages a variety of funds from individuals, organizations, and corporations. Through these gifts, the Foundation responds to community needs and has provided grants to support regional nonprofits.