Outreach Center for Community Resources Community Celebration

Outreach invites the public to attend a Community Celebration in the Center’s Backyard Green Space at 431 North Seventh Avenue on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, starting at 4:30 PM.

Outreach will be honoring the following individuals that have had a profound impact on the organization and mission of Moving Today’s Families Forward:

  • Beth Beh, founder of EOTC/Outreach through Women’s Employment Program;
  • Maureen Pesavento (posthumously), board member, 10 years of service and establishment of an ongoing building maintenance fund;
  • Elaine and Jim Donly, 25-year employee and husband recognizing years of service and donation of a Mighty Oak tree to the backyard green space;
  • Kristy Ryczak (posthumously), EOTC Program Manager, 10 years of service; and
  • Pamela Pangonis (posthumously), Outreach Case Manager, 5 years of service.

Outreach will also be celebrating:

  • Completion of the new mural on the exterior wall of The Center made possible by the Lackawanna County Office of Arts and Culture and the Lackawanna County Commissioners; and
  • Community Partners who contributed to beautifying the backyard greenspace for staff and families to enjoy:
  • Penn State Master Gardeners, creators and contributors to the backyard green space aesthetics/plants; and
  • Home Depot (veteran volunteers), donation and construction of the backyard green space gazebo.

This community celebration will also include a Pig Roast fundraiser. Dinners will be available for take-out for a suggested minimum donation of $10/dinner.

Outreach – Center for Community Resources Welcomes Community and School Liaison

Margy Durkin, Outreach – Center for Community Resources Community and School Liaison

Outreach – Center for Community Resources welcomes Margy Durkin as its new Community and School Liaison. Ms. Durkin will partner with regional school districts and human service organizations to engage families in need of early childhood and other critical services that Outreach delivers to help families and children thrive. Ms. Durkin has made significant progress in connecting with school district staff as well as with numerous other agencies that can refer families in need of Outreach child and family services and programs. Ms. Durkin earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology with a minor in Psychology from Wilkes University and comes to Outreach with over 30 years of experience in social work.

Outreach received grant funding from the Robert Y. Moffat Charitable Trust and the PPL Foundation to support the Community and School Liaison project.  If your organization would like a presentation on the Parent/Child services offered by Outreach, please contact Ms. Durkin at 570.348.6484.

Outreach serves a broad population of those affected by poverty and other challenges: single parents, unemployed workers, educationally at-risk children, veterans, individuals with health, behavioral and cognitive issues, individuals in recovery, and others in transition. Outreach improves the lives of over 5,000 individuals each year with award-winning workforce and family development programs that support individuals as they move forward in life.