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Volunteers of America - Northeast Regional Office - Ruth's Place Women's Shelter

425 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702

Eligibility

Women experiencing homelessness.

Hours

24/7

Languages

Spanish

Application process

Conducts a phone assessment as their first point of contact, during which information on each person's case is gathered and assessed.

Fees

None

Service area

Luzerne, PA

Provides safe, temporary and short-term community shelter. Coordinates and collaborates with other service providers and volunteers to assure the provision of services that address their basic physical, financial, health and spiritual needs; and assists sheltered guests to form and follow a permanent housing plan to quickly achieve stable, long-term housing.

Providing organization

Volunteers of America - Northeast Regional Office

Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania (VOAPA) is committed to equitably serving low-income communities, families, and individuals throughout Pennsylvania. Our children & family, housing, and community health care services are developed to respond to the needs of our communities. We use evidence-based, data-driven information to develop community-based, contextualized, holistic, and empowering interventions.