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Offers child care.

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Provides supportive services for residents that includes adult education, English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, self-sufficiency programs, youth recreation centers, summer recreation programs, childcare centers, a dental office, a health clinic, domestic abuse counseling, headstart. Public Housing and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance for income eligible individuals and families

Food for families in need.

Private school

This program provides free groceries and essential food items to eligible individuals and families in need.

Provides visiting nurses who work with on parenting, nutrition and birth control from the beginning of their pregnancy until their babies are two years old.

Offers legal services to immigrants in removal proceedings and asylum cases, as well as survivors of domestic violence. Represents immigrants requesting asylum, facing removal from the United States, and seeking special protection under the Violence Against Women Act. Students also help clients to overcome linguistic and cultural barriers that could impede their success in the U.S. legal system.

Provides a family-based attachment and trauma program.

Using The Creative Curriculum, toddler classroom environments are created with developmentally appropriate learning centers and materials including blocks, puzzles, art supplies, dramatic play equipment, sensory tables, a library, and more. Teachers guide and support the children through activities, helping them learn new skills and encouraging them to try new experiences. Offers 5 and 3 days per week options.

Municipal office

Provides a day center for adults who are not able to spend a full day alone in their own homes safely. Offers breakfast, lunch, a snack, and dinner, as well as showers with safety equipment and assistance. Medical needs and medications are monitored, and a nurse capable of administering medications is on site. Physical, occupation, and speech therapists also visit regularly.

Provides housing for thirteen adults, aged 18 and older, who have severe and persistent mental illness. While in the residence, consumers are given support to develop the skills needed to live more independently in the community. Full handicap accessibility is available. All referrals are made through the Philadelphia Behavioral System.

Hosts a free meal for the community on a monthly basis and on special occasions.

Homeless Shelter for men, where they can sleep, get a meal, clean clothes, hygiene kits, and a hot shower.

Offers classes for youth and adults in badminton, fencing, line dancing, countryside contra dancing and Tir Na Nog Irish Dance.

Offers exhibits with interactive components suitable for children of all ages. Includes live animals, crafts, games, activities, and dress-up corners. Also maintains a butterfly garden, the Three Sisters Native American garden, and a native tree garden with picnic tables and gazebo.

An eight-bed, short-term residential program for adults in Carbon, Monroe and Pike counties. Provides supervised mental health stabilization services as an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization for individuals who are in psychiatric crisis, or who may need to be removed from a stressful environment while supports are identified to ensure stability.

Luzerne County Head Start, Inc. is a federal and state funded early childhood education program that focuses on promoting the school readiness of eligible children ages 3 to 5 through family involvement, health and nutrition, education and family social services. The Head Start program is designed to increase children’s literacy, cognitive development, and social-emotional development, as well as support children’s health and well-being. Children receive vision, hearing and lead screenings on-site and are provided with a nutritious breakfast and lunch daily.

Facilitates treatment and rehabilitation and provides increased supervision to criminal substance abusers. The goal is to return clean and sober individuals to the community with an improved quality of life who are better equipped to maintain their sobriety, thereby having a positive impact on and improving the community as a whole.

Provides emergency shelter for up to 30 days for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Pets are welcome and accommodation is available for them in a secure, climate-controlled kennel next door to the shelter building.

Provides materials and information for life, work, and pleasure. Collections include books, DVDs, audiobooks, magazines, eBooks, and eAudiobooks. Warming center is available for individuals and families.

Veterinary Hospital Includes:

• General exams
• Sick/Problem Exams
• Vaccinations
• Microchipping
• General Testing
• Pet Health information
• Acupuncture
• Sterilizations
• Spay/Neuter
• Euthanasia
• Cremation

Provides daycare and extended daycare services for varying age children depending on site.

Offers in-office lactation/pumping consults and virtual prenatal breastfeeding classes.