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Photographed (left to right): Frank Caputo, Grants & Communications Officer, Scranton Area Community Foundation; Laura Ducceschi, President/CEO Scranton Area Community Foundation, Administrator of Robert H. Spitz Foundation; Jack Nogi, Trustee, Robert H. Spitz Foundation
Funding received from Robert H. Spitz Foundation’s grant helped support Valley Youth House’s Rapid Re-Housing program in Lackawanna County.
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, PA (12/09/21) – Valley Youth House has received a grant of $10,000 from Robert H. Spitz Foundation to support the agency’s Rapid Re-Housing program in Lackawanna County. The funding received from this grant helps Valley Youth House towards their mission of being the catalyst for youth to achieve their desired future through genuine relationships that support families, ensure safe places, and build community connections.
Valley Youth House’s Rapid Re-Housing program in Lackawanna County assists single, pregnant, and/or parenting transition-age youth (18-24) who are experiencing homelessness. The following supportive services are provided to help clients live independently and break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their children:
- Rental assistance
- Weekly case management; hard and soft skills necessary for youth to find and maintain employment
- Assistance in applying for mainstream benefits
- Connections to community resources to sustain independence
Valley Youth House’s Rapid Re-Housing program is the only program of its kind in Lackawanna County that focuses on transition-age youth. Agency staff provides trauma informed care and Positive Youth Development, which builds upon the strengths and resiliency of youth to support learning skills, discovering abilities and interests, and developing mutually beneficial adult-youth relationships.
About Valley Youth House
Valley Youth House (valleyyouthhouse.org) does more than just provide homes for Pennsylvania’s vulnerable, abused, and homeless youth. We partner with thousands of individuals each year to build a solid foundation for young people and their families. With dedicated street outreach, housing, counseling, skills training, health, prevention, and intervention services, we empower resilient young people in establishing promising futures.
About the Robert H. Spitz Foundation
Administered by the Scranton Area Foundation, the Robert H, Spitz Foundation funds initiatives and programs serving the residents of Lackawanna County and Northeastern Pennsylvania. To date, the Spitz Foundation has provided over $3.7 million in grant funding to the community
Information provided to TVL by:
Mary Harvilla
Marketing & Communications Officer
https://www.valleyyouthhouse.org/
