The Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania recently appointed and welcomed Jane Oppenheim as a new board member for 2012. Jane Oppenheim is a native of Scranton and a respected community leader, as well as a former member of the Board of Directors for SCOLA. Pictured (from l-r) are: Jack Foley, Rose... READ MORE
PNC Bank has donated funding to United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania to support and continue its Homebuyers’ Club. The Homebuyers’ Club is offered six times throughout the year and is an educational tool that provides information and knowledge necessary to become a homeowner. Topics include budgeting, improving credit, home inspections, predatory lending and more. For more information about this... READ MORE
On January 16, United Neighborhood Centers celebrated and took part in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day held throughout the city of Scranton. Beginning at 1 p.m., children from the community, as well as our Progressive and Bellevue Childcare Centers, were led in a series of activities and programming by Jim Williams and youth from our Leaders in Training... READ MORE
United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania and its Elm Street Revitalization Team, along with STAR Gallery, will be hosting “Visions of a Future: South Side” as part of February’s “First Friday” activities. On display will be over 20 pieces of art created by local South Scranton students from McNichols Plaza and South Intermediate, as well as from the community at... READ MORE
. Pictured are (from left to right): Michael Hanley, UNC Executive Director; and John Reuther, President & CEO of Citizens Savings... READ MORE
Miguel Rosa, a student at Old Forge High School, used his senior project to help benefit United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania. All participants in the NEIU-19 Victory Village Sports Challenge, recently held at the Riverfront Sports Complex, had to bring a non-perishable food item as an entrance fee. In total, over 80 special needs youth from the community took... READ MORE
. Members of the committee (from left to right) are: (Standing) Lisa Durkin, Deputy Executive Director and Michael Hanley, Executive Director. (Sitting) UNC Board Members John Foley, Dominick Carachilo and Betty... READ MORE
United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania (UNC) held their annual Christmas Toy Store giveaway to help families put presents underneath the tree for their children during this past holiday season. Toys were donated from community organizations and Toys For Tots. UNC staff and board members worked to distribute over 2,500 toys to 517 families in need. Pictured from left to... READ MORE
United Neighborhood Centers’ Spotlight Youth Theater group recently put on two performances of “The Jungle Book.” at the West Side Senior Center. The play was a huge success with ver 55 local youth involved both on the stage and behind-the-scenes. The group's next performace will be "Willy Wonka". Auditions are taking place in February. For photos from the performance,... READ MORE
Sahara Wharton, a 7th grader at DePaul School in Scranton, recently won UNC's Elm Street Design Project. Students from South Scranton were asked to design a photo about what they think the future of the neighborhood would look like or represent. Her winning image will be used as the new logo for the revitalization... READ MORE
United Neighborhood Centers
of Northeastern Pennsylvania
425 Alder Street
Scranton, PA 18505
Fax: 570-207-4242
Phone: 570-346-0759
Toll-Free: 866-288-8830
