Kosierowski announces over $1.3 million investment for community improvement programs
Northeast Delegation December 16, 2025 | 2:58 PM
HARRISBURG, DEC. 16 – State Rep. Bridget Kosierowski today announced the approval of over $1.3 million from the Neighborhood Assistance Program to help low-income people and communities and improve distressed areas in Lackawanna County. The funding was approved this week by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
Through NAP, businesses can receive tax credits of up to 95 percent on contributions they make to a qualifying community project.
“Thanks to NAP’s tax credits, these public-private partnerships in Lackawanna County will address pressing socio-economic problems like blight, food insecurity, mental illness, domestic violence and workforce development,” Kosierowski said. “This money will aid those in need, building up our communities. I am grateful to the Shapiro administration for its financial support of Lackawanna County and its faith in our future. I will continue to advocate for more dollars to be allocated for projects in our district.”
The following programs received Neighborhood Assistance Program funding:
- $95,000 for NeighborWorks to help fight blight and improve infrastructure in West Scranton by funding 30 residential façade improvements, hosting free community events, and training 7 resident leaders.
- $45,000 for Agency for Community EmPOWERment of NEPA to help renovate ACE's Scranton Pre-K facility by leveling the floors on the third floor to prepare the site for future improvements and ensure a safe environment.
- $196,650 for Allied Services Foundation to improve its pediatric programs by leveraging its PROMPT EMR system.
- $18,000 for Beth Shalom Academy to address social-emotional challenges and bullying by creating a therapeutic education space and a counseling suite, foster intergenerational connections through weekly programs, and promote cultural respect with antibullying initiatives.
- $157,500 to Friendship House to help renovate 3,700 square feet at 415 Biden St., Scranton, to create 20 offices, increasing their capacity to provide mental health and substance use disorder services.
- $210,600 for Geisinger Health Foundation to help aid its work tackling rural healthcare workforce shortages and population loss by expanding access to "Good Jobs" for over 800 high school students in distressed and rural communities through new partnerships and pipeline programs.
- $47,250 for Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. to help improve birth outcomes for under-resourced women by helping them better prepare for childbirth.
- $112,500 to NeighborWorks Beautiful Blocks program, which offers matching funds to help Scranton residents improve their homes' exteriors. This project will address the high incidence of blight and help residents, especially minorities and women, who struggle to get conventional home repair loans.
- $31,500 to Outreach - Center for Community Resources to help provide job training to vulnerable populations, including justice-involved men, women, and veterans in Lackawanna County.
- $153,000 to Saint Joseph's Center to provide transitional housing and support at Walsh Manor and Mother Infant for homeless, pregnant women and new mothers in Scranton.
- $49,500 to Scranton Lackawanna Resources Development Corp.’s affordable housing program to build two three-bedroom units for low-income families at 2009 Edna Ave. in Scranton.
- $16,650 to Telespond Senior Services’ Adult Day Center to provide 8,400 meals and snacks annually to low- and moderate-income seniors, reducing its meal service deficit by 42%.
- $45,000 to The Wright Center for Community Health to construct a new clinic in North Scranton to expand access to affordable healthcare.
- $18,000 to Treatment Court Advocacy Center of Lackawanna County’s TCAC's Veterans Treatment Court Project to help low-income veterans with substance abuse and mental health issues in the criminal justice system. The project expands peer mentoring, recovery services, and emergency aid.
- $13,500 to United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania to boost rural economic opportunity and access to fresh food by expanding its South Side Farmers Market.
- $146,700 to United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s workforce program to help low-income individuals, immigrants and refugees in Lackawanna County overcome employment barriers through job training, ESL and career coaching, with a goal of serving 650 people and creating or retaining 163 jobs.
- $18,000 to Women's Resource Center to help domestic and sexual violence survivors in distressed areas find safe housing.
The NAP has five main components: Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP), Special Program Priorities (SPP), the Neighborhood Partnership Program (NPP), Charitable Food Program (CFP), and the Enterprise Zone Program (EZP). More information is available on the NAP impact brochure.