STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY WE LOVE

With our doors open to all, we bring together people from all backgrounds to support those in need. We take on the most urgent needs in our community and inspire a spirit of service in return. Our members, volunteers, supporters and staff demonstrate the power of what we can achieve by giving back together.

Here at the Y, we are proud to turn no one away for an inability to pay. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, funds raised for our annual support campaign allow us to provide financial assistance to children, adults and families from our community, allowing them to benefit from all our Y has to offer!

DONATE HERE! Or donations can be mailed to: 

GREATER SCRANTON YMCA
C/O Meghan Carnevale
706 N. Blakely Street
Dunmore, PA 18512

For more information, contact Meghan Carnevale at [email protected] or (570) 828-3113.

The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program allows the business community to get more involved in children’s education by redirecting their tax dollars to support local non-profit scholarship or educational improvement organizations instead of sending those dollars to Harrisburg. The Greater Scranton YMCA offers two innovative educational programs that are approved under the EITC program:

QUEST
As staying mentally engaged during the three-month summer educational gap is crucial to the continued academic development of students, QUEST was created to help bridge the gap between the end of one school year and the beginning of the next. Certified teachers cover science, math, reading comprehension and more through hands-on projects and activities involving the arts, STEM, writing, diversity and inclusion, nutrition, gardening and more! The program is offered to Summer Day Camp participants in kindergarten through eighth grades and is integrated into their daily curriculum at no additional charge.

SUMMER SCHOLARS
Summer Scholars, a YMCA of the USA Signature Achievement Gap Program, is a free research-based and proven six-week summer program offered to rising first, second and third graders at the Mid Valley & Dunmore School Districts. The program is a collaborative effort between the school districts and the Greater Scranton YMCA. Summer Scholars’ goal is to get participants on track to read at or above grade level by the start of their next school year. Participants’ days consist of 2.5 hours of literacy in the morning followed by lunch and enrichment in the afternoon. Breakfast, snack and lunch are provided.

For businesses interested in applying to the
Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program:

• May 17 – Business applicants who have fulfilled their 2-year commitment and wish to reapply to renew their 2-year commitment. Note: this date is typically May 15 but has been adjusted this year until the next business day.
• May 17 – Businesses who are in the middle of their 2-year commitment. Note: this date is typically May 15 but has been adjusted this year until the next business day.
• July 1 – All other businesses including initial applicants and those applicants wishing to submit an additional application on top of their previously submitted 2-year commitment.
• All applications must be submitted electronically using DCED’s Single Application for Assistance. Applications and additional information are available HERE.

We will be more than happy to guide you through the easy electronic application process and answer your questions. If you would like to discuss either of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Programs further, feel free to contact Meghan Carnevale at (570) 828-3113 or [email protected]

The Greater Scranton YMCA is forever with our community and we believe all children, adults and families deserve the chance to experience all the Y has to offer. For so many, though, the resources are not available to join the Y, send a child to preschool or enroll in the after school program.

That’s why on Giving Tuesday – December 3, 2024 – we’re asking for your support.

On  December 3rd, our goal is to raise the funds needed to ensure those most in need from our community can benefit from our services. Can we count on your support?

“My daughter loves the YMCA. Some days when I go to pick her up after work, she asks if she can stay longer because she is enjoying herself so much with the staff and her friends. I work 40 hours a week and need the YMCA to provide a safe, reliable, affordable and loving environment for my only child. I trust the staff at the YMCA and very much depend on the scholarship to help me provide my daughter with what she needs daily. I would never be able to provide my daughter with her basic needs and pay for good childcare without this scholarship.” Greater Scranton YMCA Child Care Parent

Every child deserves the chance to attend preschool and enter kindergarten ready to thrive; every family deserves the chance to grow stronger together through a membership to the Y; every kid deserves the chance to learn how to swim. Can the children and families we serve count on you?

DONATE HERE! Or donations can be mailed to:

GREATER SCRANTON YMCA
C/O Year-End Appeal
706 N. Blakely Street
Dunmore, PA 18512

For more information, contact Meghan Carnevale at [email protected] or (570) 828-3113.