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AT THE SCRANTON AND RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS LEARNED FROM THE SALVADORI CENTER, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN NEW YORK, THAT USES COLLABORATIVE, HANDS-ON, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING. IN ADDITION TO THIS IN-CLASSROOM PROGRAM, WIP ALSO PROVIDED STEAM-RELATED FIELD TRIPS TO THE SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS AT RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL. AT SCRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, WIP PROVIDED AN AFTER-SCHOOL GIRLS STEAM CLUB FOR THE SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS. FURTHERMORE, WIP PROVIDED IN-CLASSROOM AND FIELD TRIP STEAM PROGRAMS TO THE FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS AT DUNMORE ELEMENTARY CENTER. HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVESIN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT THE DENTAL CARE CONCERNS OF WOMEN IN OUR REGION, WIP FORMED THE DENTAL COUNCIL. THIS COUNCIL IS MADE UP OF APPROXIMATELY 24 LEADERS INVOLVED IN THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE LOCAL DENTAL SOCIETY. THE DENTAL COUNCIL PLANNED A NUMBER OF PROJECTS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT. IN PARTICULAR, A PILOT PROGRAM AIMED AT PROVIDING DENTAL CARE AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES WAS DEVELOPED WITH THE HOPES OF FINDING THE RIGHT PARTNERS TO BEGIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTWIP, IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, OFFERED ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN WHO WERE INTERESTED IN STARTING OR GROWING THEIR BUSINESSES. FINANCIAL CONFIDENCE SEMINARS THAT FOCUS ON PREPARING WOMEN FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP WERE CONDUCTED FIVE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO OVER FIFTY WOMEN. THE WOMEN IN OUR PROGRAM WERE ALSO PAIRED WITH MENTORS TO HELP PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE FACILITATED MICRO-LOANS TOTALING $40,000 TO SIX WOMEN IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS TO START OR GROW A BUSINESS. FINANCIAL WELL-BEING AND ECONOMIC EDUCATIONAS PART OF THE FINANCIAL WELL-BEING AND ECONOMIC EDUCATION INITIATIVE, A MATCHED SAVING PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED AND, SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE MATCHED SAVING PROGRAM, OVER 50 LOW-INCOME WOMEN HAVE RECEIVED FINANCIAL EDUCATION CLASSES TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONALS IN DIVERSE FIELDS. MANY OF THESE INSTRUCTORS ARE ALSO ACTIVE SUPPORTERS OF WIP, MAKING THIS A UNIQUE INITIATIVE THAT ENGAGES WITH DONORS. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL, WITH TESTIMONY FROM PARTICIPANTS REAFFIRMING HOW IT WAS LIFE-CHANGING. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, MANY WOMEN ALSO HAD FUNDING THAT THEY HAVE SAVED FOR HOUSING, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, OR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS, MATCHED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR BY WIP. NEPA EQUITABLE TRANSIT COUNCILTHE SCRANTON AREA FOUNDATION SERVES AS A CATALYST AND A CONVENER TO BRING VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TOGETHER TO WORK TOWARDS SOLUTIONS ON THE CHALLENGES FACING OUR REGION. TO THIS END, THE NEPA EQUITABLE TRANSIT COUNCIL WAS FORMED IN 2017 TO ADDRESS REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CONCERNS. THE SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF PHILADELPHIA PARTNERED TO CREATE THE EQUITABLE TRANSIT PLANNING COUNCIL AS A FIRST STEP IN DEVELOPING AN EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY TO ADDRESS CONCERNS, IMPROVE ACCESS, AND FOSTER GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE SCRANTON-WILKES BARRE REGION. THE EQUITABLE TRANSIT PLANNING COUNCIL, WHICH CONVENES OVER 90 KEY REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS, IS BEING ORGANIZED IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASING AMOUNT OF RESIDENTS IN NORTHEASTERN PA, AND MANY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THEM, WHO HAVE SHARED THAT TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS LIMIT ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND QUALITY HEALTH CARE THE COUNCIL'S ROLE WILL BE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SPECIFIC IMPEDIMENTS OF CURRENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, AND TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE ON A TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY THAT PROMOTES INCLUSIVE REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH. NEPA MATCH DAYIN ORDER TO HELP TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY AS WELL AS TO HELP NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS TO DONORS WHO SUPPORT THEIR IMPORTANT MISSIONS, SAF CREATED NEPA MATCH DAY. THIS PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER 25 LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROMOTE A DAY OF GIVING EVENT SPONSORED BY THE SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. ON NEPA MATCH DAY, WHICH IS HELD ON THE FIRST FRIDAY IN MAY, EVERY DOLLAR THAT IS RAISED BY THE PARTICIPATING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IS MATCHED BY THE FOUNDATION UP TO $1,000 FOR EACH NONPROFIT. THE 25 ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH NORMALLY COMPETE WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR FUNDING AND RECOGNITION, WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO PROMOTE THE GOOD WORKS THAT ARE DONE BY PARTICIPATING PARTNERS. BASED ON HOW THE ORGANIZATIONS MEET VARIOUS GOALS IN TERMS OF COLLABORATION, THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A BONUS. IN ITS THIRD YEAR OF THE ANNUAL EVENT, THE NEPA MATCH DAY COLLECTIVE EXCEEDED $141,000 IN TOTAL MONEY RAISED TO SUPPORT THE WORK BEING DONE TO IMPROVE THE LACKAWANNA COUNTY COMMUNITY. CENTER FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND NONPROFIT EXCELLENCETHE SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDING TO HELP NONPROFITS MANAGE THE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NORTHEASTERN PA. IN 2012, THE SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION REALIZED THAT IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FUNDING, THEY COULD HELP MAXIMIZE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS' ABILITY TO MEET THEIR CRITICAL MISSIONS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO PROGRAMS, TRAINING, AND RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. TO THAT END, THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE WAS ESTABLISHED. BY INVESTING IN THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND THROUGH FORGING EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS, THE SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HELPS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, THEREBY BROADENING AND DEEPENING THEIR IMPACT IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY. 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