SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Practically 1 million {dollars} from the American Rescue Plan Act can be going in the direction of varied bodily and psychological well being and wellness packages within the Electrical Metropolis.
Mayor Paige Cognetti made the announcement that 23 organizations throughout Scranton will obtain a whole lot of 1000’s of {dollars}.
Companies set to obtain the funds embrace Youth violence prevention packages, providers for veterans, psychological well being counseling, drug overdose prevention packages, and extra.
“To have the ability to give funds to those organizations to spice up their operations to spice up the providers they supply is an incredible present to us and an incredible present to them. We’re excited to maintain working with these organizations and see what they’ll do to proceed to offer these nice providers,” mentioned Cognetti.
Greater than 48 thousand {dollars} of the grant cash was awarded to Hometown Well being Care of NEPA.
