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Wayne CountyResource Revised: 6/2015Table of ContentsServicePageWayne County Alcohol and Drug Services 6AL-Anon/Alateen 7Alcoholics Anonymous 7Catholic Social Services 7Drug and Alcohol Commission 8Grace Lutheran Church 8Narcotics Anonymous 8Path PA Treatment and Healing 9Wayne County Drug and Alcohol Commission 9Wayne County Employment and Vocational Guidance 10CareerLink 11Catholic Social Services 11Educational Opportunity Center, Inc. 11Human Resource Center, Inc. 12Northampton Community College 12Penn State Cooperative Extension Wayne County 13Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation 13Scranton Unemployment Compensation Service Center 13Wayne County Assistance Office 14Wayne County Job Training 14Wayne County Financial Aid & Insurance/Medical Assistance 15AARP Pennsylvania Legal Advice Line 16Beach Lake Free Methodist Church 16Bible Fellowship Church of Greentown 16Birthright of Scranton Incorporated 17Calvary United Methodist Church 17Catholic Social Services 17Central United Methodist Church 18Child Care Information Services of Wayne and Susquehanna Counties 18Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 18Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania 19Department of Veteran Affairs (Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center) 19Forest City Lions Club 20Friends of the Poor 20Healthy Beginnings Plus C/O Women’s Health Care Division of Wayne Memorial Community Health Center 20Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. 21North Penn Legal Services, Inc. 21PA Department of Health in the Wayne County Health Center 22Parent to Parent Referral Services 22Pennsylvania Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service 22Pennsylvania Dental Association 23Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate 23PPL Corporation 24Real Alternatives 24Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center 24Scranton Unemployment Compensation Service Center 25Social Security Administration-Carbondale Office 25Trehab Center (Wayne Trehab) 26Veterans Administration Medical Center Homeless Veterans Program 26Voluntary Action Center 26Wayne, Pike, Monroe, and Carbon Counties Chapter American Red Cross 27Wayne County Area Agency on Aging 27Wayne County Assistance Office 28Wayne County Department of Veteran Affairs 28Wayne County Domestic Relations Office 29Wayne County Family Center 29Wayne County Food Assistance 30Calvary United Methodist Church 31Friends of the Poor 31Grace Lutheran Church 31Hawley United Methodist Church 32Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. 32St. John’s Episcopal Church 32St. Thomas More Parish 33Thanksgiving Together 33Wayne County Area Agency on Aging 33Wayne County Assistance Office 34Wayne County Food Pantry Program 34Wayne County Housing & Transportation Assistance 35Catholic Social Services 36Cobler Realty Advisors Inc. 36Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania 36Habitat for Humanity of Wayne County 37Manor at Waymart 37Maple City Transit, Inc. 37Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate 38PPL Corporation 38Real Alternatives 39Trehab Center (Wayne Trehab) 39Veterans Administration Medical Center Homeless Veterans Program 39Wayne County Assistance Office 40Wayne County Housing Authority 40Wayne County Redevelopment Authority 41Wayne County Transportation System 41Wayne County Mental Health Assistance 42Advocacy Alliance – A Mental Health Association 43Allied Rehab at Honesdale 43Catholic Social Services 43Devereux Pocono Programs and Services 44Human Resource Center, Inc. 44Kathryn Vennie Psychological Services 45Lourdesmont Behavioral Health Services 45NHS Human Services 45Northeast Counseling Associates 46Path PA Treatment and Healing 46Roger Brinkerhoff 46Wayne County Parenting Services and Education 47Beach Lake Free Methodist Church 48Catholic Social Services 48Child Care Information Services of Pike, Wayne and Susquehanna Counties 48Domestic Violence Service Center 49Grace Lutheran Church 49Kathryn Vennie Psychological Services 49KidsPeace National Center 50Learning & Growing Child Care Center 50Lourdesmont Behavioral Health Services 50Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. 51NHS Human Services 51Northeast Counseling Associates 51Parents Without Partners 52Penn State Cooperative Extension Wayne County 52Pennsylvania Parent Information and Resource Center 52Real Alternatives 53Roger Brinkerhoff 53Scranton-Lackawanna Human Development Head Start Program 53Treasure House 54Vineyard Christian Child Center 54Wayne County Children and Youth Services 54Wayne County Domestic Relations Office 55Youth Advocate Program (YAP) 55Wayne County Office of Behavioral and Developmental Programs andEarly Intervention 56 Wayne CountyDrug and Alcohol ServicesAL-Anon/Alateen1.888.425.2666al-anon.Hours: Meetings vary throughout the year.Fees: FreeServices: The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope, in order to solve their common problems. Alateen is the recovery group specifically for young people. Mutual Support Groups.Alcoholics Anonymous-Northeast Intergroup42N Main StreetPittston, PA 18640Hotline: 570.654.0488Office: 570.654.1226 Hours:10:00 a.m. – 2 p.m.SaturdayFees: FreeServices: Mutual Support Groups, Alcohol Abusers, and Twelve-Step Mutual Support GroupsCatholic Social Services100 Fourth StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.1777Fax: 570.253.1058Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees: Contact number listed above.Services:V.A. Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program and transitional substance abuse servicesDrug and Alcohol Commission925 Court StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.6022Fax: 570.253.6125Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees: Contact number listed above.Services: Comprehensive outpatient alcoholism treatment programs, drug and alcohol education and intervention group, outpatient substance abuse treatment programs, and relapse prevention programs.Grace Lutheran ChurchRoute 507 and Main StreetGouldsboro, PA 18424570.842.6409Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees: FreeServices: Individual counseling and referral services for victims of chemical dependency; Christian Counseling.Narcotics Anonymous1.877.871.9281Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees: FreeServices: Series of personal activities known as the Twelve Steps for recovering drug addicts.PATH: PA Treatment and Healing6 Collan Park DriveHonesdale, PA 18431570.251.0255Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees: Contact number listed above.Services: Drug and alcohol counseling, and family systems counseling.Wayne County Drug and Alcohol Commission925 Court StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.6022Fax: 570.253.6125Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday - FridayFees: Contact number listed aboveServices: Assessment for substance abuse, central intake/assessment for substance abuse, comprehensive outpatient substance abuse treatment programs, outpatient substance abuse treatment programs, inpatient substance abuse treatment programs, substance abuse education/prevention, and substance abuse services.Wayne CountyEmployment & Vocational GuideCareerLink925 Court StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.1163cwds.state.pa.usHours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Monday – FridayFees: Contact number listed above.Services: Employment acquisition, job information, job search/placement, employment preparation, and job training.Catholic Social Services100 Fourth StreetHonesdale PA 18431570.253.1777Fax: 570.253.1058Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees: Contact number listed above.Services: Employee Assistance Programs.Educational Opportunity Center, Inc.431 N. 7th Avenue 7th Avenue CenterScranton, PA 185031.800.248.4465570.496.0296Fax: 570.496.0297Hours: Contact number listed aboveFees: FreeServices:Career counseling and student financial aid. Also provides career and educational guidance, as well as financial aid assistance to adults.Human Resource Center, Inc.294 Bethel School Rd. Honesdale, PA 18431570.253.3782Fax: 570.253.1041Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees: FreeServices:Assists people with disabilities and mental disturbance in finding, securing, and maintain competitive employment. Job coaches accompany the client and assist with on-the-job training and mentoring. Prevocational training, sheltered workshops, vocational rehabilitation, work activity centers, and work-study programs.Northampton Community College314 Tenth StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.251.9335northampton.eduHours: 9a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Monday - WednesdayFees: Contact number listed above.Services:Adult basic education, adult ESL tests, continuing education, employment preparation, GED instruction, and literacy instruction.Penn State Cooperative Extension Wayne County 648 Park Street, Suite EHonesdale, PA 18431570.259.5970, ext. 4110Fax: 570.253.9478wayne.extension.psu.eduHours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Monday – FridayFees: Contact number listed above.Services: Adult education and extension education.Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation300 G Laird StreetWilkes-Barre, PA 18702-70131.800.634.2060570.826.2011dli.state.pa.usHours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Monday – FridayFees: Contact number listed above. Services: Adult education, vocational centers, career change counseling, special job development, and vocational rehabilitation. Scranton Unemployment Compensation Service Center30 Stauffer Industrial ParkTaylor, PA 185171.888.313.7284570.565.3048Fax: 570.562.4872dhs.state.pa.usHours: 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.Monday – Friday7:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.SundayFees:FreeServices: Partial income replacement to those that qualify.Wayne County Assistance Office107 Eighth Street, 2nd FloorP.O. Box 229Honesdale, PA 18431-02291.877.879.5267570.253.7100dhs.state.pa.usHours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – FridayFees: FreeServices:Cash assistance, food stamps, Wayne County nursing home payments, medical assistance, energy assistance and employment and training services. Also a disability advocate is on staff to assist with disability social security benefits.Wayne County Job TrainingWayne County Courthouse925 Court StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.7276. OR 570.253.5970, ext. 4150Fax: 570.253.employment-training-centerHours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed aboveServices:Career counseling, career development, vocational assessment, classroom training, job training, employment preparation, layoff preparation, job search resource centers, job search/placement, on-the-job training, pre-job guidance, resume preparation and assistance, public employment and training programs, welfare recipient employment programs, summer youth employment programs, and youth job development.Wayne CountyFinancial Aid & Insurance/Medical AssistanceAARP Legal Advice Line1.866.330.0753Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees:Set fees. Low income older persons may be eligible for free service based on income qualification and age.Services: Immediate access to real attorneys for legal advice and a letter writing service; Consumer Assistance and Protection, and legal counseling.Beach Lake Free Methodist Church107 Milanville RoadBeach Lake, PA 18405570.729.Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Clothing, low income, poverty level, childrenBible Fellowship Church of Greentown103 Blue Heron DrivePO Box 162Greentown, PA 18426570.676.9224Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees: FreeServices:Clothing distribution and low incomeBirthright of Scranton Incorporated502 Cedar AvenueScranton, PA 18505-11831.800.550.4900Hours:7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. ThursdayMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday by appointment only.Fees:FreeServices: Pregnancy assistance, baby clothing, maternity clothing, pregnancy counseling, and pregnancy test.Calvary United Methodist Church151 Belmont StreetWaymart, PA 18472570.488.6885Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Clothing closet, occasional emergency food assistanceCatholic Social Services100 Fourth StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.1777Fax: 570.253.1058Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees: Contact number listed above.Services:HIV/AIDS Case Management Program, money management, personal financial management counseling, temporary financial aid, post-abortion counseling, and pregnancy counseling.Central United Methodist Church205 Eleventh StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.3291Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:FreeServices:Lends medical equipment to those who cannot afford to purchase the equipment or need the equipment for short term needs.Child Care Information Services of Pike, Wayne and Susquehanna Counties1356 North Washington Avenue54 Main AvenueScranton, PA 18509Hawley, PA 184281.800.252.0811570.226.6200570.341.0811Fax: 570.341.Hours:8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:FreeServices:Child care resource and referral, specialized information and referral, and subsidized child care.Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)1.800.543.7199Hours: Contact number listed above. Fees:Free or subsidized depending on income.Services:Provides free or low cost health insurance to eligible children who meet family size and income guidelines and who do not have private insurance or qualify for medical assistance through the Department of Public WelfareConsumer Credit Counseling Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania401 Laurel StreetPittston, PA 186401.800.922.9537570.602.Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Credit counseling, debt management, employee assistance programs, and personal financial management counseling.Department of Veteran Affairs (Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center)1111 East End BoulevardWilkes-Barre, PA 18711570.824.35211.877.928.2621wilkes-Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday Fees:Contact number listed aboveServices:Veteran/military health insurance and veteran’s administration hospitals. Provides medical care to eligible veterans in a 304 bed facility that provides primary, secondary, and in selected cases tertiary levels of care in medicine, surgery, rehabilitation medicine, psychiatry, and intermediate medicine including hospice unit. A 180 bed nursing home care unit is situated adjacent to the Medical Center.Forest City Lions ClubCandleLight InnRoute 374Uniondale, PA 18470570.785.3626570.785.3397pattyann.Hours: 6:30 p.m. 2nd and 4th Monday of each monthFees:FreeServices: Hearing aids, medical bill assistance, visual/reading aids, and eyeglass collection programFriends of the Poor148 Meridian AvenueScranton, PA 18504-2010570.348.Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Monday – FridayFees:Contact number listed aboveServices:Clothing and FurnitureHealthy Beginnings Plus C/O Women’s Health Care Division of Wayne Memorial Community Health Center110 Park StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.3005Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – FridayFees: FreeServices:Birth control, birth orientation programs, breastfeeding, pregnant women, childbirth education, contraception, early pregnancy classes, expectant/new parent assistance, maternal and infant care, midwifery, postpartum care, pregnancy counseling, pregnancy testing, parental care and prepared childbirth.Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc.8 Silk Mill Drive, Suite 226Hawley, PA 18428570.390.5000Fax: 570.390.5004Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed aboveServices: Women, Infants, & Children – WIC, provides supplemental foods, nutrition education, information and referrals to limited resource and uninsured women and children, birth control, blood tests, breast examinations/mammograms, family planning, obstetrics/gynecology, pregnancy testing, sexually transmitted disease screening, and pap smears.North Penn Legal Services, Inc.925 Court StreetHonesdale, PA 18431-1996570.253.1031877.515.7465Fax: 570.754.8510Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday - FridayFees:Contact number listed above.Services:Provides free legal services in certain civil matters for indigent clients.PA Department of Health in Wayne County Health Center615 Erie HeightsHonesdale, PA 18431-10171.877.724.3258570.253.7141Fax: 570.253.7146health.state.pa.usHours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Fees: Contact number listed above.Services:Provides childhood and adult immunizations, HIV testing and counseling, TB testing and treatment, lead poisoning and communicable disease follow-up, as well as numerous informational brochures.Parent to Parent Referral Services1.800.986.4550health.state.pa.usHours:8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.Monday – Friday9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.SaturdayFees:FreeServices:Links callers to a broad range of services for children with special health care needs and specialize information and referral.Pennsylvania Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service100 South StreetHarrisburg, PA 171011.800.932.0311Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Monday-FridayFees:Free to contact agency for referral. Lawyers do charge fees for their services. Contact agency for more details.Services:Matches clients to a Pennsylvania lawyer in a specific area of law.Pennsylvania Dental Association3501 North Front StreetP.O. Box 3341Harrisburg, PA 17105 717.234.5941Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Monday-FridayFees: FreeServices:Dentist locator program and senior dental care programPennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate555 Walnut Street5th Floor Forum PlaceHarrisburg, PA 17101-19231.800.684.6560717.783.5048oca.state.pa.usHours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Monday – FridayFees: FreeServices:Represents the interest of Pennsylvania’s utility consumers before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, federal regulatory agencies, and state and federal courts. They help consumers with utility complaints and provide consumer education via community seminars and forums.PPL Corporation2 North 9th StreetAllentown, PA 181011.800.342.5775Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – FridayFees: FreeServices:PPL’s ON-TRACK program provides payment arrangements based on the client’s ability to pay and a forgiveness of back debt for making payments on time. PPL’s CARES program helps arrange utility payments for customers with temporary hardships. Real Alternatives1.888.543.3243717.541.1112Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – FridayFees:FreeServices:Baby clothing, baby furniture, maternity clothing, maternity homes, pregnancy testing, and specialized information and referral.Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center610 South Washington AvenueScranton, PA 18505570.346.0007use.Hours:24-hour serviceFees:Contact number listed aboveServices:Thrift shops.Scranton Unemployment Compensation Service Center30 Stauffer Industrial ParkTaylor, PA 18517570.565.3048Fax: 570.562.4872dhs.state.pa.usHours: 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.Monday - Friday7:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.SundayFees:FreeServices:Partial income replacement to those that qualifySocial Security AdministrationOppenheim Building 1st Floor409 Lackawanna AvenueScranton, PA 185031.866.635.0767Hours:9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Monday – Friday9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.WednesdayFees: FreeServices: Administers the U.S. Social Security and the supplemental security income programs. Medicare, social security burial benefits, social security survivors insurance, social security disability, social security disability appeals/complaints, social security disability applications, and social security retirement benefits.Trehab Center (Wayne Trehab)100 Fourth Street, Suite 20Honesdale, PA 18431-2076570.253.8941Fax: 570.253.0945Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – FridayFees: FreeServices:Electric bill assistance, utility bill payment assistance, emergency shelter, housing, foreclosure assistance, mortgage assistance, gas bill assistance, heating fuel assistance, housing payment assistance, and personal financial management counseling.Veterans Administration Medical Center Homeless Veterans Program1111 East End BoulevardWilkes-Barre, PA 187111.877.928.2621570.824.3521wilkes-barre.Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:FreeServices:Homeless financial assistance programs, medical social work, veteran benefits advocacy, and veteran’s administration hospitals.Voluntary Action Center829 Jefferson AvenueScranton, PA 18510570.347.5616Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Comprehensive Information and ReferralWayne, Pike, Monroe and Carbon Counties Chapter American Red Cross410 Park AvenueStroudsburg, PA 18360570.476.38001.800.422.7677Hours:Office ~ 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday Hotline ~ 24-hour serviceFees:FreeServices:AIDS control, health education, AIDS, HIV infections, and Medical information lines.Wayne County Area Agency on Aging323 Tenth StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.4262Fax: 570.253.9115aging.co.wayne.pa.usHours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:Contact number listed aboveServices:Committed to concentrating resources on the frail, rural elderly, advocating for senior while recognizing the needs of the community as a whole, encouraging seniors to actively participate in their own life choices, and expanding the large population to young seniors, their needs, and preventative programs.Wayne County Assistance Office107 Eighth Street, 2nd FloorP.O. Box 229Honesdale, PA 18431-02291.877.879.5267570.253.7100dhs.state.pa.usHours: 8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – FridayFees:FreeServices:Provides cash assistance, food stamps, Wayne County nursing home payments, medical assistance, energy assistance and employment and training services. Also a disability advocate is on staff to assist with disability social security benefits.Wayne County Department of Veteran’s Affairs314 Tenth StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.4262, ext. veteran-affairsHours:Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Benefits advocacy, veteran benefits advocacy, educational benefits, veteran education benefits, veteran life insurance, veteran burial benefits, veteran disability, veteran pensions, and veteran survivors insurance.Wayne County Domestic Relations OfficeDimmick Building-Wayne County Courthouse925 Court StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.251.9827570.253.5970, ext. 4130Fax: 570.251.8240Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:Contact number listed above.Services:Child support assistance, family law, medical insurance coverage enforcement, paternity establishment, paternity suites, spousal support and specialized information and referral.Wayne CountyFood AssistanceCalvary United Methodist Church151 Belmont StreetWaymart, PA 18472570.488.6885Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Clothing closet, occasional emergency food assistance.Friends of the Poor148 Meridian AvenueScranton, PA 18504-2010570.348.Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:Contact number listed above.Services: FoodGrace Lutheran ChurchRoute 507 and Main StreetGouldsboro, PA 18424-9176570.842.6409Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Food pantry the last Tuesday of each month. Donations of nonperishable food items are accepted.Hawley United Methodist Church315 Church StreetHawley, PA 18428-1313570.226.3875Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Food vouchers for local supermarkets to needy families in the Hawley Area.Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. 8 Silk Mill Drive, Suite 226Hawley, PA 18428570.390.5000Fax: 570.390.5004Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees: Contact number listed above.Services:Women, Infants, & Children – WIC, provides supplemental foods, nutrition education, information and referrals to limited resource and uninsured women and children.St. John’s Episcopal Church564 Easton TurnpikeHamlin, PA 18427570.689.9260Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Congregate meals, older adults, low income, occasional emergency food assistance. Food pantry is held monthly on 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month.St. Thomas More ParishLake Ariel, PA 18436570.698.5584Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServicesFoodThanksgiving Togetherc/o Grace Episcopal Church827 Church StreetHonesdale, PA 18431-1824570.253.Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Christmas meals, congregate meals, and Thanksgiving mealsWayne County Area Agency on Aging323 Tenth StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.4262Fax: 570.253.9115aging.co.wayne.pa.usHours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:Contact number listed aboveServices:Committed to concentration on resources on the frail, rural elderly, advocating for seniors while recognizing the needs of the community as a whole, encouraging seniors to actively participate in their own life choices, and expanding the target population to young seniors, their needs, and preventative programs.Wayne County Assistance Office107 Eighth Street, 2nd FloorP.O. Box 229Honesdale, PA 18431-02291.877.879.5267570.253.7100dhs.state.pa.usHours:8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:FreeServices: Provides cash assistance, food stamps, Wayne County nursing home payments, medical assistance, energy assistance and employment and training services. Also a disability advocate is on staff to assist with disability social security benefits.Wayne County Food Pantry ProgramVARIOUS LOCATIONS570.253.pantryHours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Provides nutritious shelf staple food to supplement applicant’s food budget on a monthly basis. Participates in holiday food basket program. Also provides free clothing to pantry participants in the Honesdale area.Wayne CountyHousing and Transportation AssistanceCatholic Social Services100 Fourth StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.1777Fax: 570.253.1058Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Homeless shelter and transitional case management.Cobler Realty Advisors Inc.11 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 201Hummels Wharf, PA 17831570.743.8191Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Low-cost rental housing and subsidized rental housing. Age 62 or over. Any age if handicapped or disabled.Consumer Credit Counseling Service or Northeastern Pennsylvania401 Laurel StreetPittston, PA 186401.800.922.9537570.602.Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Foreclosure assistance and mortgage assistance.Habitat for Humanity of Wayne County827 Church StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.251.8115Hours:24 hours a day.Fees:Free to apply.Services:Subsidized home purchase and sweat equity programs.Manor at Waymart596 Honesdale RoadWaymart, PA 18472-9358570.488.6829Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees: FreeServices:Government subsidized private rental housing, senior apartment complexes, older adults, and subsidized rental housing.Maple City Transit, Inc.1371 North Main StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.3944Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Provides door-to-door automobile transportation for people who are willing to pay an established fare. Service includes transportation to bus stops and airports.Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate555 Walnut Street5th Floor Forum PlaceHarrisburg, PA 17101-19231.800.684.6560717.783.5048oca.state.pa.usHours:8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:FreeServices:Represents the interest of Pennsylvania’s utility consumers before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, federal regulatory agencies, and state and federal courts. They help consumers with utility complaints and provide consumer education via community seminars and forums.PPL Corporation2 North 9th StreetAllentown, PA 181011.800.342.5775Hours:8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:FreeServices:PPL’s ON-TRACK program provides payment arrangements based on the client’s ability to pay and a forgiveness of back debt for making payments on time. PPL’s CARES program helps arrange utility payments for customers with temporary hardships.Real Alternatives1.888.543.3243717.541.1112Hours:8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:FreeServices: Post-pregnancy shelter.Trehab Center (Wayne Trehab)1225 Main StreetHonesdale, PA 18431-2076570.253.8941Fax: 570.253.0945Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Electric bill assistance, utility bill payment assistance, emergency shelter, housing, foreclosure assistance, mortgage assistance, gas bill assistance, heating fuel assistance, housing payment assistance, rent assistance, rental deposit assistance, mortgage assistance, and personal financial management counselingVeterans Administration Medical Center Homeless Veterans Program1111 East End BoulevardWilkes-Barre, PA 187111.877.928.2621570.824.3521wilkes-barre.Hours:8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – FridayFees:FreeServices: Homeless financial assistance programs, medical social work, veteran benefits advocacy, and veteran’s administration hospitals.Wayne County Assistance Office107 Eighth Street, 2nd FloorP.O. Box 229Honesdale, PA 18431-02291.877.879.5267570.253.7100dhs.state.pa.usHours:8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – FridayFees:FreeServices:Provides cash assistance, food stamps, Wayne County nursing home payments, medical assistance, energy assistance and employment and training services. Also a disability advocate is on staff to assist with any disability social security benefits.Wayne County Housing Authority130 Carbondale RoadWaymart, PA 18472570.488.6069Fax: 570.488.6496Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday – FridayFees:FreeServices:Provides low income individuals and families with rental assistance, Section 8 rental certificates, and subsidized rental housing.Wayne County Redevelopment Authority99 Beach Lake Highway, Suite A216 Willow AvenueHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.4882Fax: 570.253.8932Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:FreeServices:Home improvement, weatherization, and home rehabilitation/repair grants.Wayne County Transportation System1.800.662.0780570.253.4280wcts.Hours:8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:Contact number listed above.Services:Indigent transportation, paratransit, medical transportation, senior ride programs, transportation, and veterans.Wayne CountyMental Health AssistanceAdvocacy Alliance – A Mental Health Association846 Jefferson AvenueScranton, PA 18510-1032570.342.77621.877.315.6855Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Clothing, food, self-help instruction, money management, and mutual support groups.Allied Rehab at Honesdale1095 Texas Palmyra Highway, Suite AHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.9944allied-Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Psychological services, outpatient mental health facilities, and pain management.Catholic Social Services100 Fourth StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.1777Fax: 570.253.1058Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Residential treatment facilities for the homeless mentally ill.Devereux Pocono Programs and Services1547 Millcreek Rd.Newfoundland, PA 18445Main Office: 570.676.3237Admission Dept.: 570.676.4118Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services: Devereux Pocono Programs and Services is a vibrant special needs community of residential and day training/treatment centers. Our non-profit mission maintains, revitalizes, and enhances the life potential of persons, age 18 through the life span, with intellectual/developmental disabilities, autism, emotional and behavioral disorders, and geriatric challenges such as Alzheimer’s.All facets of care aim to: Maximize independent living skills, integrate all community resources, improve quality of life, develop and maintain social and cultural activities, and increase self-confidence.Human Resource CenterMain Office: 294 Bethel School RoadHonesdale, PA 18431Contact number: 570.253.3782Pike County Office: 117 Pike County Blvd.Hawley, PA 18428570.775.6144Effort Office: 231 Service Rd.Effort, PA 18330570.872.9956Hours:Contact number listed aboveFees:Contact number listed above.Services:Serving the northeast corridor of Pennsylvania with 3 locations, the Human Resources Center, Inc. is a private nonprofit corporation whose mission is to provide support to Mentally, Physically, and Emotionally challenged individuals. The Center offers a variety of services including Competitive Integrated Employment, School to Employment and Vocational Training, helping special people realize their dreams. Kathryn Vennie Psychological Services1319 Purdytown TurnpikeP.O. Box 37Hawley, PA 18428570.226.4022Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above. Medical assistance is accepted, but for children only.Services:Psychological testing and emotional support.Lourdesmont Behavioral Health Services1327 Wyoming AvenueScranton, PA 18509570.702.8660Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Offers outpatient services in the treatment of adolescents who have adjustment problems, behavior problems, emotional disturbance, a personality disorder, or incipient mental illness.NHS Human Services32 North Main StreetCarbondale, PA 18407570.876.5655Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Mental health evaluation, psychiatric case management, psychoanalytic psychotherapy/psychoanalysis, psychodynamic therapy, psychosocial therapy, and sexual offender counseling.Northeast Counseling Associates403A Spinner RoadHonesdale, PA 18431-7634570.253.9323Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Home-based psychiatric services.PATH PA Treatment & HealingRoute 19 Cheery RidgeHonesdale, PA 18431570.251.0255Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Home-based psychiatric services; families with adolescents; psychiatric day treatment; juvenile delinquents; and at risk youth.Roger BrinkerhoffAtco RoadMilanville, PA 18443570.729.9999Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees: Sliding scaleServices:Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy/PsychoanalysisWayne CountyParenting Services & EducationBeach Lake Free Methodist Church107 Milanville RoadBeach Lake, PA 18405570.729.7544Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Clothing, low income, poverty level, children.Catholic Social Services100 Fourth StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.1777Fax: 570.253.1058Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Life problems counseling, family counseling, and individual counseling.Child Care Information Services of Pike, Wayne and Susquehanna Counties1356 North Washington AvenueScranton, PA 185091.800.252.0811570.341.0811Fax: 570.341.Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Monday – FridayFees: FreeServices:Child care resource and referral, specialized information and referral, and subsidized child care.Domestic Violence Service Center13E South StreetWilkes-Barre, PA 18701-2306570.823.7312Fax: 570.821.04851.800.424.Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Provides support and information via the telephone to parents and children dealing with domestic violence. Grace Lutheran ChurchRoute 507 and Main StreetGouldsboro, PA 18424-9176570.842.6409Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Individual counseling and referral for mothers and families as well as parental workshops.Kathryn Vennie Psychological Services1319 Purdytown TurnpikeP.O. Box 37Hawley, PA 18428570.226.4022Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Adolescent/youth counseling, family counseling, general counseling services, and marriage counseling.Kidspeace National Center709 Church StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.7910Hours: 24 hour serviceFees:Fees paid by Medical Assistance for those who qualifyServices:Children’s out-of-home respite care, family substitute recruitment/placement/referral, foster care for children with disabilities, foster home placement, and helpline counseling.Learning & Growing Child Care Center60 Milanville Rd.Beach Lake, PA 18405570.729.7853Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees: Contact number listed above.Services:Child care (infant – school age), care for children during their days off from school such as snow days or any half-days, summer camps are offered as well.Lourdesmont Behavioral Health Services1327 Wyoming AvenueScranton, PA 18509570.702.8360Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Offers outpatient services in the treatment of adolescents who have adjustment problems, behavior problems, emotional disturbance, a personality disorder, or incipient mental illness.Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc.8 Silk Mill Drive, Suite 226Hawley, PA 18428570.390.5000Fax: 570.390.5009Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Women, Infants, & Children – WIC provides supplemental foods, nutrition education, information and referrals to limited resource and uninsured women and children.NHS Human Services32 North Main StreetCarbondale, PA 18407570.876.5655Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Family counseling, group counseling, individual counseling, and marriage counseling.Northeast Counseling Associates403A Spinner RoadHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.9323Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Provides a range of social services including individual, family, and couple counseling, in home family therapy, crisis intervention, and an after school program.Parents Without Partners1.800.637.7974Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:A volunteer non-secretarial organization dedicated to educating single parents and their children with an opportunity to enhance personal growth, self-confidence, and sensitivity towards others by offering an environment for support, friendship, and the exchange of parenting techniques, mutual support groups, and parent groups.Penn State Cooperative Extension Wayne County648 Park Street, Suite EHonesdale, PA 18431570.253.5970, ext. 4110Fax: 570.253.9478wayne.extension.psu.eduHours:8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:Free or nominal fees may applyServices: Child care instruction and parenting skills development.Pennsylvania Parent Information and Resource Center275 Grandview Avenue, Suite 200Camp Hill, PA 17011717.763.1661center-Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Parenting educationReal Alternatives1.888.543.3243717.541.1112Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Baby clothing, baby furniture, and pregnancy counseling.Roger BrinkerhoffAtco RoadMilanville, PA 18443570.729.9999Hours:Contact number listed aboveFees:Sliding scale.Services:Adolescent/youth counseling, family counseling, and individual counselingScranton-Lackawanna Human Development Head Start Program321 Spruce StreetScranton, PA 185031.800.717.4224570.963.6633Fax: 570.496.7713Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Head Start, material and infant care, and prenatal care.Treasure House329 Cliff Street Honesdale, PA 18431570.253.1023Hours: Contact number listed aboveFees:Contact number listed above.Services:Child care, day care ages 6 weeks-12 years, pre-K programVineyard Christian Child Center761 Terrace StreetHonesdale , PA 18431570.253.0820Hours: Contact number listed above. Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Child care, exercise classes, summer camps (Kindergarten – Middle School age), day care (ages 1-4).Wayne County Children and Youth Services648 Park Street, Suite CHonesdale, PA 184311.800.620.5102570.253.5102Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Monday – FridayFees:Contact number listed above.Services:Promotes the well-being of children and their families through assessment of reports of child abuse and neglect, protective services, foster home services, adoption services, and family preservation programs.Wayne County Domestic Relations OfficeDimmick Building – Wayne County Courthouse925 Court StreetHonesdale, PA 18431570.251.9827Fax: 570.251.8240Hours: Contact number listed above.Fees:Contact number listed above.Services:Child support assistance, family law, medical insurance coverage enforcement, paternity establishment, paternity suits, spousal support and specialized information and referral.Youth Advocate Program (YAP)10 Buist Road, Suite 503Milford, PA 18337570.296.5690570.409.0301Hours:Contact number listed above.Fees:FreeServices:Adolescent/youth counseling, child guidance, family counseling, parent counseling, mutual support groups, parent groups, and parents.Wayne County Office of Behavioral and Developmental ProgramsAnd Early InterventionPark St. Complex648 Park St.,Honesdale, Pa. 18431570.253.9200Fax: 570.647.0268Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm Monday – FridayFees: No charge for servicesServices:It is the mission of the Wayne County Office of Behavioral and Developmental Programs and Early Intervention to assist individuals in maximizing their potential by providing access to a continuum of services that offer choice and empower individuals to attain individual goals, recovery and support a satisfying life. Three programs work within the agency. Developmental Disabilities Program strives to provide an “Everyday Life” for consumers with a developmental disability through a network of provider agencies of home and community based services, employment services, providing supportive services for individuals at home, in the community and in residential settings as needed. The Wayne County Supports Coordination Organization provides case management services to consumers with developmental disabilities. The Behavioral Health Program is comprised of many units, providing referrals to providers for services such as Housing, Job Supports and Employment, Case Management, Child and Adolescent Service System Program and Crisis Intervention Services. The Behavioral Health program also runs a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program which is recovery oriented, as well as the New Horizons Drop In Center which offers adults with a mental health diagnosis a safe, welcoming place of support and community. The Early Intervention Program offers assessment and referral services for children (birth through 3 years) who have special needs or are “at risk” ................
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