Outreach-Center for Community

Outreach provides parent-child focused programs, which encompass early childhood development, education, and enhancing parent/child relationships. for program years 22-23, outreach evidence-based home visiting programs were offered to 279 children, and 78% of the families served demonstrated improved parenting skills. The supervised visitation served 20 families - where 77% of the parents created co-parenting plans. Other services include family reunification and doula programs. Outreach's incredible years program, a cohort-based parenting program, served 95 parents, 75% of whom demonstrated an increase in appropriate discipline and positive parenting skills. Other group programs include toddler play & learn group, parent cafe, and fathers matter.

Court-related and reentry programs have been part of outreach's scope of work for over 20 years. These programs provide case management and support services for individuals and families referred by the lackawanna county specialty courts, including mental health court, family court, treatment court, veterans court, and lackawanna county prison (lcp). All of these programs begin with assessments, with over 850 assessments being conducted at lcp. 82% of residents completed the required work to earn certificates demonstrating their participation and learning through a variety of courses provided by outreach at lcp. See schedule o for additional program information.

Outreach provides workforce development and ged services - providing support and services to job seekers in multiple capacities including resume writing, interviewing, and job skills Training. Outreach partners with over 150 employers to secure second chance employers and support reentering citizens in the job market. Outreach's lead Center, the workforce development program, provided 498 individuals with employment-related services. 78% of the eligible participants gained stable Employment. See schedule o for additional program information

Young adult Center - outreach is a proud Pennsylvania academic, career, and technical Training affiliate providing academic, career, and technical Training to justice- involved youth and young adults ages 14-21. The pactt alliance is a unique public/private partnership consisting of community-based agencies, residential facilities, and probation programs. Trauma-informed case managers offer programs including living in balance, criminal and addictive thinking, mindfulness, workforce development skills, and guiding good choices.