Scranton, Pennsylvania already has a claim to fame as the setting for the TV show “The Office.” Now, The Arc of Northeastern Pennsylvania in Scranton is getting its own name out to the public by collaborating in community events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and creating public service announcements.
The Arc of Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) was awarded a MLK Day of Service* grant for 2017. The city of Scranton has long recognized Dr. King’s commitment to service through the Greater Scranton MLK Commission, which promotes Dr. King’s principles of non-violence, equity and love through education and service.
Every year, The Greater Scranton MLK Commission plans a full schedule of programs and special events that honor Dr. King’s life and legacy during the MLK Jr. holiday weekend. This year, The Arc of NEPA saw a fantastic opportunity to add to Dr. King’s vision for a more inclusive world and reached out to the commission to plan a food drive for families in need.
On January 16, 2017, The Arc of NEPA and the United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania co-led a food drive to benefit Angel’s Attic Food Bank. The food drive brought together participants from the United Neighborhood Centers and University of Scranton, volunteers from the Aktion Club, a community service group of adults with I/DD; and The Arc Responds, a group of employees from The Arc NEPA who raise funds to help people in the community.
After the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, Aktion club members became part of the regular volunteer corps at Angel’s Attic Food Bank, sorting and delivering food two to three times each week. Their efforts were much appreciated in a community where hunger is a significant problem— nearly 22.1% of Scranton families live in poverty according to 2016 US Census data.
The Aktion Club is truly helping to make The Arc NEPA a name in giving back. To help spread the name further, the chapter has also created public service announcements for its NEPA Gives Back Campaign to show how people with I/DD and The Arc NEPA contributes to their neighborhood. One PSA features the Angel’s Attic volunteers and the good work they do in their community.
In time, we hope that The Arc of NEPA’s name will become as common in Scranton as “Dunder Mifflin.”
For more on inclusive volunteering and how disability organizations can build partnerships that serve community needs and strengthen The Arc’s presence in the community, visit http://www.thearc.org/inclusive-volunteering.
*In 2015, The Arc was selected by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that leads the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, to plan and execute volunteer projects that unite Americans in service for the MLK Day of Service and throughout the year. To date, 16 chapters of The Arc around the country have organized inclusive volunteer service projects where people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) volunteer alongside people without disabilities to provide food to people in their communities who are in need. In total, these projects have brought together over 1,000 volunteers to serve more than 14,000 people in need.
I’m the business owner of JustCBD Store company (justcbdstore.com) and I’m presently aiming to expand my wholesale side of company. I really hope that someone at targetdomain can help me . I considered that the best way to do this would be to connect to vape shops and cbd stores. I was hoping if someone could recommend a trusted web site where I can get Vape Shop B2B Data I am currently taking a look at creativebeartech.com, theeliquidboutique.co.uk and wowitloveithaveit.com. Not exactly sure which one would be the most ideal choice and would appreciate any guidance on this. Or would it be much simpler for me to scrape my own leads? Ideas?
bookmarked!!, I like your blog!
Hi, I do believe this is a great web site. I stumbledupon it 😉 I may come back yet again since I saved as a favorite it. Money and freedom is the greatest way to change, may you be rich and continue to guide others.
Hi there! This post could not be written much better! Going through this post reminds me of my previous roommate! He always kept preaching about this. I’ll send this article to him. Pretty sure he’ll have a good read. I appreciate you for sharing!
A motivating discussion is definitely worth comment. I do believe that you should publish more about this issue, it may not be a taboo matter but generally folks don’t speak about such topics. To the next! Cheers!!
I couldn’t resist commenting. Exceptionally well written!
It’s nearly impossible to find knowledgeable people on this subject, but you sound like you know what you’re talking about! Thanks
Good post! We will be linking to this particularly great post on our site. Keep up the great writing.
You made some decent points there. I looked on the web to learn more about the issue
and found most people will go along with your views on this site.
adreamoftrains web hosting reviews
I want to to thank you for this fantastic read!! I certainly loved every little bit of it. I have you bookmarked to check out new things you post…