Geisinger encourages community to use NeighborlyPA.com for resources during COVID-19

SCRANTON, Pa. – Geisinger encourages Scranton-area residents to use NeighborlyPA.com, a new online resource hub for social, health and human services, to find needed community resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The website connects people with local programs and services including food, child care, housing, mental health services and medical care. Resources are continually updated in response to changes related to COVID-19.

NeighborlyPA.com was created by the Scranton Area Community Foundation and funded by an initial grant from Geisinger. The website launched in March, focusing on Lackawanna County resources, with a plan to expand into other counties in northeast and north-central Pennsylvania over the coming months.

“We have turned conversations, frustration and ‘wouldn’t it be nice’ into a social care platform available to everyone in our community that will address social needs, align resources, and make it easier to help our neighbors,” said Brian Ebersole, senior director of Springboard Health at Geisinger. “NeighborlyPA.com is the place to go to connect with programs and services in our community that can help our neighbors thrive.”

“We appreciate the initial contribution to the Community Resource Network Fund made by Geisinger,” said Scranton Area Community Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Laura Ducceschi. “Following an extended period of deep conversations with community stakeholders, government agencies and our neighbors, we are excited to see Neighborly introduced as a new resource for those seeking services or those helping others to seek services in the region.”

About Neighborly
Neighborly opened its “door” in 2020 as your local resource connection. Powered by a partnership with Aunt Bertha, Neighborly is an easy-to-use community resource and social care platform designed to help connect individuals in our community to the programs they need. Neighborly houses up-to-date contact information for resources and programs while providing individuals, providers and community-based organizations the ease of referring to services and tracking outcomes. Designed to grow with the community, Neighborly relies on the help of the neighborhood to continuously add to, update and enhance the directory so that everyone benefits from the information. Check it out at www.NeighborlyPA.com.

About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation’s leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 126 care sites — including 10 hospital campuses — and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than half a million members in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With 26,000 employees, including 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $15 billion to the state’s economy. On March 31, 2024, Geisinger became the first member of Risant Health, a new nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.