Here 4A Reason

Thank you, City Lights Church, for partnering with Here For A Reason to provide 3,000 meals for families struggling with food insecurity in Scranton!

On February 14 💓 members from the Junior League of Scranton attended the NEPA Gives Kick-off event at the Hilton in downtown Scranton. is a high impact fundraising event sponsored by the and neighboring community foundations to support nonprofits in beautiful Northeastern Pennsylvania. This year’s NEPA Gives 2023 will be held for 24-hours on June 1st and 2nd to engage fundraising across Northeast PA. As an organization that focuses on serving and empowering women and families in the Greater Scranton community, we are thrilled to once again be a part of this event. While attending February 14th’s kick-off, we learned about the exciting changes planned for this year’s NEPA Gives Event and how to leverage them in this year’s fundraising.

Pictured: Katie Feeney, JLS New Member (left); Sarah Effertz, Here 4 a Reason (center), Kate Lewis, JLS NEPA Gives Committee Chair (right). On February 18, 2023 the Junior League of Scranton partnered with Here 4 a Reason, a local non-profit dedicated to crushing hunger in NEPA, to package FIVE THOUSAND tasty meals for students in the Scranton School District.