As an approved Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Organization (PKSO) by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (PA DCED), the United Way received tax credits from eligible businesses in the form of Pre-K scholarships to help eligible families send their children to quality early learning centers.
So far this year, 136 scholarships totaling more than $282,896 have been awarded for the 2019/20 school year across four counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Pre-Kindergarten Program Partners include:
- Ages and Stages
- Beach Lake United Methodist Preschool
- Bright Horizons
- Central United Methodist Preschool
- Day Nursery Association
- Discovery MI Preschool
- Freckles & Frills
- Fricchione Center
- Greater Carbondale YMCA
- Greater Scranton YMCA
- Helping Hands Learning Center
- Jewish Community Center
- Karen Corrigan’s Child Care
- North Pocono Preschool
- St. Dominic’s Academy
- Tiny Tots
- United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA
Employers of Families Receiving Pre-K Scholarship Help
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
- The Dime Bank
- Geisinger Community Medical Center
- Hotel Wayne
- The Jewish Home of Eastern PA
- Lackawanna County
- Maximus
- McDonald's
- North Pocono School District
- PA American Water
- People's Security Bank & Trust
- Prudential
- TMG Health, a Cognizant Company
- Scranton Counseling Center
- Scranton School District
- TMG Health - A Cognizant Company
- United States Postal Service
- UPS
- Woodloch Pines