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A longstanding community partnership continues to serve the public, as Sanofi announced a $250,000 donation to Pocono Mountains United Way. This money will be used towards implementing the 2023 Sanof...

Sometimes we don’t realize just how much difference can be made by serving one person or family at a time.

Pocono Mountains United Way President and CEO Michael Tuveka visited the White House to discuss the local impact of federal funding on Sept. 29.

An event slated for this fall will celebrate 80 years of community service in Monroe County.

Apr. 11—WILKES-BARRE — Jennifer Gowan has been struggling with mental health disabilities since she was 7 years old, which can make it hard to enjoy everyday life activities. The 39-year-old loves going to day camp in the summer and spending time outdoors, but her mother, Audrey Gowan, said Jennifer is afraid of certain rides and slides in playgrounds in the city. "She's afraid of climbing ...

How East Stroudsburg schools plan to diversify curriculum, staff and more With a student body far more racially diverse than its employees, the East Stroudsburg Area School District is undertaking a long-term effort not only to make sure its curriculum reflects all students, but to make sure all operations, including communication and hiring, are carried out with diversity in mind. It’s not quick work, but it’s deliberate: “We don’t want to be reactionary. We want to be proactive,” sa...

Restaurant, hospitality worker relief fund exceeds $100,000 Pocono Record A relief fund for restaurant and hospitality workers launched by the Pocono Mountains United Way has exceeded its $100,000 goal. According to local United Way President/CEO Michael Tukeva, 91 donors have given $125,095. The fund, which was set up after Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced other indoor dining shutdown, got an initial boost of $50,000 from the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau. T...

The Pocono Mountains United Way has set out to help support those in the hospitality and restaurant industries struggling through the most trying times of the pandemic via a new relief fund that has already accrued tens of thousands of dollars in donations. On Tuesday, officials from the Pocono Mountains United Way, the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau, and local restaurateurs and workers came together in an outdoor tent at Barley Creek Brewing Company in Tannersville to discuss a new effort to...