Financial Services


1	Organization Name	Phone Number	Address	Website Link	Brief Description of Service Offerings
2	United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania	570-343-8835	410 Olive Street, Scranton, PA 18509	http://www.uncnepa.org/community/	UNC firmly believes in the importance of continuing to work with clients past the fulfillment of basic needs, to provide the support necessary to empower them to achieve long-term stability. To this end, the agency offers a variety of long-term support, education, and counseling services on topics such as budgeting, buying a home, and more.
3	The Advocacy Alliance	570-342-7762	846 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton, PA 18501	theadvocacyalliance.org	REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE The Advocacy Alliance’s representative payee program is a system of financial and budgetary management for individuals who have a mental illness, individuals who have developmental disabilities, and older adults who are unable to manage their financial affairs or Social Security and other benefits. The Advocacy Alliance provides representative payee services in Northeastern and South Central Pennsylvania, the Poconos and Lehigh Valley, as well as in Allegheny, Philadelphia, and Westmoreland Counties and New Jersey. The Advocacy Alliance has the capability to expand these services to other counties as requested. TRUSTS The Advocacy Alliance Trust Department administers Special Needs Trusts which are created for individuals who have disabilities who are often in need of preserving their governmental benefits. A trust can provide for supplemental needs to add to the beneficiary’s quality of life and ensure the governmental benefits remain in force to provide basic support such as shelter, medical care and maintenance. A special needs trust can be started by family members, the individual themselves, or by others. There are different alternatives for preserving the individual’s assets in special needs or supplemental trust and, depending on the amount and needs of the individual, the settler, or the funding source, the Advocacy Alliance will work to provide assistance in the creation of the right product for the individual with a disability.
4	Better Business Bureau of NE PA	(570) 342-5100	1054 Oak St, Scranton, PA 18508	ww.nepa.bbb.org	Provides reliability reports on businesses and organizations and provides consumer tips on various issues; offers arbitration and meditations, provides free complaint forms, mediate complaints, reviews ads.
5	Bureau of Consumer Protection	(570) 963-4913	101 Penn Ave, Scranton, PA 18503	www.AttorneyGeneral.gov	Bureau investigates and mediates consumer complaints, takes legal action against companies which have engaged in a pattern of unfair business practices, engages in a variety of consumer education programs and distributes educational material.
6	Bureau of Labor Law Compliance	(570) 963-4577	Scranton State Office Bldg., Room 201-B 100 Lackawanna Avenue Scranton, PA 18503	www.dli.state.pa.us	This office was formerly known as the Bureau of Labor Standards. It handles problems concerning Minimum Wage Law, Wage Payment and Collection Law, Child Labor Law, Equal Pay Law (State), Medical Pay Law (medical examinations), Seasonal Farm Workers, Personal File Act and Industrial Home Workers and Prevailing Wage Regulations and PA One Call. I
7	Consumer Credit Counseling Service of NEPA	(570) 602-2227	401 Laurel St. Pittston, PA 18640	www.cccsnepa.org	CCCS offers a variety of programs to serve the consumer during times of financial distress. It educates the public in the intelligent use of credit, provides budget counseling and management of family finances, and aids and rehabilitates financially distressed families and individuals.
8	Department of Revenue Taxpayer Assistance Center	570.963.4585	Bank Towers Room 207 207 Wyoming Avenue Scranton,PA 18503	www.revenue.state.pa.us	The Department of Revenue’s Taxpayer Assistance Center helps those Pennsylvanians earning $35,000 or less with their state income taxes and Property Tax/Rent Rebate forms. Individuals needing further assistance should call the department at 717.787.8201; businesses needing assistance should call the department at 717.787.1064.
9	Domestic Relations Section: Family Court of Lackawanna County	(570) 963-6721	1300 Old Plank Rd. Mayfield, PA 18433	http://dr.lackawannacounty.org/contact_us.html	Primary function of this agency is to provide methods for the establishment of support obligations for all legally entitled individuals. All services offered by this section are: assistance with the establishment of paternity; location of absent parents; establishment and enforcement of support obligations; and is made available to any individual without regard to welfare status.
10	Educational Opportunity Centers Inc.	(570) 496-0296	135 Franklin Avenue Scranton, PA 18503	www.eocinc.org	Provides educational information and assistance to adults in Northeastern PA, including career interest testing, educational counseling, financial aid information and assistance, and referral to educational and vocational programs.
11	Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce	(570) 342-7711	222 Mulberry St. P.O.Box 431 Scranton, PA 18501-0431	www.scrantonchamber.com	This business organization promotes the best interests of all the people of Lackawanna County. The priorities the Chamber deals with are: Industrial Development, Business and Community Development, Small Business, Government Affairs, and Membership concerns. The Chamber provides community profile information as well as other publications.
12	Internal Revenue Service - IRS	1-800-829-1040	409 Lackawanna Ave., Suite 600 Scranton, PA 18503	www.irs.gov	IRS sponsors a Taxpayer Assistance Program through which anyone needing assistance in filing their returns may receive guidance and assistance in resolving account balance questions. Taxpayer assistance is available throughout the year. IRS also supplies taxpayer with publications and forms needed to file their returns.
13	Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds	570-963-6775	135 Jefferson Ave Scranton, PA 18503	www.lackawannacounty.org	Property records
14	Lackawanna County Register of Wills	570-963-6702	507 Linden St. Scranton, PA 18503	www.lackawannacounty.org	Probates estates, collect inheritance tax for the Department of Revenue, Inheritance Tax division.
15	Lackawanna County Single Tax Office	570-963-6756	The Mall at Steamtown Unit 216 Scranton, PA 18503	www.scrantontaxoffice.org	This Government office oversees the collection of: Real Estate, Business Privilege/Mercantile, Local Service and Wage Tax for Lackawanna County, the city of Scranton, and the Scranton School District.
16	Voluntary Action Center	570-347-5616	829 Jefferson Ave, Scranton Pa 18510	www.vacnepa.org	VAC provides limited financial assistance to low income families in lackawanna country during the holiday season. TEC program offers free tax jelp to individuals who are age 60 or older.
17	Catholic Social Services	570-207-2283	516 Fig Street Scranton, PA 18505	http://cssdioceseofscranton.org	Your support makes possible caring for those in crisis and poverty. Material Assistance is provided by Catholic Social Services with your help along with the help of civic and church groups and the business community by providing, soup kitchen daily and evening meals, clothing rooms, food pantries, furniture and relief assistance
18	Friends of the Poor	570-348-4428	2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509	http://friendsofthepoorscranton.org/	We also have some unique programs. In our daily workings we provide for basic needs with food, clothing, emergency assistance, house hold items and furniture. In fact, we are the only agency in the county to give away furniture. But in addition to these essential programs we also like to host events that bring hope and brighten up the holidays. We serve a wide range of people from our senior holiday dinners, to our children's after school programs and field trips.
19	Heating Assistance / LIHEAP	570-963-4842	P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg PA 17105-2675.	http://www.dhs.pa.gov	he Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, also known as LIHEAP, helps low-income families pay their heating bills. LIHEAP is a grant that offers assistance in the form of a cash grant, sent directly to the utility company, or a crisis grant for households in immediate danger of being without heat.
20	Salvation Army	(570) 969-6399	500 S Washington Ave, Scranton, PA 18505	pa.salvationarmy.org/scranton	The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
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1	Timestamp	Organization Name	Phone Number	Address	Website Link	Brief Description of Service Offerings

2	1/10/2017 14:41:58	United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania	570-343-8835	410 Olive Street, Scranton, PA 18509	http://www.uncnepa.org/community/	UNC firmly believes in the importance of continuing to work with clients past the fulfillment of basic needs, to provide the support necessary to empower them to achieve long-term stability. To this end, the agency offers a variety of long-term support, education, and counseling services on topics such as budgeting, buying a home, and more.
3	1/20/2017 10:01:26	The Advocacy Alliance	570-342-7762	846 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton, PA 18501	theadvocacyalliance.org	REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE The Advocacy Alliance’s representative payee program is a system of financial and budgetary management for individuals who have a mental illness, individuals who have developmental disabilities, and older adults who are unable to manage their financial affairs or Social Security and other benefits. The Advocacy Alliance provides representative payee services in Northeastern and South Central Pennsylvania, the Poconos and Lehigh Valley, as well as in Allegheny, Philadelphia, and Westmoreland Counties and New Jersey. The Advocacy Alliance has the capability to expand these services to other counties as requested. TRUSTS The Advocacy Alliance Trust Department administers Special Needs Trusts which are created for individuals who have disabilities who are often in need of preserving their governmental benefits. A trust can provide for supplemental needs to add to the beneficiary’s quality of life and ensure the governmental benefits remain in force to provide basic support such as shelter, medical care and maintenance. A special needs trust can be started by family members, the individual themselves, or by others. There are different alternatives for preserving the individual’s assets in special needs or supplemental trust and, depending on the amount and needs of the individual, the settler, or the funding source, the Advocacy Alliance will work to provide assistance in the creation of the right product for the individual with a disability.
4	3/13/2017 15:32:59	Better Business Bureau of NE PA	(570) 342-5100	1054 Oak St, Scranton, PA 18508	ww.nepa.bbb.org	Provides reliability reports on businesses and organizations and provides consumer tips on various issues; offers arbitration and meditations, provides free complaint forms, mediate complaints, reviews ads.
5	3/13/2017 15:50:58	Bureau of Consumer Protection	(570) 963-4913	101 Penn Ave, Scranton, PA 18503	www.AttorneyGeneral.gov	Bureau investigates and mediates consumer complaints, takes legal action against companies which have engaged in a pattern of unfair business practices, engages in a variety of consumer education programs and distributes educational material.
6	3/13/2017 15:54:46	Bureau of Labor Law Compliance	(570) 963-4577	Scranton State Office Bldg., Room 201-B 100 Lackawanna Avenue Scranton, PA 18503	www.dli.state.pa.us	This office was formerly known as the Bureau of Labor Standards. It handles problems concerning Minimum Wage Law, Wage Payment and Collection Law, Child Labor Law, Equal Pay Law (State), Medical Pay Law (medical examinations), Seasonal Farm Workers, Personal File Act and Industrial Home Workers and Prevailing Wage Regulations and PA One Call. I
7	3/16/2017 8:57:52	Consumer Credit Counseling Service of NEPA	(570) 602-2227	401 Laurel St. Pittston, PA 18640	www.cccsnepa.org	CCCS offers a variety of programs to serve the consumer during times of financial distress. It educates the public in the intelligent use of credit, provides budget counseling and management of family finances, and aids and rehabilitates financially distressed families and individuals.
8	3/16/2017 9:15:18	Department of Revenue Taxpayer Assistance Center	570.963.4585	Bank Towers Room 207 207 Wyoming Avenue Scranton,PA 18503	www.revenue.state.pa.us	The Department of Revenue’s Taxpayer Assistance Center helps those Pennsylvanians earning $35,000 or less with their state income taxes and Property Tax/Rent Rebate forms. Individuals needing further assistance should call the department at 717.787.8201; businesses needing assistance should call the department at 717.787.1064.
9	3/16/2017 9:31:57	Domestic Relations Section: Family Court of Lackawanna County	(570) 963-6721	1300 Old Plank Rd. Mayfield, PA 18433	http://dr.lackawannacounty.org/contact_us.html	Primary function of this agency is to provide methods for the establishment of support obligations for all legally entitled individuals. All services offered by this section are: assistance with the establishment of paternity; location of absent parents; establishment and enforcement of support obligations; and is made available to any individual without regard to welfare status.
10	3/16/2017 9:39:02	Educational Opportunity Centers Inc.	(570) 496-0296	135 Franklin Avenue Scranton, PA 18503	www.eocinc.org	Provides educational information and assistance to adults in Northeastern PA, including career interest testing, educational counseling, financial aid information and assistance, and referral to educational and vocational programs.
11	3/16/2017 10:17:13	Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce	(570) 342-7711	222 Mulberry St. P.O.Box 431 Scranton, PA 18501-0431	www.scrantonchamber.com	This business organization promotes the best interests of all the people of Lackawanna County. The priorities the Chamber deals with are: Industrial Development, Business and Community Development, Small Business, Government Affairs, and Membership concerns. The Chamber provides community profile information as well as other publications.
12	3/16/2017 10:49:32	Internal Revenue Service - IRS	1-800-829-1040	409 Lackawanna Ave., Suite 600 Scranton, PA 18503	www.irs.gov	IRS sponsors a Taxpayer Assistance Program through which anyone needing assistance in filing their returns may receive guidance and assistance in resolving account balance questions. Taxpayer assistance is available throughout the year. IRS also supplies taxpayer with publications and forms needed to file their returns.
13	3/16/2017 15:57:09	Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds	570-963-6775	135 Jefferson Ave Scranton, PA 18503	www.lackawannacounty.org	Property records
14	3/16/2017 15:59:03	Lackawanna County Register of Wills	570-963-6702	507 Linden St. Scranton, PA 18503	www.lackawannacounty.org	Probates estates, collect inheritance tax for the Department of Revenue, Inheritance Tax division.
15	3/16/2017 16:04:53	Lackawanna County Single Tax Office	570-963-6756	The Mall at Steamtown Unit 216 Scranton, PA 18503	www.scrantontaxoffice.org	This Government office oversees the collection of: Real Estate, Business Privilege/Mercantile, Local Service and Wage Tax for Lackawanna County, the city of Scranton, and the Scranton School District.
16	3/17/2017 12:07:30	Voluntary Action Center	570-347-5616	829 Jefferson Ave, Scranton Pa 18510	www.vacnepa.org	VAC provides limited financial assistance to low income families in lackawanna country during the holiday season. TEC program offers free tax jelp to individuals who are age 60 or older.
17	3/21/2017 14:19:22	Catholic Social Services	570-207-2283	516 Fig Street Scranton, PA 18505	http://cssdioceseofscranton.org	Your support makes possible caring for those in crisis and poverty. Material Assistance is provided by Catholic Social Services with your help along with the help of civic and church groups and the business community by providing, soup kitchen daily and evening meals, clothing rooms, food pantries, furniture and relief assistance
18	3/21/2017 14:20:39	Friends of the Poor	570-348-4428	2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509	http://friendsofthepoorscranton.org/	We also have some unique programs. In our daily workings we provide for basic needs with food, clothing, emergency assistance, house hold items and furniture. In fact, we are the only agency in the county to give away furniture. But in addition to these essential programs we also like to host events that bring hope and brighten up the holidays. We serve a wide range of people from our senior holiday dinners, to our children's after school programs and field trips.
19	3/21/2017 14:24:53	Heating Assistance / LIHEAP	570-963-4842	P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg PA 17105-2675.	http://www.dhs.pa.gov	he Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, also known as LIHEAP, helps low-income families pay their heating bills. LIHEAP is a grant that offers assistance in the form of a cash grant, sent directly to the utility company, or a crisis grant for households in immediate danger of being without heat.
20	3/21/2017 14:27:36	Salvation Army	(570) 969-6399	500 S Washington Ave, Scranton, PA 18505	pa.salvationarmy.org/scranton	The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.