MEMBER NEWS
Children’s Advocacy Center of NEPA Receives Donation From FNCB
FNCB Bank recently presented a check for $630 to the Children’s Advocacy Center
of NEPA raised through a bank-wide “Jeans for a Cause” dress down day. Since
1998, the Children’s Advocacy Center of NEPA has helped more than 13,000
children and teens by effectively assessing and treating child abuse and neglect.
FNCB’s monthly fundraising effort encourages employees to make small donations
in exchange for the opportunity to wear jeans to work. All employee donations are
matched dollar for dollar by the bank.
Fidelity Bank Supports Local Organizations
The Highmark Foundation recently
awarded the Northeast Regional Cancer
Institute a $25,000 grant to support its
Community-Based Cancer Screening
Navigation Program. This investment
will ensure the program’s continuous
work for underserved area residents
to facilitate colon, breast, and cervical
cancer screenings.
Lackawanna College was recently
awarded $5,000 for K-12 program at
the Lackawanna College Environmental
Education Center from FNCB Bank as
part of its Educational Improvement Tax
Credit (EITC) donation program. The
center provides student programs that
offer unique, educational opportunities
for children and teenagers on a variety of
environmental and conservation topics.
Fidelity Bank has invested more than $630,000 in support of local students through
Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) contributions. The money went to 37
different local non-profit organizations and educational institutions in Pennsylvania,
and contributions ranged from $2,500 to $120,000 per organization. The EITC
program is in keeping with Fidelity Bank’s commitment to support the communities
it serves in Northeastern Pennsylvania through charitable giving.
The Wright Center for Community
Health Earns Recognition
The Wright Center for Community Health’s
school-based practice at West Scranton
Intermediate School recently became the
first in the country to receive National
Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
School-Based Medical Home Recognition.
Practices that follow medical evidence to
deliver high-quality, coordinated care and who are
committed to continuous improvement over time are
eligible for NCQA distinction.
8 • The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
FNCB Bank recently donated $10,000 to
the Treatment Court Advocacy Center
of Lackawanna County to help local
veterans in the rehabilitative program
via the Pennsylvania Neighborhood
Assistance Project Tax Credit Program.
The 18-month rehabilitative program
addresses root behavioral problems that
often afflict veterans, such as mental health
and addiction concerns. The Lackawanna
County Veterans Treatment Court was
the first of its kind in Pennsylvania when
started in 2009 by President Judge Michael
Barrasse, who continues to oversee it.