Connecting Community to Opportunity
Mission Statement
Building a Sustainable Community by Creating Opportunities for Education and Healthy Living.
History and Philosophy
The Shalom Community Development Corporation (Shalom CDC) was formed in 2002 by church and community leaders committed to the transformation of two Scranton neighborhoods into places of shalom – where peace, wholeness, and prosperity for every member of society is evident in the ways they live, work, and relate to one another. Using asset-based community development to Shalom Scranton partners with business, government, faith groups, and individuals to complete a number of neighborhood-focused goals including:
Sustainable Living
Organic Gardening
Nutrition
Food Security
Environmental Education
Education
After School Program
Mentoring
Independent Living Skills
Community Navigation
Community Building
Promoting Neighborhood Cohesiveness
Art, Music & Cultural Heritage
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The key to neighborhood regeneration… is to locate all of the available local assets, to begin connecting them with one another in ways that multiply their power and effectiveness.
- John Kretzmann and John McKnight
Shalom Scranton
840 Harrison Avenue
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18510
E-mail: ShalomScranton@gmail.com
A public charity under IRS code 501(c)(3)
