People and practical help
Housing, shelter, food, legal help, disposal, and ongoing support
These listings offer connections for care, housing, shelter, food, benefits, legal support, aging and disability navigation, disposal, organizing, or peer support. They are independent organizations; ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.
Public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, affordable-housing, and housing-quality pathway - Scranton; income, documentation, waiting-list, and program rules apply
Scranton Housing Authority
The Scranton Housing Authority describes public housing and Housing Choice Voucher assistance for eligible low-income individuals and families, older adults, and people with disabilities. Ask about current applications, waiting lists, preferences, reasonable accommodations, and unit requirements. Housing assistance does not include cleanup by itself and a voucher is not a guarantee of immediate housing.
Homelessness, mental-health, substance-use, outreach, and housing-stability pathway - Scranton; intake, hours, capacity, and program rules apply
Community Intervention Center
The Community Intervention Center serves people experiencing homelessness, mental-health challenges, substance-use disorders, and housing instability. It lists daily hours and local service connections. Call or visit as directed to confirm current intake and capacity; it is not a guaranteed housing placement or cleanup service.
Food, clothing, utility-crisis, emergency assistance, case management, and homelessness-continuum pathway - Scranton and Lackawanna County; household, referral, and capacity rules apply
United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania
UNC NEPA provides help with food insecurity, utility crises, clothing, and other basic needs, and is the lead agency for the Scranton/Lackawanna County Continuum of Care. Its Community Services department accepts calls for emergency assistance with rent, housing, food, or utilities. Confirm current eligibility and availability directly.
Aging and disability information, assessments, home and community services, transportation, meals, and protective-services navigation - Lackawanna County; age, disability, benefit, and program rules apply
Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging
The county Area Agency on Aging connects older adults to assessments, information and assistance, transportation, meals, home support, case management, legal and protective-services pathways, and other community supports. Ask what matches the person's age, health, housing, and immediate needs. This is planned navigation and care coordination, not emergency dispatch or cleanup.
Official current directory for food, housing, utilities, legal assistance, benefits, health, and practical pathways - Scranton and Lackawanna County; details and availability must be confirmed
City of Scranton Local Resource Guide
The City's 2026 resource guide gathers local contacts for food pantries, housing and utility assistance, legal services, public benefits, health, and other support. Use it as a map, then confirm each program directly because hours, eligibility, capacity, and contact details can change.
Free civil legal aid for eligible low-income residents - Lackawanna County and Northeastern Pennsylvania; issue, income, intake, and priority rules apply
North Penn Legal Services
North Penn Legal Services identifies a Scranton office serving low-income individuals and families with civil legal needs, including housing, eviction, family, and consumer matters. Ask whether the current situation fits its service area and intake rules. Legal aid is not a cleanup provider or emergency dispatch.
Free civil legal services for eligible low-income residents - Lackawanna County; issue, income, volunteer, and intake rules apply
Lackawanna Pro Bono
Lackawanna Pro Bono connects eligible low-income clients with volunteer attorneys for civil matters such as housing, eviction, landlord-tenant disputes, protection from abuse, consumer problems, unemployment, SSI, and senior wills or powers of attorney. Confirm current intake and scope. It does not handle every legal issue and is not an emergency service.
City trash, recycling, bulk-pickup information, and disposal education - Scranton city residents; collection, item, scheduling, and service rules apply
Scranton Bureau of Refuse and Recycling
The City's Bureau of Refuse and Recycling oversees trash collection, recycling, and public information about proper disposal, including bulk-pickup questions handled through Public Works. Confirm the current calendar, accepted items, and pickup instructions. This is a disposal pathway, not a cleanup, sorting, or moving service.
Online community-resource referral tool for food, shelter, transportation, utilities, and basic needs - Pennsylvania; referral and provider capacity rules apply
PA Navigate
PA Navigate connects Pennsylvanians with community organizations, county and state agencies, and health-care providers for referrals to food, shelter, transportation, and other basic needs. Use it to identify options, then confirm intake, eligibility, and current capacity directly. It is not emergency dispatch or a funding guarantee.
Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, and consent rules apply
The Peer Tree
The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for organizing help, decluttering support, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps when a grant or public program is not the right fit. Ask about scope, cost, travel, consent, safety, and whether requested support is available in Scranton or Lackawanna County.
Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; not therapy or emergency support
Unburied
Unburied, from The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, groups, and tools for people directly affected and for friends or family supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.