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LINCS Family Center received a $200,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) for the Wilson Area Communities that Care Coalition. Grants were given to local nonprofits including LINCS Family Center and St. Luke’s Hospital. Senator Lisa M. Boscola mentioned LINCS Family center in a Lehigh Valley News story when announcing the grants, “I am particularly pleased to see the Wilson Area LINCS Family Center receive funding as they continue their efforts to provide resources to raise…

A friendly reminder from our community partner, St. Luke’s University Health Network – If you have Medicaid or your children have CHIP, make sure to re-enroll!

LINCS Family Center was recently featured in the “Company News” section of The Morning Call! The announcement concerns the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency grant we received for our upcoming Violence Intervention and Prevention program. Click here to see the article (PDF). Our coalition is getting attention! Email LINCS@wilsonareasd.org if you would like more information or to attend our next Community Board meeting on April 27.

DONATE YOUR FORMAL WEAR! Wilson Area High School is organizing an upcoming prom clothing event and LINCS would like to help! On Monday, April 17 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. you can drop off gently used formal wear at LINCS, 2400 Firmstone Street, Easton (on the campus of the intermediate school). We are looking for all types of formal wear- dresses, gowns, dress shirts, dress pants, ties, shoes, that are gently used, and in all Junior/Adult sizes. Please call…

We are asking for assistance from the local community to help support our continued efforts in providing food to over 100 Wilson Area School District students each week. LINCS is looking for nutritious and kid-friendly but lightweight donations to include in our weekend meal bags for our students experiencing food insecurity. Needed items include: Microwave mac and cheese cups, shelf-stable microwave meals, ramen, noodle or rice cups, packets or boxes of soup, or stew, pasta and sauce in pouches or…

LINCS has joined the Find Help network of community resources. Search and connect to support including financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost services. https://sluhn.findhelp.com/

Mary Meuser Library, 1803 Northampton St. Easton, PA 18042 in Wilson, and volunteers from AARP are offering free income tax preparation. Volunteers are available to assist Spanish and Russian speaking residents. This service is only provided for simple tax returns only and cannot accommodate stock portfolios or any complicated tax situations. The program runs from February 1st to April 18th this year. The service is available by appointment only on Wednesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. at the library. Please call…

Greater Wilson Area – LINCS Family Center is utilizing funds from a $20,000 Northampton County Community Development Block Grant to connect local families to needed services. Through a partnership with CONCERN for Kids, a social worker evaluates the needs of local residents and suggests resources to meet those needs. In the first three months of the program, 40 households and 134 individuals have been served and connected to essential services. Resource contacts such as emergency rental assistance, affordable housing, SNAP…

Greater Wilson Area – LINCS Family Center received $30,000 in funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to reduce violence in the community served by the Wilson Area School District. The violence prevention programming will build upon a previous grant that funded the mobilization of a Communities That Care coalition within the Wilson Area School District community. The purpose of the coalition is to combine resources and strategies to work together to help address youth issues in the…