Blood Services – American Red Cross

• Trains volunteers, recruits donors, and staffs blood drives to ensure an ample amount of blood supply in the Wyoming Valley.

Emergency Services – Commission on Economic Opportunity

• Provides funding for individuals in need of assistance with housing, utilities, temporary shelter, and crises resolution.
• United Way funds are only used if an individual is not eligible for publicly funded services and all other avenues have been exhausted. 

Traveler's Aid – Commission on Economic Opportunity

• Provides transportation and travel-related expenses.  Special emphasis is placed on assisting former welfare recipients in securing and maintaining employment.

Emergency Medical Care – Commission on Economic Opportunity

• Provides prescription drugs, which are distributed to free clinics in the area.

Emergency Shelter – Domestic Violence Center

• Provides 24 hour access to shelter for battered women and their dependent children, giving access to a safe environment, counseling services, transportation, food and nutrition services, and referrals.

Help Line – Family Service Association

• Provides information and referral services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Also provides a telephone reassurance program for homebound and elderly individuals.

Emergency Assistance – Salvation Army

• Provides necessities, including food, furniture, and clothing to individuals and families on a limited basis.

Kirby Family House – Salvation Army

• Transitional housing, providing up to 10 families with a safe environment in which to build life skills, seek counseling, receive child care and transportation assistance, find employment, and locate permanent housing.

Emergency Shelter – VISION

• Provides shelter, meals, medical care, clothing, transportation, employment and permanent housing assistance for homeless men.

Showers for the Homeless – Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA