Moses Taylor Foundation

09/01/2026

Calling all NEPA nonprofits seeking new board members, and mission-driven leaders passionate about our community! United Way of Lackawanna, Wayne & Pike , Scranton Area Community Foundation , and Leadership Lackawanna have teamed up to launch Board Match!

Through a simple two-way matching process, Board Match connects individuals interested in board or committee service with nonprofit organizations looking for new volunteers, perspectives, skills and leadership. The goal is to match an individual’s interests, experience and talents with the needs of nonprofits throughout our community.

Learn more and sign up now at https://uwlwp.org/boardmatch/

08/26/2026

We invite our grantees and partners to join us at Moses Taylor Foundation's Biennial Event on October 8, 2026, for networking, updates, and learning!

This event is a special opportunity for us to gather and celebrate vibrant partnerships, meaningful progress, and collaboration in action across our 11-county service area. Keynote speaker Alex Briscoe, Principal of Public Works Alliance, will inspire us to reimagine how we support and integrate social and emotional health within our communities. We will also recognize the Douglas G. Allen Leadership Award recipient.

For more information, visit: https://conta.cc/4xx4KAb

08/13/2026

A visit to the local barbershop, salon, or tattoo shop isn’t always just about aesthetics. Clients tend to open up while in the chair of a trusted service professional, chatting about family, work, relationships—and sometimes more sensitive topics like money issues, stress, or mental health needs.

Community Care Behavioral Health (CCBH)—a nonprofit behavioral health organization— recognized the unique role Black barbers, stylists, tattoo artists, and cosmetologists play within their communities and launched the Our Health Access Initiative for Recovery (Our HAIR) program. Our HAIR equips trained Wellness Ambassadors to share information about substance use, anxiety, depression, and su***de prevention in comfortable spaces where relationships have already been built.

Last fall, CCBH partnered with the Foundation to bring Our HAIR into Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Monroe counties. To date, 22 Wellness Ambassadors are active within eight NEPA neighborhoods, and the next cohort will begin training in September.

Our most recent Grantee Spotlight explores the importance of this program and highlights two dynamic Wellness Ambassadors—Jerome and Pat—who are active in our local community.

Read the Spotlight now: https://mosestaylorfoundation.org/grantee-spotlight/care-beyond-the-chair-a-unique-multi-county-initiative-to-bring-mental-health-training-and-resources-to-personal-service-professionals/

08/07/2026

School nurses do so much more than care for students when they're sick.

In the August issue of Happenings Magazine, Megan Margavage from Lake-Lehman SD shares a bit of her own story and personal motivation "to build relationships that help students feel confident, healthy, and ready to succeed—not only in school, but throughout life."

Like so many school nurses in our region, Megan is a powerful force for good, bringing her compassion, expertise, and dedication to students each day.

Read the full article now:

A New Sandwich Generation

07/27/2026

Have you ever wondered what type of projects Moses Taylor Foundation typically funds?

Check out the Grants Database feature on our website for a complete, searchable listing of past grants made. This listing includes the partners funded during our most recent Open Grant Cycle: Children’s Advocacy Centers of NEPA ; Lehigh Valley Health Network; Telespond Senior Services ; United Way of Lackawanna, Wayne & Pike; and Wilkes-Barre Volunteers in Medicine.

The following chart is a comprehensive summary of all grants that have been awarded since 2015.  You can sort the grant list by clicking on any of the headers. Click on Show All entries for a comprehensive and sorted single-page list. The Foundation's fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30 (i.e.,...

07/14/2026

We are proud to be partnering with an exceptional group of nine nonprofits that make up our Mental Health Grantee Learning Community. Although each organization is focused on their own individual project related to adult mental health services access and availability, they also convene regularly to identify shared challenges, learnings, and opportunities for collaboration. We can't wait to share more about their accomplishments as their projects progress!

https://mosestaylorfoundation.org/focus-areas/health-care-access-quality/mental-health-rfp/

07/10/2026

Thank you Wyoming County Healthcare Center and The Wright Center for Community Health for your work to expand dental care access in Tunkhannock!

A room with a view — and soon, a new way to access dental care close to home.

Here’s a sneak peek inside one of the dental clinic rooms at The Wright Center for Community Health Tunkhannock, located at the Wyoming County Healthcare Center. We’re excited to share that the clinic’s official opening will be Monday, August 3.

Appointments are now being accepted.
To schedule, call 570-591-5299 today.

We’re glad to see another important service becoming available locally and look forward to welcoming The Wright Center’s dental team to the Center.

We’re grateful to the Appalachian Regional Commission, AllOne Charities, and the Moses Taylor Foundation for supporting the facility improvements that helped prepare this space for expanded access to dental care in Wyoming County.

07/08/2026

Moses Taylor Foundation's ongoing partnership with Catchafire has reached the milestone of $1 million in donated professional expertise to NEPA nonprofits! Through the Catchafire platform, local nonprofits access fully funded, high-level professional skills — revenue strategy, leadership coaching, graphic design, data systems, strategic planning, and more — at no cost to them.

Read more about this partnership and recent milestone!

Moses Taylor Foundation partners with Catchafire to deliver $1M in pro bono support to Northeastern Pennsylvania nonprofits

06/19/2026

"Aging Together – Justice for All" produced by the team at WVIA aired on June 15 to coincide with World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. We are proud to be one of the supporters of this program, which was focused on strengthening systems and community networks to prevent abuse and protect older Pennsylvanians.

Find out what is being done to protect older adults from financial exploitation.

06/15/2026

Representatives from Moses Taylor Foundation's staff and board recently spent a great week together the Grantmakers In Health Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Joined by more than 700 colleagues from across the Country, the conference was a combination of inspiring, sobering, and energizing. We are excited about the new connections and learning we will share with the rest of our team and local partners!