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Parenting Student Resources
This page is a guide for prospective students with children and community agencies to learn more about the options for how a parenting student can earn a college degree with support at Johnson College. Learn more about your options from the listings below. For more information, please contact our Community Hub team at 570-702-8850 or CommunityHub@johnson.edu
Child Care:
Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs) are the hub of child care information in your area. ELRCs provide you and your family with information on quality child care including personalized referrals to early childhood education providers based on your specific needs or preferences, in addition to referrals to other community resources based on identified family needs.
Agency on Community Empowerment (ACE) promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children. Their Head Start programs are located in Lackawanna, Wayne, Pike, and Susquehanna County.
HANDS (Helping Area Needs for Diverse Services) of Wyoming County is an organization whose mission is to improve the quality and availability of early care and education in Wyoming County. HANDS of Wyoming County has been identified as the agency to look to for early childhood expertise and family support with the goal to strengthen the lives of families and children for the future of the Wyoming County community.
United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA (UNC) operates a network of three childcare centers that provide affordable before- and after-school care, as well as preschool services. We understand that reliable, safe, and accessible childcare is crucial to the stability of working families.
Essential Need Support:
Parent Pathways of Northeastern Pennsylvania guides parents out of poverty through access to higher education and family sustaining professional careers. Families are empowered to learn, thrive, and succeed; two generations at a time.
Outreach – Center for Community Resources offers a variety of programs that promote family stability and economic self-sufficiency. By offering resources for life skills, literacy, employment training, parenting, early childhood education, youth mentoring, behavioral health, wrap-around case management and more. Outreach builds strong families and strong families build strong communities.
Educational Opportunity Centers of PA (EOC) providing educational and career focused programming to assist you with reaching your potential.
Parenting Mentorship:
Young United Parents! (YUP!) is a free, holistic health and well-being website for young parents aged 15-24, created to support and honor their experiences and help them thrive in all areas of life. YUP! helps parents interact with a community of peers to reduce stigma and social isolation, provides a range of medically accurate information through inspiring videos and articles, promotes goal achievement through an easy-to-use tool, and facilitates access to national resources.