Pottsville Free Public Library
The Pottsville Free Public Library and District Center received a $2,000 First Federal Charitable Foundation grant to purchase a PlayStation 5 gaming system and other equipment it will use to offer video game tournaments for teenagers and specialized services for students with special needs.
ThinkBIG Pediatric Cancer Fund
ThinkBIG Pediatric Cancer Fund received a $25,000 First Federal Charitable Foundation grant it will use to help alleviate the stress of everyday financial expenses for families battling pediatric cancer.
Drama in Motion Performance Works
Drama in Motion Performance Works (DMPW) received a $6,000 grant from First Federal Charitable Foundation that it will use to pay royalties on its planned productions and provide dance and theater scholarships to under-privileged and low-income children.
United Charities
United Charities, which provides shelter for adolescents in need of housing, received a First Federal Charitable Foundation grant to make updates to its housing facility in West Hazleton.
Geisinger Health Foundation
Geisinger Health Foundation received a $35,000 First Federal Charitable Foundation grant to support Geisinger Health Plan’s (GHP’s) mobile dental health unit and purchase three LanguageLine InSight Video Interpreting translation devices to better serve residents in the Greater Hazleton area and northeast region.