Scranton, PA – Various organizations are currently enrolling children and youth for fall ARTS Engage! programs. ARTS Engage! is a state-funded program run by Lackawanna County that offers low-cost or no-cost experiences in the arts for all county children and youth with a special emphasis on those who are at-risk.

To enroll your child, please contact the program directly. For questions regarding ARTS Engage!, contact the Lackawanna County Department of Arts and Culture, 570-963-6590.

Fall ARTS! Engage Programs

• Boys and Girls Club of NEPA – Fine arts program for children ages 6 to 18 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4 to 8 p.m. at 609 Ash St., Scranton. For more information, contact Tricia Thomas, Boys and Girls Club executive director, or Laura Gentile, Boys and Girls Club director of operations, at 570-342-8709.
• Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit 19 – ArtSave program for high school students on the third Friday of the month from 5 to 8 p.m. and on the third Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon at the Scranton Cultural Center and Ballet Theater of Scranton. For more information, contact Catherine Richmond-Cullen, Ph.D., NEIU 19 curriculum specialist, at 570-876-9223.
• EOTC – EOTC Friends Arts Mentoring program for children ages 6 to 12 on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at Skyview Park Apartments. For more information, contact Elaine Donly, EOTC community development manager, or Angela Seibert, EOTC Workforce Development Coordinator, at 570-348-6484.
• Scranton Public Theater – Youth Theater Project for high school students at various locations and times. For more information, contact Robert Shlesinger, Scranton Public Theater executive director, at 570-344-3656.
• United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA – Illumination Youth Arts Program for junior and senior high school students on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the West Scranton Senior Center and on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Carbondale Senior Center. For more information, contact Lea Dougherty, UNC deputy executive director; Jim Williams, UNC director of youth programs; or Nicole Barrasse, UNC coordinator of youth arts, at 570-346-0759.
• Everhart Museum of Natural History – Youth4Art for grades fifth through eighth on Wednesdays and Fridays in October from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Terra Steele, Everhart director of interpretative programs, at 570-346-7186.