PoconoInfo Helpline

• Salvation Army Food Pantry, 226 Washington St., East Stroudsburg (570) 421-3050. Pre-registration required for food pantry 4th Thursday each month 9:30am-11:30am. 
•  Common Ground Ministry
  205 Route 196
  Phone: 570-801-2699
  The charity is open on the fourth Sunday only from 1:00PM-2:30PM. 
•  Bushkill Outreach
  12 Route 209
  Bushkill, PA 18324
  Phone: 570-588-0660
  The food bank has groceries, baby formula, household supplies such as paper products, and much more. Low income families from Monroe County should bring proof of residency. 
•  CAME
  Route 447 High Acres Park
  Canadensis, PA 18325
  570-595-9141
  The site is open Mondays and the first Saturday from 8:00AM-11:30AM. 
•  Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network
  Address of the charity food bank: Greenview & Mcilhaney Streets,
  Saylorsburg, PA 18353
  570-992-3136
  Hours of Operation: Tuesdays 9:30AM- 11:30AM 
•  Pocono Mountain Ecumenical Hunger Ministry
  Address: 5550 Memorial Boulevard
  Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania 18466
  5Intake line: 70-894-2072
  Volunteers offer counseling, a hot meal or drink, and emergency food boxes. Or free winter hats or boots are given out to kids and job seekers. 
• The Lord's Cupboard
  700 Hammond Lane
  Stroudsburg, PA 18360
  Telephone: 570-426-3419
  Hours are 1st and 3rd Tuesdays only from 4:00PM-7:00PM.
• Oasis of Love, Inc
  814 Monroe Street
  Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18360
  Phone: 570-972-0838
  Appointments are needed. The working poor, disabled, and seniors can apply. Free food, holiday meals, a delivery service, and even basic needs are available at the thrift store.
• Seed of Faith Ministries
  Address is 1087 Scenic Drive
  Kunkletown, PA 18058
  Phone number: 610-951-4303
  Meals (including at Thanksgiving and Christmas) are combined with fresh food, hygiene goods such as soap, canned groceries, and other items. There may also be baby formula or supplies for infants, such as diapers.
• Feeding Families
  Location: 110 View Court
  Mt. Pocono, Pennsylvania 18334
  Phone number: 570-997-3702
• New Life In Christ Ministries
  Main address is 49 Dansbury Avenue
  East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
  Phone: 570-424-8486

•  Wesleyan Church, 915 N 5th St., Stroudsburg provides cold weather shelter 9pm-6am. Call (570)872-0126
•   Women’s Resources of Monroe County (Domestic abuse treatment center) hotline (570)421-4200 
•  Family Promise of Monroe County located in Stroudsburg (for safety no physical address is given) provides emergency shelter and meals to support at risk families and children by calling (570)420-8589 

•  East Stroudsburg Salvation Army
  Address: 226 Washington Street
  East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
  Phone: 570-421-3050 

•  East Stroudsburg Salvation Army
  Address: 226 Washington Street
  East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
  Phone: 570-421-3050 
• Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church hours: Open every Monday and Tuesday from 10:00 – 12:00 PM; Wednesday from 4:00 – 5:30 PM; Friday from 5:00 – 7:00 PM

The Clothing Closet is free to all individuals who are experiencing a season of need.

PA CareerLink Monroe County

570-620-2850

https://monroecountycareerlink.org/about/

Job services include:

• Assessment and testing
• Job development
• On-the-Job-training
• Classroom training
• Work Experience
• Employment counseling
• They also offer GED programs and literacy training when it is required

• Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous Meetings https://meetings.intherooms.com/meetings/search?latitude=41.119814&longitude=-75.358602&proximity=100
• National Problem Gambling Hotline  1-800-522-4700
• Gambler's Anonymous Meetings,  Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church, 915 North Fifth Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, (570) 421-0750
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
•  SAMHSA’s (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. Callers can also order free publications and other information.

***DISCLAIMER-This list of community resources is provided as a service. The Lord is Exalted Church is not connected to any of these organizations and cannot verify that the information provided is up to date and/or accurate. The Lord is Exalted Church cannot be held liable for any errors, lack of services received, or quality of encounters with the aforementioned churches/agencies.