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The Lackawanna-Susquehanna Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Early Intervention (LSBHIDEI) Program serves over 13,000 individuals in Northeastern Pennsylvania, focusing on behavioral health and intellectual disabilities services. Established in 1967, the program operates with a mission to facilitate the inclusion and full participation of individuals with these needs within their local communities. With an annual budget of nearly $93 million in public funds, the LSBHIDEI Program emphasizes proactive planning, development, and management of services to enhance consumer satisfaction and outcomes. The program collaborates with families, advocates, providers, and local government to ensure comprehensive support and has developed initiatives such as an eLearning curriculum aimed at improving mental health crisis responses in emergency settings. Generated from the website

The Agency for Community Empowerment of NEPA (ACE) was established in 1965 as part of a national network of Community Action Agencies, created under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. With a mission to empower individuals to achieve self-sufficiency, ACE administers a variety of programs aimed at alleviating poverty through education, training, and support services across Lackawanna, Pike, Susquehanna, and Wayne Counties. Over the past five decades, ACE has expanded its offerings to include early learning programs, workforce initiatives, and veterans support services, among others. The agency relies heavily on volunteer work from the low-income community to promote school readiness and assist families in overcoming the challenges associated with poverty. Generated from the website