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It’s #GivingTuesday! Featured Image
It’s #GivingTuesday!
November 29, 2022

MFHS is thrilled to announce that we are partnering with AllOne Charities once again to celebrate #GivingTuesday! Your donation will be doubled thanks to the generosity of AllOne: Every gift . . .

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MFHS President & CEO Maria Montoro Edwards Commends Governor Wolf for Signing Senate Bill 317 – The Expedited Partner Therapy Act – Into Law Featured Image
MFHS President & CEO Maria Montoro Edwards Commends Governor Wolf for Signing Senate Bill 317 – The Expedited Partner Therapy Act – Into Law
November 6, 2022

Wilkes-Barre, PA – November 4, 2022: On Thursday, Governor Wolf signed Senate Bill 317 – The Expedited Partner Therapy Act into law in Pennsylvania. Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) . . .

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MFHS Opens New WIC Center in Susquehanna County Featured Image
MFHS Opens New WIC Center in Susquehanna County
September 22, 2022

Susquehanna, Pa – Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) opened a new Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Center in Susquehanna on September 6, 2022. Susquehanna WIC Center, 155 Erie . . .

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Maternal & Family Health Services Awarded $8,000 by Robert H. Spitz Foundation for Infant and Child Safety and Mentoring Project Featured Image
Maternal & Family Health Services Awarded $8,000 by Robert H. Spitz Foundation for Infant and Child Safety and Mentoring Project
September 17, 2022

Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) announced that it has received a $8,000 grant from the Robert H. Spitz Foundation for their Nurse-Family Partnership Infant and Child Safety and Mentoring Project. . . .

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Sexual Health Week: Understanding Sexual Coercion and Consent Featured Image
Sexual Health Week: Understanding Sexual Coercion and Consent
September 13, 2022

MFHS is recognizing Sexual Health Week in partnership with the Women’s Resource Center by talking about the important issues of consent and sexual coercion. In a healthy relationship, both partners . . .

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June 24th Supreme Court Ruling Featured Image
June 24th Supreme Court Ruling
June 24, 2022

Today, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. This means that there is no longer a Federal constitutional right to receive an abortion.  Each individual state . . .

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Tunkhannock WIC Nutrition Center Moves to New Location Featured Image
Tunkhannock WIC Nutrition Center Moves to New Location
June 20, 2022

Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) announced the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Center in Tunkhannock, PA, is moving to a new location in Tunkhannock, opening on July 1, . . .

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Senator Casey Joins MFHS for a Roundtable Discussion on Formula Shortage Featured Image
Senator Casey Joins MFHS for a Roundtable Discussion on Formula Shortage
June 1, 2022

U.S. Senator Bob Casey joined Maternal and Family Health Services for a roundtable discussion about the infant formula shortage in Scranton last week. The Senator joined us at the future . . .

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Penn East FCU Donates 14,000 Diapers and Baby Wipes to MFHS Featured Image
Penn East FCU Donates 14,000 Diapers and Baby Wipes to MFHS
May 20, 2022

May 20, 2022, Lackawanna County, PA – Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) is pleased to announce that a Mother’s Day Diaper Drive organized by Penn East Federal Credit Union . . .

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May is WIC Month in Pennsylvania! Featured Image
May is WIC Month in Pennsylvania!
May 17, 2022

Governor Wolf issued a proclamation declaring May 2022 WIC Month in Pennsylvania in recognition of the 48th anniversary of the first WIC benefits issued in the state.  The attached proclamation . . .

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