As part of our Operation Backpack initiative, and in partnership with the Early Learning Resource Center, VOAPA will be hosting a table at a back-to-school event at the PA State Farm Show Complex and Expo Center.

  In honor of this 130-year legacy of service, we invite you to support the 18th Annual Walk for Hope, our largest fundraiser for Ruth’s Place, on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 1:00–4:00 PM on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. During the Walk for Hope, each person “walks in the shoes” of people who are experiencing homelessness in our community and empathizes with the challenges they face when seeking help and regaining housing, independence, and hope! As we celebrate this milestone anniversary, we are proud to continue that legacy through programs like Ruth’s Place, the only 24/7 emergency shelter for women...