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“Alone, we can do so little;
together, we can do so much”

– Helen Keller

 

“The power of community to create health is
far greater than any physician, clinic or hospital.”

– Mark Hyman

 

“One of the marvelous things about community
is that it enables us to welcome and help people
in a way we couldn't as individuals.”

– Jean Vanier

OUR MISSION

Point Balance The Center is a facility for families and individuals in Northeastern Pennsylvania to learn, play, and socialize in a healthy, welcoming environment.

ABOUT POINT BALANCE THE CENTER

Target Population

Point Balance The Center was specifically designed to support those who have a history of personal struggle, as well as their families, friends, coworkers, and neighbors who seek a wholesome gathering place for socialization, recreation, and education.

Center Description

Founded by Roy Gilgallon, Point Balance The Center is a community resource for everyone in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Open seven days a week, Point Balance The Center is a non-profit, community-based facility that will provide supervised activities and meeting spaces, including:

  • Indoor recreational amenities, including a billiards table, ping pong table, dart board, chess set, board games, and television
  • Outdoor recreational amenities, including a labyrinth, pond, horseshoes, cornhole, basketball & volleyball courts, pickleball, fire pit, and patio
  • Meeting space for the general public, social/fraternal organizations, and personal and/or professional development and training.

STATEMENT OF NEED

According to OpenData PA:

Nearly 24,000 people in Lackawanna, Luzerne, and surrounding counties experience substance use disorder, and thousands more are currently in recovery. Getting and staying sober is a priority for these individuals, their families, their friends, their employers, and their communities.

Point Balance The Center provides a recovery-friendly space for individuals and families to gather, socialize, enjoy leisure time, and learn. Point Balance The Center will collaborate with area non-profits to deliver meaningful activities and transformational programming.

CONCEPT GALLERY

Multi-ethnic group of men of mixed ages wearing casual, blue shirts, outdoors. Everyone is congratulating the senior Hispanic man (in his late 70s) wearing eyeglasses, shaking his hand and patting him on the back.
Closeup of couple of mature people playing basketball with their children in a local park on a sunny summer day.
Diverse workgroup solve current issues, discuss common project, taking part in team building talk. Psychologist counselor therapist speak at group therapy session, psychotherapy meeting rehab concept
Photo of family playing basketball on sport court.
Senior's playing billiard
Pickleball scenes at the local pickle ball courts
Three mature and senior African-American men in their 50s and 60s having fun shooting pool. One man is about to hit the cue ball with his cue stick while his friends smile and watch.
Games between employees during a work break. Colleagues are playing table tennis at work. Having some fun at the office. Portrait of a business man in casual clothes playing ping pong.
Woman in a wheelchair playing billiards with friends
Elderly friends playing pool ball. Senior men and woman are having fun together at nursing home. They are wearing casuals.
A smiling Mexican grandmother sitting with her family playing a traditional Mexican game of lottery.
Diverse family with african-american children and elderly parents having fun together. Playing a board game with cards and dice. Family fun afternoon.
A group of friends playing a Cornhole bean bag toss game in a backyard of a home.
Group of friends playing darts
Teenage friends sit round a fire pit toasting marshmallows
Group of on the basketball court outdoors chatting and embracing after a basketball game.
A group of multi-ethnic young adults sit on a wooden bench around a camp fire. They are all dressed casually in fall clothing and sitting around a fire pit. The mixed race woman on the ed is holding out her camera to take a selfie of the group.
Relaxing Evening by the Fire
Pickleball scenes at the local pickle ball courts
A group of adults have fun while pickleball together on an outdoor court.
A multi-ethnic group of middle-aged and senior men on an outdoor basketball court. The Hispanic man looking at the camera is in his 40s. The African-American man standing beside him with his arms crossed is in his 50s.
Group of young business people running new start up company. They have table tennis in their office. Two colleague playing table tennis and other coworkers cheering. Standing on one side of the table and smiling. Focus on male hitting the ball.
A group of three middle-aged and senior multi-ethnic men in their 50s and 60s playing a game of chess. The view if from over the shoulder of the senior Hispanic man. His African-American opponent is laughing, fists in the air, declaring victory.
Group on young women on the court ready to play basketball.
Mature businessman playing table tennis with colleagues. Male and female coworkers are having fun at workplace. They are in creative office.
A group of three middle aged women playing pool.
Colleagues playing ping pong table tennis at office break out area. Concept of healthy sport and genuine emotions. Lifestyle, rest concepts
Group of young people spending their time in common living room. Checking their gadgets to catch up with latest news or messages or studying. They are friends who sharing living space.