News

The most recent news articles have been listed below. Click on the hyperlink in the "Headline" column to view the article.

  1. Diakon Announces CEO Transition from Scott Habecker to Shari VanderGast

    The Board of Directors of Diakon is pleased to announce a leadership transition as Shari VanderGast, currently Chief Operating Officer, will assume the role of Diakon’s President and CEO on November 11, 2024. She will succeed Scott Habecker, wh...

    October 25, 2024

  2. Diakon Looks to the Future After Finalizing Senior Living Agreement

    Diakon would like to share that the agreement has been finalized to combine its senior living operations with Lutheran Senior Services (LSS), a mission-driven, nonprofit network that specializes in housing, care and supportive services for older adul...

    July 1, 2024

  3. Luther Crest celebrated the completion of the Greenwood Apartments expansion

    Our Luther Crest senior living community in Allentown celebrated the completion of construction on the Greenwood Apartments expansion project today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by depositors and other special guests. Luther Crest’s ...

    June 5, 2024

  4. Farm market vouchers for 2024 to be distributed by Diakon Community Services

    As in past years, Diakon Community Services is administering the 2024 Senior Farm Market Nutrition Program. The vouchers are a program of the state Department of Agriculture. These farm market vouchers will soon be available to eligible Schuylkill C...

    May 21, 2024

  5. Diakon and Lutheran Senior Services Enter into Senior Living Agreement

    Diakon, a Lutheran organization that offers a continuum of senior lifestyle and healthcare services as well as a wide range of services for children, families, and adult individuals of all ages,  announced it is entering into an agreement to com...

    March 27, 2024

  6. Diakon Recognized for Empowering Women

    Yesterday, Diakon was recognized as one of the 2023 winners of the Central Penn Business Journal and Lehigh Valley Business “Empowering Women” award. At Diakon, we believe that empowering women contributes to the success of everything we...

    November 14, 2023

  7. The Lutheran Home at Topton Ranked among the Top Nursing Homes in PA for the Fifth Consecutive Year

    The Lutheran Home at Topton has been recognized on Newsweek’s America’s Best Nursing Homes 2024 list. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. Th...

    October 6, 2023

  8. Property tax and rent rebate program expansion discussed with legislators

    On August 25, 2023, legislators, Diakon staff and seniors gathered at the Mahanoy City Senior Center in Schuylkill County to discuss the announcement of the expansion of the property tax and rent rebate program for seniors throughout the Commonwealth...

    August 29, 2023

  9. Fitch affirms triple-B-plus rating, outlook "stable"

    Fitch Ratings of New York assigned a ‘BBB+' Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Diakon’s obligated group (OG) and assigned a BBB+ revenue rating to approximately $117 million of revenue bonds issued by Maxatawny Township Municipal Authority an...

    July 31, 2023

  10. Diakon launches Pasos Program to offer specialized foster care in the York area

    Diakon Adoption & Foster Care has recently been awarded the opportunity to join a network of community-based foster care providers contracted with Lutheran Immigration Refugee Services (LIRS) to serve unaccompanied children.  For 40 years, ...

    July 21, 2023

  11. Buffalo Valley certified nursing assistants’ graduation

    Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village sponsored its first Certified Nursing Assistant training program, a partnership between Buffalo Valley and HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College. The students and families participated in a graduation ceremony...

    July 19, 2023