Meet Elisha, Graduate of Pocono 3C

What is Pocono 3C?

Pocono 3C provides no-barrier employment with same-day pay, putting Street2Feet clients to work, provide case work and assistance to get back up on their feet. Pocono 3C participants spend several days a week helping to remove litter from area roadways. In 2025, Pocono 3C celebrates six years in operation helping to remove more than 26,000 bags of litter from across more than 1,300 miles of Pocono roadways. 

To date, 22 individuals have been able to obtain housing and employment through help of Pocono 3C including Elisha Spencer. Spencer is employed at The Waste Authority after having worked his way through the program.

“It feels pretty good. I remember where I came from, and no one would give me a chance. But, you know, the people at 3C and people at the Municipal Waste Authority, they gave me a chance,” said Spencer. “And like I said, I'm not going to fail because that's just my ethic. I can't I can't fail. Yeah. You know, and they gave me an opportunity to try it and. And I won't let them down.  That's that's just how it has to be. Because no one else would give me a chance. And they were the only people that did. And I'm very grateful.”

Pocono Community Caring Company is a collaboration of RHD Street2Feet, The Waste Authority and the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau. Announced in June of 2019, the program is designed to give persons who are homeless, or in danger of becoming homeless, a job and case work, to get back up on their feet. These individuals often face difficulties finding work due to not having an ID or address, not having a bank account, or having a minor criminal record, to name a few. To help them overcome these obstacles, Pocono 3C provides them with work picking up litter in Monroe County. This not only gives them an income at the end of every workday but provides them with work experience and references for a résumé. In addition to the job, they are provided lunch the days that they work and case management. 

Poconos Pick Ups

Since its inception in June 2019, Pocono 3C has accomplished the following: 1,070 participants, removed 26,171 bags of trash, including 1,434 tires, from 1,333 miles of roadway.

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