Support These 2023 Unfunded Grants!

Education Law Center

Advancing Equal Access to a Quality Education for all Children in Lancaster County

$25,000

The Education Law Center seeks funding to aid families in Lancaster County contending with educational barriers. The Center’s advocacy, through its Helpline and community engagement, will focus on addressing the exclusion of students with disabilities, race-based discrimination, and bullying. Funds will support ongoing efforts to counteract policies that harm LGBTQ youth, and to foster inclusive, culturally affirming school environments.

Advoz Mediation and Restorative Practices

People & Places: Building empathy, cooperation, and common ground in addressing homelessness in Lancaster City.

$25,000

Advoz Mediation and Restorative Practices proposes a listening summit in collaboration with Millersville University. This initiative is a response to a study on the vulnerabilities of unsheltered homelessness in Binns Park, aiming to foster dialogue among stakeholders to address homelessness and public space use.

Tenfold (formerly Tabor/LHOP)

Coalition for Sustainable Housing-Affordable Housing Awareness Campaign Series

$25,000

Tenfold plans to launch an awareness campaign to enhance the understanding of affordable housing crises and foster dialogue across various audiences. The campaign will involve education, sharing forums, and a communications plan to engage the community and find tangible housing solutions.

Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen

Cultural Crafts of Lancaster County

$12,725

The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen’s project focuses on celebrating Lancaster County’s ethnic diversity by educating about cultural crafts. Through capturing and preserving traditional crafts like Fraktur or Pysanky painting, they aim to maintain these arts for future generations.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Farmers to the Bay: Connecting Lancaster Farmers and Bay Watermen on the Water

$12,000

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s project promotes conservation practices among Lancaster farmers. By showcasing the impact of these practices on local waterways and the Bay’s health, the initiative bridges the understanding between farmers and watermen.

The Moravian Center of Lancaster

Ramadan and Lenten Interfaith Partnership

$15,000

The Moravian Center of Lancaster aims to expand its interfaith activities by inviting the community to join in during the overlapping seasons of Ramadan and Lent in 2024. The events will focus on shared values and community service.

Planned Parenthood Keystone

Continuing the Conversation: Destigmatizing Abortion in Lancaster’s Faith-Based & LGBTQ+ Communities

$25,000

Planned Parenthood Keystone’s project is dedicated to fostering dialogue on abortion within faith and LGBTQ+ communities. The funding will support educational events, a support group, and ensure safety and security for these initiatives.

City of Lancaster

Neighborhood Art Project

$25,000

The City of Lancaster’s Neighborhood Art Project aims to integrate community and civic engagement into the creative practices of local artists of color. The program provides professional development and will generate new art-based jobs.

The Common Wheel

Envisioning Safe Streets for All

$25,000

The Common Wheel seeks to unite various road users to discuss safety and promote initiatives like Vision Zero. The project involves collaboration with local nonprofits and aims to facilitate meaningful discussions on road safety.

Excentia (d.b.a. S. June Smith Center)

Providing Community Participation Opportunities for Those with Intellectual Disabilities

$25,000

Excentia’s project will support individuals with intellectual disabilities to participate more fully in the community. This includes providing supported employment services and other supports to enhance their social inclusion.’

Lancaster City Housing Authority

Bridging the Gap Between Generations

$20,000

The Lancaster City Housing Authority’s project focuses on connecting aging residents with local youth through friendly visiting programs and intergenerational activities, fostering mutual learning and understanding.

PRiMA Arts Inc

Building WIDER Bridges in the Performing Arts

$20,000

PRiMA Arts Inc’s initiative aims to strengthen collaboration among Lancaster’s arts organizations, fostering unity in the arts scene and amplifying marginalized voices through the performing arts.

American Heart Association

Accessible Health for ALL: Providing awareness, education, & resources to address health disparities

$20,000

The American Heart Association is committed to reducing health disparities by providing education and resources, particularly to at-risk community members, to improve overall cardiovascular health.

Rock Ford Foundation

Restoration and Conservation Work on Facade of General Edward Hand Mansion

$80,750.00

The wooden elements of the facade of the Hand Mansion require painting and repair. Additionally, the gutters and downspouts along the roofline on both the front and rear sides of the house are no longer adequate to properly channel heavy rainfalls resulting in excess water spilling over onto the facade. This regular exposure to water has contributed to the deterioration of the exterior window frames, sills, and shutters. Additionally, the wooden fascia just under the roof line has developed dry rot in places causing gutter clips to become loose resulting in the sagging of the gutter.

LancasterHistory.org

Restoration of the Front and Back Porches at President James Buchanan’s Wheatland

$97,425.00

The restoration of the front and rear porches at Wheatland is among the highest priorities identified by LancasterHistory’s 2015 Comprehensive Preservation Plan, second only to restoring the Mansion roof, which was done in 2019. The project includes the development of architectural construction drawings; replacement of inappropriate cedar shingles with slate shingles on the rear porch; reversal of a 1950s framing alteration of the water-damaged front porch to more accurately reflect an 1867 photograph of the porch with more durable lumber; a discreet ventilation design; and painting.

Susquehanna Waldorf School

A New Roof for Our School by the River

$107,000.00

In the heart of Marietta’s National Register District sits the original schoolhouse, built in 1899. The primary structure has a Richardsonian arch, exposed rafters, and a broad hip-roof with original asbestos shingles. There will be no changes to the historic structure; contractors will remove and remediate the asbestos, address deterioration, install new shingles, repoint and reflash the chimneys, scrape and paint wooden eaves, and properly hang new gutters. The new roof would improve the day-to-day use of the school building and contribute to revitalizing the historic business district.

Immerse, International

International House Improvements

$50,000.00

They are preparing to move into a set of significant projects for one of their four historic buildings – their residential International House, designed by C. Emlen Urban. This grant would assist them in their three-year goals of replacing windows and capping the trim, repairing areas of the slate roof, installing a dehumidifying system in the basement, repointing some of the brick structure, and replacing an old 3rd floor fire escape. They look forward to the ways that these projects will help to create a building of even greater hospitality for new neighbors and visiting guests of this lovely county.

Historical Society of East Pennsboro

Enola Miller House Restoration Project

$107,000.00

The Enola Miller House has been vacant since 2007 and sustained damage from vandals and the elements. The House’s roof and windows need repair or replacement, while the mountain stone façade needs cleaning, some repointing, and matching of mortar joints. The HVAC system must be replaced. Internally, two walk-in fireplaces will be uncovered and restored, original floors will be exposed and cleaned, ceilings must be secured, and structural cracks caused by the House’s relocation repaired. All walls will be cleared of graffiti and whitewashed, and debris removed throughout the House.

YWCA Lancaster

HVAC Replacement

$50,000.00

YWCA Lancaster is actively renovating their 105-year-old building to meet expanding needs. Three main areas are addressed in the YForward Project, expanding affordable housing units by 42%, creating a private, trauma informed Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center on the ground floor and adding a full-size, ADA compliant elevator. This expands their program space within the building by 12K sq.ft. They need to ensure the mechanical systems can meet the new demand. They are requesting support to replace the existing chillers, extend HVAC ductwork and upgrade the hot water supply system.

East Petersburg Historical Society

Daniel Wolf House Window Restoration Project

$87,325.00

They will remove the 27 windows to repair, restore, the frame and sash to the original look. The glass panes that are replaced would be replaced with antique replica glass. The windowsills and jambs on the building would be repaired and painted. The window cord and pullies would be repaired or replaced as necessary. Storm windows on the interior of the windows would be installed to insulate the building from cold and hot outdoor temperatures. Two (2) separate air conditioning systems are planned to be installed one on each side of the structure.

Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley

2023 HSCV Connell Mansion Front Porch Replacement

$25,000.00

They will replace the porch flooring with like-wood materials to maintain the historical aesthetic of the Connell Mansion, which also houses the Theodore R. Sprecher Museum. The project includes inspecting and repairing the porch frame and post façade, and preparing and painting the porch ceiling. The integrity of the porch support posts will be assessed and restored as needed with contingency funds.

Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County

Fence Replacement at the Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House

$50,000.00

They aim to maintain the historic fabric of Lancaster County by keeping the Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House architecturally accurate and secure. The fence replacement is essential for preserving the landmark’s visible appeal, historic integrity, and security, supporting its role in community-led preservation and as a venue for public events.

Parish Resource Center

Cherry Academy 2024: Healthcare

$15,000.00

The Parish Resource Center annually conducts the William Cherry Memorial Academy, and for 2024, it will focus on Healthcare. The academy will host a series of educational events featuring local and national experts. Through panels, workshops, trainings, and speaking events, the initiative aims to deepen community understanding of healthcare access and spearhead a medical debt forgiveness campaign, engaging participants across a broad spectrum.