The Community Foundation and United Way of Lancaster County have released an application to support emerging needs every week across our community as part of the Lancaster Cares COVID-19 Response Fund. Lancaster Cares will fund community benefit organizations that provide food, housing and emerging critical needs for Lancaster residents.
These are undeniably hard and uncertain times. But Lancaster County is uniquely positioned to weather this storm; our community is built for the long haul. Our rich and diverse culture, our deep-rooted values and our extraordinary generosity will lift us through this challenging moment. We’re in this together.
Support immediate needs for Lancaster families during the COVID-19 crisis.
At the Community Foundation, we're committed to continuing to think local: to focus on tangible solutions and emboldening the most important resource we have in Lancaster County: our people. Here are some ways that our team is working to both keep safety as our top priority while also continuing to push forward with our goal of emboldening extraordinary community.
Join us as Salina Almanzar helps the audience explore their individual identities in order to better connect with their communities. Empathy and Deep Listening: Connecting with Self to Connect with Others Through a series of interactive activities, Salina Almanzar will engage people and organizations with tools and strategies to consider (and reconsider) how to explore […]
POSTPONEDDue to uncertainty about COVID-19 spread, we are postponing this event and will work to secure another date. Updates to come. Join us as we gain a clearer understanding about people with disabilities in our community and how inclusive practices can benefit everyone. Introduction to Disability Inclusion Maureen Westcott, Executive Director at The Arc Lancaster […]
Developing Lancaster is a quarterly gathering for nonprofit professionals working on fundraising, grants, and other development areas in Lancaster. Each meeting features a learning topic and time to connect with extraordinary local folks.
Come and learn more about how you can use “community centered design” to build strong neighborhoods. The Activate Lancaster County Program will empower local communities throughout Lancaster County with training and resources to effectively utilize community centered design (CCD) principles to create inclusive and thriving communities, using a unique approach that emboldens local residents. We […]
Join us for our 2020 LEAP Sessions: a slate of exciting and free capacity-building opportunities for you and your organization!
