What We Do
$160,000 in Lancaster Cares Funding Invested
Dollars from Lancaster Cares are already at work through Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and LancCo MyHome. Each organization received an $80,000 grant this week to expand their capacity to support growing demands for food security and shelter needs.
Lancaster Cares Rapid Response Dollars Now Available
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.
Announcing Lancaster Cares
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.
Lancaster Cares COVID-19 Response Fund
Support immediate needs for Lancaster families during the COVID-19 crisis.
3 ways we’re putting safety first
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.
LEAP Session: Empathy and Deep Listening: Connecting with Self to Connect with Others
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 […]
POSTPONED (LEAP Session: Introduction to Disability Inclusion)
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 […]
