This season is about more than breaks from school and work or spending time with family and friends. It’s about coming together as a community and supporting those without basic needs. Consider supporting a local cause that is important you because giving back is what makes our community special. Below is a quick guide to local organizations that could use your support.
Campus Cupboard at the HUB
- What they do: Providing Food Security for Students in Need
- Learn more: https://www.hubmillersville.com/campus-cupboard
Central PA Food Bank
- Mission: fighting hunger, improving lives, strengthening communities
- Learn more: https://www.centralpafoodbank.org/
Clare House
- Mission: To serve homeless women and children in a caring environment through life skills training and support, leading to self-sufficiency.
- Learn More: https://www.clarehouselancaster.org/
Humane League of Lancaster
- Mission: To empower people in communities to increase their capacity to care for animals so that all animals are healthy, safe, and treated humanely.
- Learn more: https://humanepa.org/
Lancaster Cares
- Mission: Designed to provide essential support for Lancaster’s Families during the COVID-19 Crisis. A response from the Lancaster County Community and the United Way of Lancaster County, this fund will support Lancaster residents with food, housing, and rapid response dollars to address emerging issues.
- Learn more: https://www.lancfound.org/lancaster-cares-covid-19-response-fund/
Lancaster Health Center
- Mission: To deliver high-quality and compassionate healthcare to all—regardless of economic status.
- Learn more: https://lancasterhealthcenter.org/
Meals on Wheels of Lancaster
- Mission: To support independent living among homebound individuals through delivering daily, freshly prepared nutritious meals to those unable to reasonably prepare meals for themselves.
- Learn more: https://mealsonwheelsoflancaster.org/
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
- Mission: Lancaster General Health is humbled by our community’s support during the COVID-19 outbreak. We continue to gratefully accept donations to assist our patients and staff. Donations include: PPE and Supply, COVID-19 Response Fund, Food, and messages to Support Our Healthcare Workers.
- Learn more: https://www.lancastergeneralhealth.org/covid-19-information/community-donations
Power Packs Project
- Mission: To provide weekend food and nutritional information to families who are food insecure so that children can go to school well fed.
- Learn more: https://www.powerpacksproject.org/
Salvation Army or Salvation Army Angel Tree
- Mission: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
- Learn more: https://pa.salvationarmy.org/lancaster-pa/Angel_Tree
Tabor Community Services
- Mission: To help strengthen the Lancaster County community by giving people the tools and inspiration to meet their housing and financial challenges and by revitalizing the community’s surroundings.
- Learn more: https://www.tabornet.org/
United Way of Lancaster
- Mission: To mobilize the caring power of our community to achieve impactful, systemic social change within the community.
- Learn more: https://www.uwlanc.org/
Water Street Rescue Mission
- Mission: To advance the Kingdom of God through the gospel of Jesus Christ and to do missionary, relief, and rescue work of all kinds.
- Learn more: https://wsm.org/
YWCA
- Mission: To eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
- Learn more: https://ywcalancaster.org/