Community Interest
Discover causes you care about using the Fig 2024 Giving Guide
These Lancaster nonprofits need your support all year long to continue serving Lancaster neighbors.
As you settle into celebration with family and friends this winter season, we invite you to consider ways to volunteer, advocate, or donate using our annual Giving Guide. In this special guide, you’ll find a collection of Lancaster nonprofits who are committed year-round to making our community an equitable, helpful, and empowering place to call home.
Anchor Lancaster
Neighbors They Serve: By offering breakfast, showers, case management, and laundry as well as a day center and street outreach, Anchor Lancaster serves all neighbors in need, receiving guests with dignity, respect, and compassion.
Bench Mark Program
Neighbors They Serve: Since 2014, Bench Mark Program has been on a mission to serve the community’s most vulnerable yet promising population—underserved youth—raising up the next generation of community leaders one strength and skill based program at a time.
Ann works with students, teaching both cooking and food prep.
The Clinic for Special Children
Neighbors They Serve: Founded in 1989 to treat a handful of genetic disorders, the Clinic for Special Children now provides treatment for more than 450 rare genetic disorders, with a commitment to exceptional care for patients and their families in Lancaster County and beyond.
COBYS
Neighbors They Serve: Motivated by Christian faith, COBYS serves children, adults, and families
through foster care, adoption, family life education, and counseling with the guiding principles of Serving Hands, Caring Hearts, and Fostering Hope.
D.I.V.E.
Neighbors They Serve: D.I.V.E. offers a residential program for men who are looking for a fresh
start from addiction, incarceration, homelessness, and various other types of hardships or situations.
Founder and Director Jason McKinney (center) with two residents
Excentia
Neighbors They Serve: From speech and physical therapy to ABA and occupational therapy, Excentia provides services for children and adults with developmental needs and autism in Lancaster County.
Friendship Heart Gallery & Studio
Neighbors They Serve: Since 2007, Friendship Heart Gallery & Studio has celebrated personalities and talents through free expression and collaboration for adult artists with intellectual disability and autism.
The Holistic Center for Health and Well-being
Neighbors They Serve: In addition to free Yoga for Veterans, founder Denyse Kling also offers a collection of diverse modalities including a free intro to yoga class, a free meditation class, and a free mini-retreat. As Denyse says, there is something for every body.
Immigreat Lancaster
Neighbors They Serve: Immigreat addresses refugee underemployment and workforce shortages by recognizing talent and facilitating gainful employment while increasing a sense of purpose and company productivity.
Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic
Neighbors They Serve: Dedicated to improving quality of life, Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic provides treatment for infants, children, and adults with craniofacial conditions resulting from congenital differences, trauma, and disease.
Dr. Connors with orthodontics patient Jason
Lancaster County Food Hub
Neighbors They Serve: Providing food, clothing, and shelter, the Food Hub extends warmth to our unsheltered neighbors. Each day, their outreach team walks the streets, building heartfelt connections, guiding individuals with kindness and care toward a future of stability and self-sufficiency.
Lancaster Lebanon Habitat for Humanity
Neighbors They Serve: Lancaster Lebanon Habitat for Humanity serves those in need of stable, decent housing in Lancaster and Lebanon counties by helping families achieve affordable homeownership.
Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum
Neighbors They Serve: With a mission to preserve and make accessible the rich heritage of the healing arts, the Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum is also home to important medical and historical research that impacts Lancaster County and beyond.
Lancaster Public Library
Neighbors They Serve: Lancaster Public Library provides equitable access to educational resources, exceptional programming, and community building opportunities while providing a welcoming place for the entire Lancaster community.
North Museum of Nature and Science
Neighbors They Serve: For both kids and adults, North Museum curates programming, planetarium shows, and exhibits that ‘Let your inner scientist come out to play™’
Pet Pantry
Neighbors They Serve: Since 2012, Pet Pantry has served more than 2,700 families,
facilitated over 4,600 pet adoptions, and performed 10,200 TNVR surgeries to control the feral cat population as part of their core services—Feed, Fix, Rescue.
Rotary Club of Lancaster
Neighbors They Serve: For more than 100 years, Rotary Club members have strengthened our
community by supporting local youth and empowering the next generation with the motto: Service Above Self.
SACA
Neighbors They Serve: SACA uplifts and restores marginalized communities through human, economic, and social services while supporting cultural identities.
Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development
Neighbors They Serve: Since 1936, the Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development has been a source of hope and healing for children with disabilities, developmental delays, and acquired injuries. Through personalized therapies and a family-centered approach, Schreiber creates a warm, supportive environment where children can build confidence, independence, and the skills they need to achieve their goals.
SoWe
Neighbors They Serve: As a neighbor-led organization, SoWe serves and connects residents of Lancaster’s Southwest Community to make it a better place to live, play, and work.
SWAN
Neighbors They Serve: SWAN serves students affected by parental incarceration and the resulting trauma by offering free music lessons, performance opportunities, immediate mental health counseling, and social-emotional classes. They operate as an afterschool program and five-week, full-day summer camp within the School District of Lancaster.
United Way
Neighbors They Serve: United Way of Lancaster County advances the education, economic mobility, and health of the community through signature programs and initiatives. By mobilizing resources, people, and organizations around the county, United Way is able to make a lasting impact on the lives of our neighbors.
Water Street Mission
Neighbors They Serve: Water Street Mission provides marginalized members of the community—those experiencing homelessness or poverty—with the tools they need to build a hope-filled future.
YMCA of the Roses
Neighbors They Serve: The YMCA offers a wide range of programs, from fitness and swim lessons to wellness and community-building events, continuing the tradition of bringing people together and fostering connection.
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