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Provides volunteer opportunities for individuals age 55 and older to mentor and tutor disadvantaged or disabled youth in a classroom setting, such as daycare centers, Head Start centers, and schools.

Foster Grandparents are role models, mentors, and tutors to at-risk children in an educational setting. The program provides a way for volunteers to stay active by serving children and youth in their communities. All one needs to join is the ability to give the kind of comfort and love that sets a child on the path toward a successful future. If individuals are 55 or older and want to share their experience and compassion, then they have what it takes to be a Foster Grandparent. GECAC will provide a stipend or other benefits that enable individuals to participate as Foster Grandparents without cost to themselves .

Deploys trained volunteers to provide objective reviews of housing or housing-related services for quality, content, and quantity of information and services. Volunteers are compensated as testers and trained under the methodologies approved by the Department of Housing and Development.

Offers volunteer opportunities.

Provides eligible individuals with vouchers to purchase Pennsylvania-grown produce at participating farmers’ markets and farm stands. Vouchers are distributed in the summer and may be used through November.

Provides all individuals, particularly those of limited means, with bicycles.

Provides freshly prepared meals at a reasonable cost to anyone in their specified geographic area who cannot reasonably provide meals for themselves.

Operates a food pantry for those in need. Provides dry groceries such as cereal, pasta, and canned goods, as well as dairy products, frozen meats, and vegetables, and produce as available. Offers limited personal and cleaning supplies.

Provides volunteer opportunities to help older adults to stay in their homes and communities safely. Volunteers can provide errand running and shopping assistance, transportation to an appointment, help clients with minor projects around the house, or even just volunteer to visit or be a phone buddy.

Operates Adopt-A-Highway, an effective way to reduce the overall cost of litter pick-up in Pennsylvania. Offers volunteer opportunity to clear a two-mile section of state highway two to four times a year. Works to reduce the overall cost of litter pick-up in Pennsylvania.

Provides limited direct financial assistance, financial planning, emergency heat response, automobile repair, furniture/household items/appliances/clothing/toiletries, back-to-school and holiday assistance, counseling/guidance, and life skill support. Coordinates medical transportation. Offers volunteer opportunities.

Offers emotional and financial support for those in crisis. Assessment conducted by Crisis Intervention Specialist to determine client needs. Provides eviction and utility termination assistance and referrals to other in-house services. Assistance for various needs is based on available funding.

Offers three mentoring programs for children. Volunteer Big Brothers and Big Sisters provide friendship, guidance, support, and encouragement in social, educational, and cultural experiences.

Builds lasting relationships with the community by providing assistance that motivates and supports the needs of the public through education, activities, events, and community service.

Partners with families in need of safe, affordable housing. Homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. We also package the USDA 502 Direct Loan which is a subsidized mortgage for very low-income families down to 1% over 33-38 years.

Offers volunteer opportunities in several activities of the food rescue operation, including driving/delivery, sorting, packing, loading, staffing pop-up distribution events, and remote volunteering.

Offers a variety of ongoing, one-day, and event volunteer opportunities.

Offers a variety of ongoing, one-day, and event volunteer opportunities.

Offers a variety of ongoing, one-day, and event volunteer opportunities.

A cooperative program of the City of Lancaster, Lancaster Township and the School District of Lancaster. Provides a wide variety of opportunities for senior citizens to participate in recreational activities. Activities include:

• Exercise classes, such as aerobics and Tai Chi
• Art classes, such as painting and art studio
• Various dance classes
• Lancaster Senior Orchestra and Touch of Jazz Quartet
• Bridge and other types of clubs
• Holiday, special events and birthday parties
• Informative programs held at a breakfast or lunch
• Pinochle games and parties
• Volunteer opportunities available
• Weekly Bingo
• Weekly programs at center locations
• Special events that include two major fundraisers
• LRC Senior Center open Monday through Friday 8:30 am - 12 pm; lunch served daily.

Offers a broad selection of new and used building supplies. The warehouse and showroom offer building materials at bargain prices. Everything sold will help fund new homes for qualified families. Accepts donations of building supplies in good, usable condition. Will pick up donations, call to make arrangements

Provides congregate meals, socialization, and enrichment/recreational activities including: arts and crafts, computers, bingo, cards, pool, puzzles, games, and exercise classes.

Provides long-term skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation services, including pain management, wound care, post-operative care, hospice services, IV therapy, tracheotomy care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and respiratory therapy.

Provides Volunteer opportunities.

Offers monthly virtual support groups, on-site vision support services, trainings, and informal group meetings. Loans vision-related assistive technology, conducts eye exams, and supplies eyeglasses for those who cannot afford them through referrals or funding. Also provides employment opportunities for individuals who are legally blind, and public education to prevent blindness and vision impairment.