Opinion We’re thankful for you, Lancaster (opinion) Kevin Ressler, President and CEO, United Way of Lancaster County. (Photo: Sam Interrante) As I head out for my Thanksgiving vacation, I find myself reflecting on ... Read more By Kevin Ressler - November 25, 2021
Community Voices Finding OUR way in a pandemic (opinion) (Source: United Way of Lancaster County) Kevin Ressler I have been in a reflective mood. This past month we marked one year of the One United … Read more By Kevin Ressler - May 5, 2021
Community Voices Black History Month is a starting point for broadening our perspectives (opinion) Top row, from left: Kyonna Bowman, the Rev. Roland Forbes, Deborah Gadsden. Bottom row, from left: Joshua Hunter, Jordan Steffy. As a Black man, I must … Read more By Kevin Ressler - February 26, 2021
Awareness 2020 Summer Learning Program Provides Academic Support , Internet Connectivity and Computer Hardware to Prepare Students for Virtual Learning Opportunities 25 June 2020 (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) – In an effort to prevent summer academic slide for students PreK through grade 8, and to combat Lancaster County’s digital … Read more By Kevin Ressler - June 25, 2020
Community Voices Juneteenth On July 5, 1852, the Ladies Anti-Slavery Society of Rochester, NY invited the famous black, freed-slave abolitionist Frederick Douglass give a speech as part of commemorations … Read more By Kevin Ressler - June 22, 2020
Community Voices United Way of Lancaster County believes that Black Lives Matter Believing Black Lives Matter is just the beginning. We each have our unique part to play to move from conversation to action. To succeed in our … Read more By Kevin Ressler - June 8, 2020
Community Voices OUR CEO’s Thoughts on the Racial Pandemic What happened in Minneapolis to George Floyd, in Louisville to Breonna Taylor, and near Brunswick, Georgia to Ahmaud Arbery has shocked the conscience of many in … Read more By Kevin Ressler - June 8, 2020
Community Voices And also…And also…And also… And also…And also…And also… A friend asked why I have not said anything about Minneapolis this week. The same could be said about my silence about … Read more By Kevin Ressler - May 30, 2020
