
Women’s History Month: A call for women in leadership (opinion)
(Source: YWCA Lancaster) Stacie Blake March is Women's History Month, a month that contains important intersectional representation: International Women's Day on March 8, Transgender Day of...

Application period opens for Summer Youth Experience grants
United Way of Lancaster County and Rotary Club of Lancaster are soliciting applications for the Summer Youth Experience grant program. The initiative, now in its 14th year, will provide mini-grants...

Lancaster and Ohio nonprofits partner on child abuse prevention seminar
The Plain Dressing People's "What Were You Wearing?" Project. (Source: Safe Communities) Two nonprofits focused on preventing child sexual abuse are partnering to bring a two-day seminar on the issue...

North Star Initiative to host panel discussion on human trafficking, county task force
(Source: North Star Initiative) Sex trafficking and the new county task force organized to combat it are the subjects of a panel event this week. Lititz-based nonprofit North Star Initiative...

WITF’s ‘Smart Talk’ features upcoming summit on Lancaster County growth, planning
(Source: Lancaster County Planning Commission | OUL. Photos by Michael Kendrick) Shelby Nauman Shelby Nauman of Tenfold and Joshua Druce of the Coalition for Smart Growth...

Covid-19 after 2 years: A Q&A with Central PA Food Bank’s Joe Arthur
Food Boxes are packed at the Central PA Food Bank's headquarters in Harrisburg. (Source: Central PA Food Bank) Early in the pandemic, in spring 2020, food insecurity in Pennsylvania surged...

Online forum looks at emerging workforce, job readiness
Participants in Friday's "Conversation About OUR Community." Top row, from left: Elizabethtown Area School District Superintendent Michele Balliet; Ephrata Area School District Superintendent Brian Troop; United Way of Lancaster County...

Covid-19 after 2 years: A conversation with Union Community Care’s Dr. Anne-Marie Derrico
Dr. Anne-Marie Derrico, Chief Medical Officer, Union Community Care, speaks at the "Day of Healing" at Longs Park on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. (Photo: Tim Stuhldreher) "The only way to...

Prison reform advocates hold vigil
The Rev. Jason Perkowski speaks at a vigil at Binns Park before the Lancaster County Prison Board meeting on Thursday, March 17, 2022. (Photo: Tim Stuhldreher) Local social justice organizations...

Q&A with Janice Stork, former Lancaster mayor (video)
Janice Stork (Image: Kyle Gamble) Janice Stork has spent almost her entire life in Lancaster. She said she loves Lancaster County because of its beauty and the wonderful neighbors. "I...

NAACP Lancaster hosts online forum with Sturla, Hamp Gulick
State Rep. Mike Sturla, left, and Dana Hamp Gulick, right, are seeking the Democratic nomination in the 96th District. (Sources: Provided | Map: Spotlight PA & Votebeat) NAACP Lancaster will...

Covid-19 after 2 years: A Q&A with Dr. Michael Ripchinski
Dr. Michael Ripchinski, chief clinical officer, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, speaks at LG Health's Suburban Pavilion on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (Photo: Tim Stuhldreher) (Editor's Note: On March 16,...

Sunshine Week focuses attention on governmental transparency, accountability (opinion)
The Pennsylvania State Capitol. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) (Editor's Note: This article is provided through the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, which advocates on behalf of the state's independent media organizations.) Happy Sunshine...

United Way introduces Level Up & Launch grants, reaffirms collective impact approach
Kevin Ressler, President & CEO, United Way of Lancaster County, speaks at United Way's "Level Up & Launch" event at Tellus360 on Thursday, March 11, 2022. (Photo: Olivia Smucker) "Friends,...

Women United offers grants for financial stability initiatives
Women United board Chair Jen Lauver speaks at United Way of Lancaster County's "Level Up & Launch" event at Tellus360 on Thursday, March 10, 2022. (Photo: Olivia Smucker) Women United...

Kindergarten registration open at School District of Lancaster
(Source: School District of Lancaster) The School District of Lancaster is encouraging all families with eligible children to enroll them in kindergarten for the 2022-23 school year. Children in the...

Nonprofits encouraged to register for Open Streets Lancaster
(Source: Lancaster Recreation Commission) The Lancaster Recreation Commission is seeking nonprofits and other vendors to host booths at this summer's Open Streets Lancaster event. Held in conjunction with Lancaster city...

Lancaster Bail Fund pushes to decrease pretrial detention; coalition plans March 17 vigil
Michelle Batt is the founder and president of the Lancaster Bail Fund. (Source: Provided) "We want to work to restore the presumption of innocence, which pretrial incarceration totally eviscerates," Michelle...