Community Profile: Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Community Organizations

This section provides information about affordable housing, social service, economic development, and community revitalization organizations in the area whose interests, activities, and initiatives improve the housing conditions and employment opportunities of residents. These groups represent potential partners for bankers seeking to more fully address the credit needs of each region's low- and moderate-income people and communities.

The information in this section was obtained directly from the websites of the community organizations.

ASSETS Lancaster
BASE, Inc.
Bridge of Hope — Lancaster and Chester Counties
The Bright Side Opportunities Center
Christ's Home for Children
Clare House
Community Action Program of Lancaster County
Community Basics, Inc.
Community First Fund
Crispus Attucks Community Center
Downtown Ephrata, Inc.
Housing Development Corporation (HDC)
Lancaster Alliance
Lancaster Area Habitat for Humanity
Lancaster County Human Relations Commission Fair Housing Program
Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership
Lutheran Children and Family Service (LCFS) Refugee Resettlement Program
Milagro House
Neighborhood Services
Spanish American Civic Association (SACA)
SCORE Lancaster
Tabor Community Services, Inc.
Transition to Community
Urban League of Lancaster County
Water Street Ministries
YWCA Lancaster

ASSETS Lancaster

Mission

ASSETS is committed to economic and community development through supporting business creation, retention, and expansion; creating jobs and employment opportunities; and fighting poverty and its negative consequences.

Year of Origin

1993

Core Programs

Assists individuals through its continuum of service that includes training, mentoring, incubator services, and the ASSETS Alumni Community.

Service Area

Lancaster County

Contact Information

Assets Lancaster
237 North Prince Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: (717) 393-6089
Fax: (717) 509-3506
Website: http://www.assetslancaster.org/

BASE, Inc.

Mission

BASE creates and promotes economic development primarily for minorities, women, and financially disadvantaged citizens of Lancaster County to achieve a more vibrant, diverse, and successful city and county.

Year of Origin

1996

Core Programs

Small Business Development: Provides entrepreneurs and small businesses with one-on-one counseling and the resources needed to maximize their growth in today’s competitive economy.
Small Business Incubator: Provides an environment that supports new companies during their start-up period.
PHFA Housing Initiative: This certified home counseling agency supports a wide variety of housing counseling services to homebuyers, homeowners, and low- to moderate-income renters while providing guidance and advice to help families and individuals to improve their housing conditions and meet the responsibility of homeownership. The program also offers individual and group education/classes for pre-purchase, pre-closing, and predatory lending practices and homebuyer education.
Travel: Operates its own travel website.

Service Area

Lancaster County

Contact Information

BASE, Inc.
447 South Prince Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: (717) 392-5467
Fax: (717) 290-7936
E-mail: base@baseinc.org
Website: N/A

Bridge of Hope – Lancaster and Chester Counties

Mission

To end and prevent homelessness for women and children with the help of trained mentoring teams within congregations.

Year of Origin

1988

Core Programs

Focuses on holistic, long-term solutions to poverty and homelessness.
Trains and supports church-based mentoring groups that work with homeless families.
Provides a program for single mothers to assist them in meeting their needs and to enable them to achieve financial stability.

Service Area

Lancaster and Chester counties

Contact Information

Bridge of Hope – Lancaster and Chester Counties
822 Marietta Avenue Suite 20
West End Medical Building, 2nd Floor
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: (717) 394-7707
Fax: (717) 394-6964
E-mail: info@bridgeofhopelcc.org
Website: http://www.bridgeofhopelcc.org

The Bright Side Opportunities Center

Mission

To provide support for the youth and families of Lancaster County.

Year of Origin

2004 (building completed)

Core Programs

The social service center is designed to offer services to the family unit, including financial planning, educational programs, job skills training, counseling services, cultural activities, small business training, athletic programs, fitness programs, health care, and a wide range of youth programs.

Service Area

Lancaster County

Contact Information

The Bright Side Opportunities Center
515 Hershey Avenue
P.O. Box 2084
Lancaster, PA 17608
Phone: (717) 509-1342
Fax: (717) 509-9744
Website: http://bsocenter.org/index.php

Christ's Home for Children

Mission

To serve needy or neglected children and youth by providing a stable, caring home built on biblical principles while meeting their educational, medical, emotional, and social needs.

Year of Origin

1903 (The branch in Paradise, Lancaster County was founded in 1936.)

Core Programs

Residential Program: Provides services to children from birth to 15 years of age who are placed in the program through county children and youth agencies. Individualized treatment plans are designed to address the medical, educational, emotional, spiritual, and social needs of each child.
Transitional Living Program: Provides opportunities for teenaged boys and girls aging out of the foster care system to develop vital life skills and to learn to live as independent adults.
Emergency Shelter: Operates a shelter in Warminster to assist Bucks County children and teens in need of refuge from various forms of abuse or trauma.

Service Area

Southeastern and central Pennsylvania through facilities located in Bucks and Lancaster counties

Contact Information

Christ’s Home for Children
P.O. Box 308
Paradise, PA 17562
Phone: (717) 687-6072
Fax: (717) 687-6228
Website: http://www.christshomeforchildren.org/

Clare House

Mission

Clare House serves homeless women and children by providing a temporary home in a caring environment, life skills programs, and aftercare support leading to self-sufficiency.

Year of Origin

1980

Core Programs

Residency: Operates transitional shelter facilities that provide housing as well as food, clothing, and personal supplies to homeless women and children.
Case-Management: Provides a structured, comprehensive case-management program.
Financial Management Assistance: Works collaboratively with other local social service agencies to provide information, assistance, direction, savings, and budgeting.
Life Skills Programs: Provides on-site parenting and nutrition education and counseling.
Aftercare Support: Provides support, assistance, resources, and referrals for one year after the program’s completion. It also conducts home visits, sets new goals, and continues to offer services until permanent housing has been obtained.

Service Area

Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties

Contact Information

Clare House
342-344 East Chestnut Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone: (717) 291-8967
Fax: (717) 291-6830
Website: http://www.clarehouselancaster.org/

Community Action Program of Lancaster County

Mission

To assist low-income families to become self-sufficient and less dependent upon public assistance.

Year of Origin

1966

Core Programs

Provides social services for low-income families, including a domestic violence program; the Head Start and Promise programs; the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program; a nutrition education program; and a fatherhood initiative program. It also operates a child care center, food distribution warehouse, and helpline.
Operates CAP Housing, Inc., a subsidiary of CAP that focuses on the development of affordable housing for low-income families.
Provides a CAP Employment and Training Program that provides basic skills development and work experience to people without a high school diploma and who lack a steady work history.
Serves as the operating agency of the Lancaster Family Center, which is a collaboration between Lancaster County and the School District of Lancaster. The purpose of the program is to prevent child abuse, encourage parent involvement in the child's education, and to assist families in becoming self-sufficient.

Service Area

Lancaster County

Contact Information

Community Action Program of Lancaster County
601 South Queen Street
Lancaster, PA
Phone: (717) 299-7301
Website: http://www.caplanc.org/

Community Basics, Inc.

Mission

To develop and manage affordable rental housing primarily in Lancaster City and Lancaster County.

Year of Origin

1997

Core Programs

Develops and manages low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) properties.
Provides affordable housing for individuals who have experienced homelessness and have special needs. It partners with The Lodge, Inc. to provide supportive services for these individuals.

Service Area

Lancaster County

Contact Information

Community Basics, Inc.
941 Wheatland Avenue
Suite 204
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: (717) 735-9590
Email: info@communitybasics.com
Website: http://www.communitybasics.com/index.php

Community First Fund

Mission

The Community First Fund creates economic growth for its communities by providing equitable financial services, technical knowledge, and advocacy for its customers.

Year of Origin

1992 (Originally called the Susquehanna Valley Community Development Loan Fund)

Core Programs

Operates the Women’s Business Center, which provides training, customized business counseling, loan capital, and advocacy support to small-business enterprises.
Provides a variety of loans to individuals and community-based organizations for starting or expanding small or mid-sized businesses, creating affordable housing units, or developing commercial spaces that will affect the community.

Service Area

13-county area in central Pennsylvania (Adams, Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Perry, York)

Contact Information

Community First Fund

Main Office
30 West Orange Street
Lancaster, PA 17603

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 524, Lancaster, PA 17608-0524

Phone: (717) 393-2351
Fax: (717) 393-1757
E-mail: info@commfirstfund.org
Website: http://www.commfirstfund.org

Crispus Attucks Community Center

Mission

To improve the quality of life for youth and families in Lancaster by providing services that promote community prosperity, and physical and mental health; and by offering programs and cultural events that preserve the African American heritage.

Year of Origin

1927

Core Programs

Strengthening Families Programs: Provides a program to help families communicate more effectively and tries to prevent at risk youth from having serious problems.
Youth Intervention Program: Provides case management, including school and home visits, for children and their families affected by incarceration.
Summer Science Camp: Provides a summer camp for youth.
Annual Law Enforcement and Youth Forum: Provides an annual forum for police and teens to discuss their issues and concerns.
Community Meals: Provides free meals for the community.
Cultural Programs: Sponsors community-wide cultural events, including Lancaster’s Annual Martin Luther King breakfast, Black History Month events, Christmas bazaar, and Juneteenth observance.

Service Area

Lancaster County

Contact Information

Crispus Attucks Community Center
404 S. Duke Street & 407 Howard Avenue
P.O. Box 894
Lancaster, PA 17608-0894
Phone: (717) 394-6604
Website: http://cacc-lancaster.org/

Downtown Ephrata, Inc.

Mission

To empower the community to realize its vision for the downtown area by implementing a sustainable program that will enhance Ephrata's economic vitality while preserving its special character.

Year of Origin

N/A

Core Programs

Uses the "Main Street" approach, a successful national initiative that focuses on four specific components of revitalization to achieve its goals in the area: organization, promotion, design, and economic restructuring.
Offers occasional seminars to local businesses on a variety of topics in order to assist business owners in increasing retail sales and business opportunities.
Has developed guides to help small business owners make effective decisions.
Has developed a matching grant program for facade improvements.

Service Area

Ephrata, Lancaster County

Contact Information

Downtown Ephrata, Inc.
P.O. Box 124
Ephrata, PA 17522
Phone: (717) 738-5060
Website: http://www.downtownephrata.org/

Housing Development Corporation (HDC)

Mission

HDC has dedicated itself to a public purpose of providing quality housing and expanding residential opportunities for households with modest incomes. In addition to developing real estate for people of all economic levels, as well as for commercial use, HDC continues to strive to meet the growing demand for housing that is affordable to low- and moderate-income individuals. With strong support from lending institutions, as well as public and private investors, HDC has been able to aggressively pursue this purpose.

Year of Origin

1971

Core Programs

Provides quality housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income households.
Engages in development, construction, rental management, and maintenance.
Provides supportive services to residents living in units.

Service Area

Lancaster, Dauphin, Berks, York, Lebanon, and Chester counties

Contact Information

Housing Development Corporation
439 East King Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone: (717) 291-1911
Phone: (800) 732-3554
Fax: (717) 291-0987
Website: http://hdcweb.com/

Lancaster Alliance

Mission

A group of executive business leaders whose mission is to identify and advance the best strategic level solutions relating to public safety and financial stability of the city of Lancaster

Year of Origin

1992

Core Programs

Serves as a catalyst to new projects and initiatives and “incubates” initiatives until they can be assumed by service-providing organizations.
Provides a link between planning and implementation by becoming involved in key projects at pivotal periods of a project’s development.
Guides anti-crime initiatives.
Has purchased several downtown buildings for redevelopment.
Has led or supported a variety of community-based initiatives, including Clipper Magazine Stadium, improvement of public spaces, and improvement of public education.

Service Area

City of Lancaster

Contact Information

Lancaster Alliance
44 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: (717) 391-9534
Fax: (717) 399-8355
Website: http://www.lancasteralliance.org/

Lancaster Area Habitat for Humanity

Mission

Lancaster Area Habitat for Humanity builds new homes and renovates or repairs older homes in partnership with families in need and community volunteers.

Year of Origin

1986

Core Programs

Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with the help of the homeowner (partner) families. Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit and financed with affordable loans. The homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments are used to build future Habitat houses. Habitat relies solely on local support to achieve its mission and goals in Lancaster County.

Service Area

Lancaster County

Contact Information

Lancaster Area Habitat for Humanity
443 Fairview Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: (717) 392-8836
E-mail: info@lancasterhabitat.org
Website: http://www.lancasterhabitat.org

Lancaster County Human Relations Commission Fair Housing Program

Mission

To investigate, educate, and enforce laws prohibiting housing discrimination on behalf of the federal and local government within Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Year of Origin

1982

Core Programs

Works to prevent discrimination in housing through education and outreach.
Enforces the federal Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the 2002 Lancaster County ordinance that made it illegal to discriminate in housing based on a person’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, familial status, ancestry, and handicap/disability.

Service Area

Lancaster County

Contact Information

Lancaster County Human Relations Commission
Fair Housing Program
225 West King Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: (717) 299-7840
Fax: (717) 390-7747
E-mail: fairhousing@co.lancaster.pa.us
Website: http://www.lancasterfairhousing.org/

Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership

Mission

LHOP is a private/public organization focused on making homes more affordable to low- and moderate-income people living and working in Lancaster County. Through its programs and partnerships, LHOP advocates, educates, and facilitates local solutions to the county's growing need for affordable housing.

Year of Origin

N/A

Core Programs

Promotes a variety of local affordable housing solutions, including homebuyer education, community reinvestment loans, tax credits, investment incentives, revised ordinances, unified codes, streamlined processes, private/public partnerships, mixed-use developments, high-density housing, livable communities, and downtown housing revitalization.
Serves as a resource center for technical and financial assistance to builders and developers.
Offers a homebuyer education program.
Offers a homebuyer loan program that provides closing cost and down payment assistance to qualified borrowers who complete the homebuyer education program and secure a qualified first mortgage loan from one of LHOP’s partnership lenders.

Service Area

Lancaster County

Contact Information

Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership
44 North Christian Street
Suite 300
Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone: (717) 291-9945
Fax: (717) 291-9850
E-mail: info@lhop.org
Website: http://www.lhop.org

Lutheran Children & Family Service (LCFS) Refugee Resettlement Program

Mission

The LCFS Refugee Resettlement Program is a local affiliate of the national Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, which assists refugees and asylees through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of State.

Year of Origin

N/A

Core Programs

Case Processing: Helps people who entered the U.S. as a refugee or obtained asylum in this country to possibly apply for their family members, by filing an Affidavidit of Relationship (AOR).
Reception and Placement: Ensures that core services such as housing, furniture, clothing, and food needs; medical appointments; ESL and school registration; job searches; and cultural orientation are provided for newly arrived refugees.
Employment Services: Assists clients in getting connected to the services they need to locate and secure a job.
Counseling for Survivors of Torture: Offers services for restoring hope and providing healing for torture survivors and facilitates access to a broad network of medical and legal assistance.
Immigration Services: The LCFS is accredited by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) to provide a variety of immigration counseling services, including green cards, travel documents, family petitions, and more.
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: Offers traditional foster care and semi-independent living opportunities for foreign-born children who arrive in the Philadelphia region without their parents or legal guardians. The LCFS also provides age-appropriate placements and support services intended to promote stability, acculturation, academic achievement, and self-sufficiency.
The Burmese Community Development Program: Established to assist rising Burmese leaders in Pennsylvania to organize and learn about resources so they can better serve their communities.

Service Area

Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania

Contact Information

Lutheran Children and Family Service Refugee Resettlement Program

Southeast PA
231 N. 63rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19139
Phone: (215) 747-7500
Fax: (215) 747-7707

Central PA
123 East Vine Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone: (717) 397-4757
Fax: (717) 397-3727

Website: http://lcfsrefugees.blogs.com

Milagro House

Mission

A long-term education-based program committed to restoring the lives of homeless women and children

Year of Origin

1998

Core Programs

Residency: Provides a safe and secure environment as well as food, clothing, and personal supplies that have been donated to the house.
Education: Provides an on-site GED/enrichment school as well as direction and assistance in choosing education and/or training that will allow financial independence.
Counseling: Provides counseling and guidance to help residents recognize the thinking that has led to poor decision-making in the past.

Service Area

Lancaster County

Contact Information

Milagro House
Stoudt Family Center for Education
669 West Chestnut Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: (717) 509-1401
Fax: (717) 509-1404
Website: http://milagrohouse.org/contact.html

Neighborhood Services

Mission

Neighborhood Services is committed to all initiatives that strengthen neighborhoods and assist individuals in developing independence and improving quality-of-life through self-empowerment by way of prevention and employment programs and homeownership.

Year of Origin

1964

Core Programs

Guardianship Program: Provides protection services when the court determines that an individual is unable to care for his- or herself, property, or both, thus becoming a ward.
Representative Payee: Clients are referred to this program after they have demonstrated and have been medically determined to be unable to successfully manage their government entitlements. This service protects client resources, provides basic life skills coaching, pays bills and fines, both current and past due, and ensures that resources go toward the maintenance of the individual or family unit.
Permanent Supportive Housing: Provides housing for residents that meet the homelessness definition as established by the United Way of Lancaster County’s State of Housing and Homelessness Impact Report. They must have a disability and have committed a lesser degree felony.
EARN Retention Program: Provides case management to adults’ entry or re-entry into the workforce.
WIB/Stevens College/ABC Pre-Apprentice Construction Course: Acts as the program coordinator for a pre-apprentice construction class.
Neighborhood Services Technology Lab: Provides a computer lab to residents.

Service Area

Central Pennsylvania

Contact Information

Neighborhood Services
134 South Prince Street
P.O. Box 1593
Lancaster, PA 17608-1593
Phone: (717) 392-2175
Fax: (717) 392-1604
Website: http://www.neighborhoodservices.us/

Spanish American Civic Association (SACA)

Mission

To foster and perpetuate the cultural, social, and economic well-being of the Hispanic people of the city and county of Lancaster and thereby contribute to the general well-being of the community at large.

Year of Origin

N/A

Core Programs

Offers a variety of social services, including a senior citizen center; an employment desk; case management for housing, financial, and legal needs; and counseling for HIV/AIDs and hepatitis C.
Provides career development and training as well as adult education, including improving language skills.
Offers the YouthBuild program that provides educational (GED) classes, construction training, volunteer service opportunities, case management, career preparation, individual support, and graduate follow-up.
Provides behavioral health services and operates a nonresidential hospital facility for drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
The SACA Development Corporation, a subsidiary of SACA, purchases and rehabilitates blighted and vacant properties and returns them to the market as affordable homes.
The public education radio station WLCH Radio Centro, another subsidiary, broadcasts in Spanish and English 18 hours a day and serves as the primary source of information for the Latino community.

Service Area

Lancaster County (Most development efforts are concentrated in the southeast quadrant of the city of Lancaster.)

Contact Information

Spanish American Civic Association (SACA)
545 Pershing Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone: (717) 397.6267
Fax: (717) 295-7762
Website: http://www.sacapa.org/saca.html

SACA Development Corporation
453 South Lime St., Suite B
Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone: (717) 509-0762

SACA Broadcasting Corporation
30 North Ann Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone: (717) 295-7996

SCORE Lancaster

Mission

SCORE Lancaster is dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth, and success of small businesses.

Year of Origin

1965

Core Programs

Provides free counseling and low-cost seminars and workshops to help people start and operate successful small businesses.

Service Area

Lancaster County

Contact Information

SCORE Lancaster
313 West Liberty Street
Liberty Place, Suite 231
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: (717) 397-3092
Fax: (717) 481-7637
E-mail: scorelancaster@verizon.net
Website: http://www.scorelancaster.org

Tabor Community Services, Inc.

Mission

To rebuild communities by helping families find housing and financial solutions.

Year of Origin

1968

Core Programs

Financial and Homeownership Services: Offers programs such as the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Central Pennsylvania, a family self-sufficiency program, a financial literacy and housing education program, first-time homebuyer services, a match savings account program, and mortgage and foreclosure counseling.
Provides the Shelter to Independent Living (STIL) program to enable those experiencing homelessness to find/maintain permanent housing and become self-sufficient through counseling, education, and goal setting.
Offers Rental Counseling to Prevent Homelessness (RCPH), a case management program that targets low-income families at risk of losing their housing and creates solutions to help them maintain permanent housing.
Supportive Housing: Provides transitional and permanent housing and supportive services to eligible participants.
Community Development Programs: Operates the Community Homeless Outreach Center, a daytime drop-in facility for the chronically homeless and works to enhance the community through the East King Improvement District and Eastern Market.

Service Area

Lancaster County

Contact Information

Tabor Community Services, Inc.
308 East King Street
P.O. Box 1676
Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone: (717) 397-5182
Fax: (717) 399-4127
E-mail: webbuilder@tabornet.org
Website: http://tabornet.org/

Transition to Community

Mission

Providing hope and services to Lancaster County male prisoners as they transition into the community.

Year of Origin

2000

Core Programs

Provides supervised transitional housing for men.
Provides pre-release orientation classes to educate sentenced men who are eligible for release.
Provides post-release services with a continuum of care through case management.
Networks with other ministries and organizations and connects clients to resources.

Service Area

Lancaster County

Contact Information

Transition to Community
39 West Vine Street
P.O. Box 1545
Lancaster, PA 17608
Phone: (717) 394-6780
Website: http://www.transitiontocommunity.com/about.html

Urban League of Lancaster County

Mission

To secure economic self-reliance, enable parity, and safeguard civil rights.

Year of Origin

1966

Core Programs

YESS Community Technology and Learning Center: Provides youth programs, including leadership development, computer skills training, and support in reading, writing, and calculating.
ELECT Teen Parenting Program: Provides supportive services to pregnant and parenting teens.
The Integrated Employment Program: Provides job seekers with the educational tools needed to conduct an efficient and effective job search. It includes one-on-one counseling, computer training, GED preparation, and other services.
Project Hope: Provides services to persons living with or at risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS. The services delivered include outreach, interventions, prevention case management, support groups, emergency assistance, and testing and counseling of at-risk persons.

Service Area

Lancaster County

Contact Information

Urban League of Lancaster County
502 South Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone: (717) 394-1966
Website: http://www.urbanleagueofscpa.com/

Water Street Ministries

Mission

To do missionary, relief, and rescue work of all kinds.

Year of Origin

1917

Core Programs

Lydia Center: Offers a 9-18 month residential addiction recovery and life-change program for women in crisis situations.
Teen Haven: Assists urban youth to grow in their faith, develop leadership skills, and affect their families, schools, neighborhoods, and cities.
Water Street Health Services: Provides access to proper health services free of charge to the uninsured that fall within specific guidelines.
Water Street Mission: Works to meet the immediate needs of men, women, and families in urgent situations by providing food, shelter, and spiritual guidance.
Wonder Club Early Learning Centers: Operates a faith-based kindergarten and pre-K program where the majority of the students live in low-income families in the borough of Columbia and the city of Lancaster.

Service Area

Philadelphia, Lancaster, and York counties

Contact Information

Water Street Ministries
210 South Prince Street
PO Box 7267
Lancaster, PA 17604
Phone: (717) 393-7709
Fax: (717) 393-4966
E-mail: contact@waterstreetministries.org
Website: http://waterstreetministries.org

YWCA Lancaster

Mission

YWCA Lancaster is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

Year of Origin

1889

Core Programs

Offers programs and services such as a sexual assault counseling center, a racial justice program, empowerment center, parent child learning center, and child care facilities.
Provides safe, affordable housing for low- to moderate-income women who are experiencing significant barriers to obtaining permanent housing for themselves and their children.