The County of Lancaster was formed on May 10, 1729, and for two hundred fifty years used the seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as its seal. An amendment to the County Code allowed the Commissioners to prescribe the form of the County seal; therefore, in 1979, the County of Lancaster adopted as its seal a heart within a heart.

Lancaster is the oldest inland city in the United States of America. It is 71 miles west of Philadelphia and is snuggled along the north and west by the mighty Susquehanna River. German immigrants, known as Pennsylvania Dutch (from "Deutsch" meaning German), were the first to settle in the area in 1709.

The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the catalyst for creating business vitality and growth by connecting business and community.

United Way LINC is a free and confidential information and referral service that will quickly guide you to the agencies and programs in our community that can help.

Lancaster County non-profit organizations are now online through Lancaster Online. You can find information about a participating group, have a discussion, join in a live chat, search for a group or topic and find out when and where events are happening in Lancaster.

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

Community Action Program (CAP)  is a private non-profit human and community development corporation located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  It's mission is to assist low income families to become self sufficient and less dependent upon public assistance. 

The Transitional Living Center endeavors to reduce homelessness by providing education, supportive services and transitional housing to individuals and families empowering them to achieve independent living and secure permanent housing.

Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership is a private-public, community-based partnership organized to expand affordable housing opportunities throughout Lancaster County and to help more families buy homes.

• Creating opportunities for homeownership

• Providing housing assistance for low-income persons

• Working to create, rehabilitate and maintain the nation's affordable housing

• Enforcing the nation's fair housing laws

• Helping the homeless

• Spurring economic growth in distressed Neighborhoods

• Helping local communities meet their development needs

Providing clients with fast, easy access to information and resources has always been a number one priority at HUD. HUD Clips offers HUD clients FREE access to HUD's official repository of policies, procedures, announcements, and other materials. 

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. 

The US State & Local Gateway website gives state and local government officials and employees easy access to federal information in ways that make sense.

Mission - To be the preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. 

Goal - To provide the best mix of timeliness, relevancy, quality, and cost for the data we collect and services we provide. 

In order to make the Commonwealth a better place to live while fostering community and economic development, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency provides capital for decent, safe and affordable homes and apartments for older adults, persons of modest means and those persons with special housing needs.

The mission of the Department of Community and Economic Development is to foster opportunities for businesses and communities to succeed and thrive in a global economy, thereby enabling Pennsylvanians to achieve a superior quality of life.

The Enterprise Foundation is a national, nonprofit housing and community development organization working with partners to provide low-income people with affordable housing, safer streets, and access to jobs and child care

The National Association of Counties (NACo) was created in 1935 when county officials wanted to have a strong voice in the nation's capital.

The National Association for County Community and Economic Development (NACCED) is a nonprofit national organization composed of county government agencies that administer community development, economic development, and affordable housing programs. NACCED was created as an affiliate of the National Association of Counties (NACo) in 1978 to assist in developing the technical capacity of county agencies in administering these programs.

The National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies, founded in 1982, is the national association of professionals working to finance affordable housing in the broader community development context at the local level.