Serving Lancaster County for more than 10 years!
The office for the Coalition has the primary focus of bringing together the network of partners to deliver a consistent level of quality services to clients in Lancaster County.
If you are experiencing homelessness or about to become homeless
call 211 or text your zip code to 898-211, to find options near you!
If you can’t call 211, dial 1-855-567-5341 to be connected to the service to find options near you!
Vision: Together, the Coalition provides quality, personalized human and housing services for all individuals and families facing or experiencing homelessness, and ensures homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring.
PA-510 Lancaster City and County is open to accepting homeless service project proposals from qualified nonprofits that have not been previous funded during our annual Notice of Funding Opportunity and any other request for proposals our CoC is issuing. Please contact Jody Heinrich (jheinrich@lchra.com) with any questions or assistance with application in the eSnaps application portal.
We have a rolling, year-round process for accepting new steering committee (our decision making board) membership applications. Please click here for a copy of our application. When completed please email to Deb Jones @ djones@lchra.com
Our Staff:
| Deb Jones | Director of Human Services and the Office for the Coalition | djones@lchra.com |
| Jody Heinrich | Grants Manager | jheinrich@lchra.com |
| Melina Godshall | Program Specialist | mgodshall@lchra.com |
| Izzy Smith-Wade-El | HMIS Lead/Data Analyst | ismith@lchra.com |
| Marjorie Shaffer | Resource Coordinator | mshaffer@lchra.com |
| Sheldon Kepiro | Director of Empower Lancaster |
Homeless Service Providers Network (HSPN) meetings are held every other month on the 3rd Monday from 2:30-4 pm (except January which is held the 4th Monday of the month). Due to COVID-19, currently these meetings are held via Zoom.
Meeting schedule for 2022
- January 24, 2022
- March 21, 2022
- May 16, 2022
- July 18, 2022
- September 19, 2022
- November 21, 2022
To get on the mailing list for HSPN, email homelesscoalition@lchra.com.
Our Partners:
Our Partners are the Foundation of all we do – The partners that make up the Lancaster County Homelessness Coalition provide capacity to deliver a diversity of services to address the spectrum of needs for those who are experiencing homelessness. We share a common goal of a sustained, safe, and quality home for all who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Lancaster County.
