Current Funding Opportunities:
Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP)
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!
Mission
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 Continuum of Care Standards and Policies
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.
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 2023
- January 23, 2023
- March 20, 2023
- May 15, 2023
- July 17, 2023
- September 19, 2023
- November 20, 2023
To get on the mailing list for HSPN, email homelesscoalition@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 |
| Marjorie Shaffer | Housing Coordinator | mshaffer@lchra.com |
| Sheldon Kepiro | Director of Empower Lancaster | |
| Beth Dreyer-DeGoede | Administrative Assistant | bdegoede@lchra.com |
Steering Committee
| Andrea Heberlein, Chair PA Early Learning Commission | Lisa Colon County of Lancaster |
| Jack Crowley Water Street Mission | Ray D'Agostino County Commissioner |
| Chris Dreisbach BluePrints for Recovery | Justin Eby Lancaster County Redevelopment Authority |
| Lisa Greener Community Basics | Julie Holtry Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
| Jen Koppel Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health | Jeffrey Martin, MD Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health |
| Mandy Mastros Lancaster Moravian Church | Jimmy Reichenbach Union Community Care |
| Kevin Ressler United Way of Lancaster County | Lisette Rivera School District of Lancaster |
| Tim Rogers Together Initiative Network/Grace Point Church | Craig Walt, Vice Chair City of Lancaster |