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Monday, July 17, 2017
At Domestic Violence Services (DVS) of Lancaster County an average of 110 victims and their children pass through the doors each year. Some stay for only one night; others stay for several weeks, but all receive compassion, encouragement and direction.
I’d like to tell you the story of Nigat and her children; Palus and Saba (names have been changed to protect their privacy.) Nigat and her children had only been in the U.S. for three years when...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Pay it forward.
You hear the phrase used frequently. The concept of paying it forward is that when someone does a good deed for you, instead of paying them back, you pay it forward by doing a good deed for someone else. Years ago, there was even a movie about paying it forward, but does it really happen? Do people pay it forward?
In my many years of working in the nonprofit sector I’ve had the opportunity to interact with hundreds, if not...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Living in war-torn Aleppo, Syria is a different world than tranquil Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. For Salah Khilo, his wife Khalideh and their five children, aged 11 to 20, the sound of gunfire and walls shaking from bomb blasts was an everyday occurrence. Salah knew he had to move his family from the strife of the ongoing civil war, so in 2012 Salah risked his life by bribing a Turkish soldier, the only option to get out of Syria, and crossed...
Monday, June 5, 2017
Welcome to United Way of Lancaster County’s new blog! Our blog will give us a unique opportunity to share news, updates and stories of the impact United Way and our Community Impact Partners are making in the community. If you’re wondering what you can expect from the content you find on our blog, and how the information here differs from the information you may find on our website, read on.
Our blog will allow us to leverage social...
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