Community Services - serving in multiple areas
2-1-1 Call Center
Website : https://www.pa211.org/get-help/
Phone : dial 211 or text your zip code to 898-211
Community Action Partnership (CAP)
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
Apply on COMPASS
Housing Services
Help with PPL Utilities
CLAY STREET SHELTER
Website: https://www.otterbeinlancaster.org/low-barrier-shelter/
Phone : 717-869-4169
Address: 20 East Clay Street
Food Services
Conestoga Valley Christian Community Services (CVCCS)
Website: cvccs.org/foodbank
Phone : 717-208-3711 x100 to schedule an appointment
Address: 2420 Gehman Lane, Lancaster
Hours: Tue-Thur, 8am-4pm
Mission Church Food Pantry
Website: mission-church.com/foodpantry
Phone : 717-393-9600
Email : help@missionfoodpantry.com
Address: 651 Lampeter Rd, Lancaster
Hours: Tue & Thur 10am-1pm, Sat 9am-11am (one visit per month)
Lancaster Food Hub
Website: lancasterfoodhub.org
Phone : 717-291-2261
Address: 812 N Queen Street, Lancaster
Hours: Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri (9:30am - 11:45am)
Anchor Lancaster
Website:https://www.anchorlancaster.org/
Address : 29 East Walnut Street
Hours : Free Breakfast 8:30-9:45 everyday & free showers
Blessings of Hope
Website: blessingsofhope.com
Phone : 717-824-1227
Address : 515 N Franklin St, Lancaster
Hours : Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri 8am - 8pm // Tue 8am -5pm // Sat 8am - 1pm
Food Stamps ("SNAP")
Website: dhs.pa.gov/Services
Health Services
Suicide and Crisis Hotline
Website: 988lineline.org
Phone : 988
Union Community Care - Health services
Website: https://unioncommunitycare.org/
Phone : 717-299-6371
Hours: Mon - Thur 8am - 7pm // Fri 8am - 5pm
LGH Street Medicine - providing mobile medical care for folks experiencing homelessness in Lancaster
Calendar: https://forms.lghealth.org/services/events/index.html ( Be sure that "Street Medicine" is chosen along the left-hand side )
Phone: 717 - 544 - 6800
Touchstone Foundation - youth mental wellness partners
Domestic Abuse Hotline - call, chat or text options available
Lancaster sexual assault hotline
Phone : 717-392-7273
Other Services
CVCCS - Clothing Bank
Website: cvccs.org/clothingbank
Phone : 717-208-3711 (appointments can be made by referral only - agency, school or church)
Everence - budget and debt counseling
Website: https://www.everence.com/financial-services/financial-planning/budget-and-debt-counseling
Phone : 877-809-00389
Global Immigration Legal Team
Website: giltlaw.com
Phone : 610 - 975 - 4599
Parish Resource Center
Website: https://connectprc.org/
Phone : 717-299-1113
Every Tuesday, from 5:00 - 8:00pm, at St. John's Episcopal Church (321 West Chestnut Street) a FREE Immigration Advocacy Clinic. During the clinic there is a free meal, community food pantry and childcare available.
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Website: https://ailalawyer.com/
Mission Church - Administer Justice - Legal advice
Website: https://www.administerjustice.org/location/missionchurch-lancaster-pa/
Make an appointment online, appointments are available every 3rd Saturday of the month from 9:00-12:00.
For $30, schedule a 45-minute session with one of our attorneys and receive support from the team.
We help with legal issues including:
- Landlord/tenant
- Debt/collections
- Estate planning
- Immigration
- Criminal records
- Divorce/custody
Veterans Guide
Website: https://veteransguide.org/