Conestoga Valley townlively.com
MAY 8, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 20
Move will enhance EMU at Lancaster’s educational footprint BY JEFF FALK
Geographically, it’s a 9-mile northwest move. Developmentally, it’s a move in a different direction. Eastern Mennonite University at Lancaster (EMU at Lancaster) is on the move. In two months,
the private liberal arts university based in Harrisonburg, Va., will officially relocate its Lancaster campus from East Lampeter Township to Warwick Township. “It will provide more modern space for our students,” said Christine Sharp, EMU at Lancaster’s executive director. See EMU at Lancaster pg 9
Volunteers Bill Yeager (back, left) and Martin King (back, right) work on a recent project in Columbia as Lancaster Lebanon Habitat for Humanity’s director of construction, Andy Joseph (front), supervises.
LLHFH is seeking to open new doors to homeownership in the county and beyond. their own brighter futures. “Homeownership is a game When you’re living paycheck to ne of humans’ four basic changer for families,” said Amy paycheck, that isn’t possible. needs for survival, shelter What we have found is that when is more than a means of people own their homes, their keeping rain off our backs, wind children are more likely to go “A safe, dry, warm off our necks and sun out of on to college or own their own and affordable home our eyes. Houses become homes homes. In essence, we’re helping offers a family a new because they provide stability, to fund the future. It doesn’t stop they foster growth, they allow us with one Habitat home. There are chapter in life and the to lead better lives. a lot of success stories.” opportunity to build Born out of necessity, Lancaster LLHFH has launched an a brighter future.” Lebanon Habitat for Humanity ambitious $4 million campaign (LLHFH) has been providing called Open Doors, which is housing for Lancaster County designed to address the ongoing residents for 38 years. Now the Balestier, LLHFH’s vice president shortage of affordable housing. affordable housing organization of development and communi- LLHFH has already raised the is introducing a new program cations. “When they can build first $3.2 million toward its goal intended to expand its footprint wealth, (homeowners) can build and is seeking to garner the rest
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At North Market, Samaritan Center welcomes the community BY JEFF FALK
New isn’t necessarily improved; bigger isn’t necessarily better. But when the topic is mental health services, more is almost always desirable. Samaritan Center is expanding its counseling services. It’s a move intended to provide more hope for a healthier, happier and better-adjusted community. “We know that counseling works, that it improves lives,”
See Habitat for Humanity pg 3
said Steve Schedler, executive director of Samaritan Center. “For many, it’s a game-changer. What people come in with is very diverse, but there are some common threads. Counseling can give people a different way of thinking and navigating emotions and how they handle relationships. There are also these positive examples of people growing.” At the beginning of April, Samaritan Center opened a new See North Market pg 5
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BY JEFF FALK
The Listrack building in Warwick Township will be the new home of EMU at Lancaster.