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JULY 19, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIX • NO 8
Providing a support system for children BY JEFF FALK
Children experience more healthy and happy development when surrounded by caring family members and positive role models. Ready to help provide children with these supportive people is COBYS Family Services. Headquartered at 1417 Oregon Road, Leola, COBYS provides a wide variety of support services for children in need in Lancaster County and surrounding counties. But what COBYS is really all about is giving all childeren a chance to grow into well-adjusted adults. “We know that those support systems - families, biological or chosen - get you through life,” said Anne Stokes, the director of development and communications for COBYS, “so you can have kids who can relate to others and forge lifelong relationships. It’s the key to a successful way. We don’t want to give up on them. Kids are now coming into care with layers and layers of trauma.”
With three locations in Lancaster and one in Lebanon County, COBYS approaches its mission through adoption, foster care, counseling and family life education programs. Motivated by faith, COBYS works closely and cooperates with state and local social agencies to provide the best possible outcome for each individual case. “Any child may end up in foster care; it doesn’t really discriminate,” said Stokes. “They can come from any place. Perhaps their family has been in poverty. Maybe their parents or grandparents have alcohol or other substance abuse issues. Sometimes kids are left to raise themselves. These kids may be in foster care for a few months until their moms and dads can take them back. The goal is to return children to their biological families, if possible.” According to the 2022 State of Welfare report by the Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, close to 500 children were in foster care in Lancaster County in 2021, and more than 20,000 kids in Pennsylvania See COBYS pg 4
Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum brings history to life BY JEFF FALK
Dementia Friendly organization to host two seminars BY ANN MEAD ASH
Melody Karick, memory care educator and consultant with Garden Spot Village, is well-acquainted with internationally known dementia expert Teepa Snow. “I was blessed to be mentored by Teepa,” said Karick. “She does a great job of explaining (concepts and techniques). No matter what level of awareness you are at, she is easy to understand.” Snow will return to Lancaster for a second set of seminars after first
offering a well-attended program in 2022. Sessions will be held on Thursday, Aug. 17, at Lancaster Alliance Church, 210 Pitney Rd, Lancaster. The morning session will run from 8 to 11:30 a.m., and the afternoon session will run from 12:30 to 4 p.m. The morning session is designed for first responders, business organizations churches, and families. Snow will focus on discerning signs of dementia and providing safe and comfortable spaces. The afternoon
There’s ancient history. There’s modern history. And then there’s living history. At Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, history is alive and thriving. A Pennsylvania German heritage site situated at 2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster, Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum is an exploratory learning tool and a portal to the locale’s past. Among its highlights are its interactive nature, craft demonstrations and volunteers dressed in period garb. “George and Henry Landis
See Teepa Snow pg 3
See Landis Valley pg 2
At Landis Valley Village and Farm Musem, human interaction makes history come alive.
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