Where do we go from here?

Editor's note: Originally published in February 2021.

The NAACP Lancaster Branch will host its 44th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration service Sunday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster city.

Three nights a week during the winter months, Dave Costarella hops in his truck and drives through the streets of Lancaster city looking for homeless people who may need help. When he finds them, he quickly greets them with a friendly, “Hey, it’s so good to see you.”

Tec Centro Workforce Network is opening a sixth location to serve disproportionately disadvantaged populations with adult basic education and occupational training.

Lancaster Central Market is accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments on eligible items during a pilot program aimed at adding the option on a permanent basis.

The Tec Centro Workforce Network recently received a $250,000 grant from the Truist Foundation that will support the network’s bilingual workforce development centers in Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.

With Friday’s 12th annual ExtraGive fundraiser just four days away, organizers are optimistic that last year’s 36% decline in money raised compared to 2021 doesn’t signal a trend towards fewer donors and participating organizations and, consequently, less money.

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, LIHEAP, is again offering assistance with heating bills.

Civil rights activist, author, entrepreneur and political commentator Bakari Sellers will be the keynote speaker at the 36th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on Jan. 15 at Ville Courts, Student Memorial Center, 113 Shenks Lane, on the campus of Millersville University.