About the Hub.
Serving with faith & compassion since 1947
Mission:
Rooted in Faith & Compassion, we provide services that honor the dignity of all by striving to meet basic human needs.
Vision:
1. Serving Anyone in Need
We believe that everyone has the right to have their basic needs met.
2. Dignity of the Individual
We believe in the dignity of all individuals.
3. Inclusive Faith
Motivated by faith, we welcome all in our community to join us as we provide for those in need.
Meet Our Lancaster Food Hub Team
We love our team and we think you will too.What makes this team so special is the way they serve. Everyone works hard, plays hard and takes our mission of serving with faith and compassion to heart. Next time you are at the Hub, stop and say hi!
Lancaster County Food Hub Staff
diversity statement:
From the Lancaster County Food Hub’s perspective, Equity is not obtainable without Diversity & Inclusion. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees and volunteers are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people’s lives. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, socioeconomic position, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employees’ and volunteers’ points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone’s responsibility.
Our team doesn’t just consist of our paid staff,
we have hundreds of volunteers who are just as special around the Food Hub.
If you’d like to be a part of our team through volunteering, reach out today!
Board of Directors
Lanyce Roldan, MSN, RN
President
Pamela Raffensberger
Treasurer
Pamela Williams
Secretary
Greg Kile
James Bellis III
Gregory Laszakovits
Jennifer Koppel
Craig Hartranft
Luke Weber
Lindsay Casadei
Christopher Dreisbach
Steve Sullivan
Dan Synder
Lancaster County Food Hub History
Our organization was founded in 1947 by a Council of Churches that came together to be a unified voice for the church and was appropriately established as the Lancaster County Council of Churches.
Over the years, the organization grew and developed into a large social service agency providing food, clothing, shelter and transportation for our neighbors in need.
As part of our commitment to meet the needs in our community, we purchased and renovated a large warehouse in 2014 located at 812 N. Queen Street where we still reside today. Housed in this space is our large Food Hub and Clothing bank.
In 2018, we embarked on a Strategic Planning process to help guide our future growth. Through that process, it became apparent that our name no longer best represented who we were to the people we serve or our community at large like it once had when we were founded in 1947.
In May of 2019, we officially unveiled our new name, Lancaster County Food Hub – Serving with Faith and Compassion.
Nothing has changed about who we are and how we serve. Our Mission and Core Values are strong and clear.
Financial Information
Lancaster County Food Hub is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization recognized by the State of Pennsylvania and the Internal Revenue Service.
We are proud to receive a charity score of 100%, earning a Four-Star rating by Charity Navigator and a “Platinum Seal of Transparency” organization by Guide Star.
Read more about our financial stewardship in the reports and documents below.
Food Hub Partnerships
The organizations below are Food Hub Partners.
Shelter
Refresh Lancaster
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- Refresh Lancaster is a service in collaboration with the Lancaster Emergency Medical Services Association (LEMSA) that offers showers and medical consults for unhoused neighbors. The shower trucks comes to the Food Hub every Wednesday from 1-3pm and offers necessary hygiene services to people who may not otherwise have access. It also provides an important entry point for anyone in need of services to other medical and social programs.
Food
Food Farmacy
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- The Food Farmacy is a partnership formed with Penn Medicine’s Lancaster General Health developed to address barriers to healthy eating in Lancaster County, particularly for low-income, food-insecure individuals and families. A dietitian with Lancaster County Food Farmacy offers free nutrition counseling and free, healthy food to patients and their families at the Food Hub. Following the nutrition counseling, clients can “shop” the shelves for healthy food. Clients with a nutrition-related chronic disease and a limited budget may be eligible for this program. A referral from an LG Health doctor is required to take part in the program. Ask your LG Health doctor about the Food Farmacy for more information.
