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Lancaster Co. residents advocate for citizen input on spending American Rescue Plan Act funds

BY: - October 21, 2021

The advocacy group, Lancaster Stands Up, will hold an online town hall on Thursday night at 7 p.m.

Amid pandemic, advocacy group wants Wolf, Legislature to extend Medicaid to all

BY: - October 5, 2020

“We’re very concerned the upcoming state budget will even include cuts to Medicaid,” an organizer said during a Saturday protest in Lancaster.

In Lancaster, criminal justice reform advocates say $1M bail was meant to ‘punish or deter’ protests

BY: - September 17, 2020

The groups, Lancaster Stands Up, SafeHouse Lancaster, Green Dreamz, ACLU PA, and the Lancaster NAACP, denounced what they described as a “broken criminal justice system.” 

‘We’re just trying to fill the void, ease the pain:’ Across Lancaster, Pa., volunteers come together amid COVID-19 shutdowns

BY: - March 27, 2020

Dozens of individuals and groups in Lancaster city are finding ways to support their vulnerable neighbors, even as they ride out the COVID-19 pandemic.