Stories

By Marian Pontz  In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we're featuring Fai Hammond with the Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County.  “We have two volunteers, but we need tons...

October kicks off Fair Trade Month (which we think should be celebrated all year we’re excited to highlight some of the amazing marketplace vendors who will be a part of...

By Marian Pontz “Children have their own walls to scale, and these children have so many more with one or both of their parents affected by incarceration,” says Brooke Beazley,...

By Marian Pontz For 25 years, Lili worked as a special education teacher in Chester County, PA. She earned degrees in both psychology and education. She is deeply curious and...

Get Ready To Celebrate!!! Join us on September 29th from 12-4 pm as we celebrate Connection Ubuntu's 10th Anniversary! Enjoy a day filled with live entertainment, kids' games, African food...

How You Can Get Involved & Support Non-Profits & Refugee-Supporting Organizations! The following organizations are just a few of our partners and marketplace vendors at the 17th Annual GTGH Gift...

By Marian Pontz Allyson Davis, director of family services for Lancaster Lebanon Habitat for Humanity, greets me outside of their new ReStore shop (located at 1061 Manheim Pike, Lancaster). As I looked...

By Marian Pontz Each day, a building on Lime Street in downtown Lancaster is passed by thousands of motorists – most of whom do not realize the incredible work being...

Frontiers: how HOPE serves overlooked communities. Serving those at the very margins of society has always been one of our core motivations. We believe no one should have to make the...

We’re so excited to learn more about the myriad of healthcare providers who come together for a week to give vent-dependent children the chance to experience a week of camp!...

“With the aim of raising awareness and promoting lasting behaviour change when it comes to our fashion choices, the United Nations has started rolling out the #ActNow Fashion Challenge on...

By Marian Pontz I had been interviewing teachers for a week. While that was not my original assignment, that is precisely what has occurred, as I found myself conducting a...