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At YCCF, we know that our organization’s success is due in-part to our amazing Board of Directors. To show our appreciation, we’ll be highlighting two members each month for the remainder of the year. This month, in honor of Black History Month, we’re featuring two board members who exemplify Black excellence and true leadership. Today,…

  Read what inspired Melissa Partridge to become a community grant reader with YCCF and learn how you can join this passionate group of volunteers. How did you learn about this volunteer opportunity? I wanted to do something that would expand my skill set and grant reading seemed like a good fit.  It has been…

  Read what inspired Melissa King to become a community grant reader with YCCF and learn how you can join this passionate group of volunteers. How did you learn about this volunteer opportunity? I am fortunate to work for a company that believes in service as one of its core values. Thankfully, an email was…

Read what inspired Maureen Campbell to become a community grant reader with YCCF and learn how you can join this passionate group of volunteers. How did you learn about this volunteer opportunity? When I retired, I was looking for ways to volunteer and give back to the community. Service to others was one of the…

Read what inspired Charles Hoffman to become a community grant reader with YCCF and learn how you can join this passionate group of volunteers. How did you learn about this volunteer opportunity? I was approached by a friend who was a Community Grant Reader and I that it was a great place to see things…

Reflecting on YCCF’s 60th Anniversary this year, I can see how the Foundation began, grew, and evolved into a trusted and valued cornerstone of the York community. This is a result of the courage of YCCF to do what is necessary to create a thriving York County, while also stepping back and engaging those most…

On March 3rd, 2020, just a few days before the pandemic forced many of us to shelter in place, the Confronting Racism Coalition (CRC), a civic action group, held a highly productive retreat at Harrisburg Area Community College’s York campus. A grant from YCCF’s Fund for York County supported the retreat. The goal of the…

The mission of Latinos Unidos (LU) of York is to empower the Latino community and strengthen bonds to promote social, civic, and economic integration of Latino families in the York area. To help build trust, respect and transparency in the York Latinx community, LU created an Ambassador Pilot program and hired an administrative coordinator to…

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re spotlighting local members of the community who strive to make York a great place to live.   Meet, José Santiago. José identifies himself as a Latino of Puerto Rican descent. He currently works as the director of both the YMCA of York and York County’s New American Welcome…

Grant to Create York Rental Stability Network  York, PA — Beginning in March 2020, York County Community Foundation and United Way of York County joined together to create the York County COVID-19 Response Fund, and through the generosity of the community, raised more than $1,195,000. Over the past 18 months, the fund has awarded more…