United Way Volunteer Center

United Way of Lancaster County serves the people of Lancaster County by understanding their needs and marshaling the resources to help them.

Description:
The United Way Volunteer Center serves as the clearinghouse and advocate for volunteerism in Lancaster County. Programs administrated by the Volunteer Center: Corporate Volunteer Network, Project Blueprint Minority Leadership Training Program, Volunteer Connection column in the Sunday News, Opportunities for Caring volunteer guide, Summer Student Volunteer Program, hosts the Council of Volunteer Coordinators, and Day of Caring.

History:
The Volunteer Center has been an internal department of United Way of Lancaster County since 1989. It began as a pilot project of the Junior League in 1966 called the Volunteer Service Bureau. It was taken over by the Easter Seals Society in 1971 and merged with their new Information and Referral service (IRVS). In 1979 the VSB became independent of the Easter Seals Society. That year, the Lancaster County INformation Center was incorporated as a United Way agency. It operated its information/referral service and the renamed Volunteer Service Center with funding from United Way and Lancaster County Commissioners. In 1989 the Volunteer Center and LINC became direct services of United Way.

Contact person: Erin Conahan, Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (717) 394-6118

Address:

630 Janet Avenue Lancaster, PA 17601-4589 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.uwlanc.org

Last updated on November 7, 2009