We are hiring a new SoWe Coordinator! Are you interested in finding creative ways to engage with a diverse group of neighbors? Working with residents to build equitable pathways to resources? Do you have experience using social media and community organizing strategies? If so, check out the SoWe Coordinator position! This is a great opportunity to make an impact in one of Lancaster's oldest neighborhoods! The SoWe Coordinator will help to develop and implement community engagement strategies, support programs that directly benefit residents, and help connect residents to resources. This is a great opportunity for someone interested in community engagement, communications, and social justice. Read the full job description here. Qualified applicants should send, via e-mail: a letter of interest, resume, and name and contact information for 3 professional references to: Amos Stoltzfus, SoWe Director, astoltzfus@wearetenfold.org

Follow-up survey launches to track SoWe initiative’s progress and future planning SoWe, an initiative of Tenfold, announced the launch of a follow-up survey that will give Southwest Lancaster residents an opportunity to share their feedback on current neighborhood needs, resource gaps, and the impact of SoWe investments that have occurred since the original survey and SoWe initiative was launched in 2016. This will give the SoWe initiative the opportunity to track progress made over the past five years and shape planning efforts for the next five years. The follow-up survey will mirror the original survey that was conducted as part of the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation Neighborhood Planning Grant in 2016. Millersville University’s Center for Public Scholarship and Social Change will work with the SoWe initiative to administer the follow-up survey and complete the data analysis. SoWe residents will receive the survey via a mailing and other activities that are planned over the next couple months. SoWe residents can complete…

Read the guide in ENglish Read the guide in SPanish We want to share some news about resources that Tabor and Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership (LHOP) have put together to help everyone navigate their housing and financial challenges during this time of COVID-19. We know that times are very tough, and we feel for our neighbors. We are rooting for our health care workers, grocery store workers, law enforcement, emergency responders, delivery drivers—people who are on the front lines of this fight. And of course, our team members and our partners at the Homelessness Coalition, who are making sure that individuals who are especially vulnerable—people living in the streets, people living in shelters—are not forgotten and are well supported during this difficult time. Tabor’s website, LHOP’s website, and social media channels, you will find a series of factsheets that will help you to talk to your landlord, talk to your lender, and to make a plan. We are also putting together a series of videos over the next few weeks that will help walk through those materials.…