Once again this year, Bell employees joined with other housing providers for the annual Point in Time Count. In a light-to-heavy drizzle in the early morning of January 25, teams traveled to pre-determined designated areas around the perimeter of York City to look for signs of people experiencing homelessness. One team included Lori Leister, Bell’s […]
Linda Lehr was a long-time supporter of Bell, offering many useful in-kind gifts to help out the Bell Family Shelter over the years. She instilled that same sense of compassion in her daughter, Lisa, who followed in her mother’s footsteps and now supports Bell Family Shelter and is passing along the spirit of giving to […]
Do people refer to you as creative? Have an artistic flair? A crafty side? The Bell’s Big Bed Race Planning Committee is looking for people to create the next round of fabulously quirky trophies to be presented at the 2024 event on Saturday, April 13. Every year since 2017, our volunteers have outdone themselves, bringing […]
Today, Tuesday, January 16: All Bell IDD and MH day programming is CLOSED. Main office is on a two-hour delay.
Thanks to a grant from the PepsiCo Foundation (read more here), Bell’s NextDoor program is able to provide emergency food provisions to local families. NextDoor program participants receive case management support, which may include rental assistance and connections to other important resources, as they are navigating imminent eviction or existing homelessness. The grant allows us […]
In addition to delivering 100 coats from Operation Warm to our Bell Family Shelter and NextDoor programs this week – in the middle of a cold snap, no less – our friends at Apple Subaru are once again hosting a Sock & Blanket Drive for Bell from January 15 to February 10. Your donations […]
Once a year, typically on the first Tuesday of October, the extended Bell family comes together to share stories, celebrate achievements, and create meaningful connections to lift up our shared vision of a community where people are valued & respected and live with dignity. You’re invited to join this year’s gathering, held at St. Matthew […]
Four years ago, Rebecca Franz worked as a part-time generalist at Bell’s Oasis House program for a summer. She really liked the program, the people she worked with and the relationships she developed. Come fall, Rebeca left the job, “regretfully,” she shared, to take a full-time position elsewhere to meet her family’s needs at the […]
Our warmest thanks go out to Ed O’Brien and Susan Machado, who have generously adopted July 7th at Bell Family Shelter! Today’s not just any day for Ed and Susan; it is actually their 11th wedding anniversary! Ed and Susan met thirty years ago working for the Wolf Organization, where Susan was a salesperson and […]
Congratulations to Diana Aguilar for receiving Bell’s Story of Success award! A participant of New Beginnings, Diana was recognized for her leadership role in the Consumer Cheer Committee, presiding over weekly community meetings, and helping out with Bell’s Sendero program. “We just feel that she’s a good role model for her peers and shows great […]