Our regular volunteer Marla Urey is at it again! Marla serves as the school nurse at Price Elementary School in Lancaster, and it was recently decided that students of Price Elementary no longer have to wear school uniforms. Since the school had so many discarded uniforms, Marla contacted us to see if we could use […]
Just in time for back-to-school season, a generous donation has arrived at Bell Family Shelter! Ruth Ann and Brian Baer, two long-time friends of Bell, dropped off a heaping trunk-load of quilts and backpacks on Wednesday, August 16. Ruth and Brian have been donating backpacks and school supplies to Bell for over 25 years, as […]
Friendly congregants warmly welcomed representatives of Bell in advance of the 10:30 Sunday worship service at Zion United Methodist Church, in East Prospect on Sunday, August 20. The Bell team was on hand to present a special trophy to some of the young people of the church in recognition of their success as the 2023 […]
In January of this year, Terry Stottlemyer was given a choice too many people have to make: pay up, or get out. Unable to meet their landlord’s increased rates, he and his wife turned to Bell Family Shelter with nowhere else to go. They stayed the full 30 days before exiting to live in their […]
Marla Urey has been volunteering at Bell for several years. She learned about Bell from working in an intermediate unit, and when she found out her boys needed to complete a certain number of community service hours for school, she connected with outreach coordinator Janel Fox to see what they could do. Ever since then, […]
Today at Bell Family Shelter has been generously adopted by Conor and Rae McKee! When they moved to York two years ago, Conor and Rae wanted to establish an immediate, positive impact on their new community. As they were looking into local nonprofits, a family friend recommended Bell as “a great organization with great people.” […]
It’s back-to-school season, and you know what that means: books! Luckily for the children at Bell Family Shelter, they won’t have to worry about running out of stuff to read this summer thanks to the generosity of a few high school students. Central York High School student Kathryn Fives was brainstorming with her friends, Kaylee […]
While the day began with rumbling thunder and pouring rain, the clouds soon moved out to reveal a host of sunshiny smiles as all of the teams, sponsors, volunteers, and spectators showed up for the 2023 Bell’s Big Bed Race on Saturday, April 15. The lively and cheerful show of support from everyone in attendance […]
Congratulations to Kevin Traister, the Director of Human Resources, for receiving an Outstanding Performance Award. Theresa Franklin, the Director of Intellectual Disability Services, said, “Kevin deserves an OPA for his continued effort every November to raise money and secure turkeys for the programs at Bell. Yearly we see him put in extra effort for the […]
Congratulations to the newest group of graduates of Bell’s Firefly series. Participants met for sessions every three weeks since last October with presenters from the community on topics of personal and professional development. The group celebrated together (along with agency directors) for their final session and wrap-up luncheon. Three cheers to Thomas, Vanessa, Patricia, Yajaira, […]