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Shelter Supported In Memory of Mother

  Tom and Rita Potter made a gift of support to Bell Family Shelter in memory of his mother, Annamarie Potter, on the anniversary of her birth, April 12. Their Adopt-a-Day donation covers one day’s operating costs, assuring a safe place to sleep, nutritious meals, and  compassionate staff to help York County families experiencing homelessness […]

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Pillow Fight Day Inspires Month-Long Pillow Drive

Every year in cities around the world, people gather in parking lots, piazzas, and parks to plunk one another with pillows in celebration of  International Pillow Fight Day.  That special day this year is  Saturday, April 6 and we invite you to join in the celebration by donating a new pillow to Bell this month! […]

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Bell’s ACT Team Welcomes New Program Coordinator

Anne K. Elliott has been hired as the Program Coordinator/Team Lead for Bell’s Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program in the agency’s mental health department. In her new role at Bell, Elliott will be supervising and overseeing the daily functions of the ACT program, which provides rehabilitative support and psycho-social services to help people living with […]

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A Room for Robert & Lucas

Robert arrived at Bell Family Shelter with his son, Lucas, and one bag of belongings between them.  They were kicked out of the apartment Robert was sharing with his girlfriend, just after he paid the month’s rent. Although working full-time, Robert lives paycheck to paycheck and can’t get a new place until he can save […]

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Local Family Foundation Supports Family Shelter

A big Bell family hug to the descendants of Russell and Eleanor Horn for lifting up York County families experiencing homelessness. Their ongoing contributions to Bell Family Shelter through the Russell and Eleanor Horn Foundation have helped hundreds of people over the years. This year’s contributions for FIVE Adopt-a-Days bring one-on-one support from caring staff . […]

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Operation Warm Hearts

Having enough warm hats, scarves and mittens/gloves to go around during the cold winter months is an on-going challenge at Bell as so many people come in and out of our doors. We are always grateful for groups and individuals who turn their artful skills of knitting and crochet into useful goods for us to […]

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National Roof Over Your Head Day

Today is National Roof Over Your Head Day! According to National Day Calendar .com, this special day “was created as a day to be thankful for what you have, starting with the roof over your head.” We couldn’t agree more, especially as we just kicked off a special campaign for our Roof Over Our Families (ROOF) […]

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Adopt-a-Day Gift Shelters Families

Today we celebrate the generosity of  CGA Law Firm and their Adopt-a-Day gift in memory of John and Naomi Griffiths, parents of attorney (and Bell Board member) Rees Griffiths. Rees has served on Bell’s board for 25 years and has been adopting a day in his parents’ honor/memory for many of those years. Individuals and […]

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It’s Giving Tuesday!

Among the hullabaloo of the holiday season’s shopping days – Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday – is a special day, Giving Tuesday, to celebrate all that is being done by community benefit organizations around the globe to make the world a better place. Here in our corner of the world, Bell is […]

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