Cindy Bowen was working as a cashier at Walmart when she noticed two customers who really seemed to be enjoying their shopping trip together. Engaging with them in conversation, she learned that they were a resident anda direct care worker in one of Bell Socialization Services’ community living homes. Inspired by her interaction, Cindy followed […]
As crocus flowers push up through the moist soil from last week’s snowfall, staff and service users of Bell’s CHIPP assisted living program are already thinking ahead to summer and the program’s annual beach trip. As one fundraiser for the trip, program coordinator and assistant coordinator, Cheyanne Skelton and Ashlynn Lovett, put together two lovely […]
Due to the snowy weather, Bell’s MH and IDD programming for today and this evening are cancelled. Office staff may follow liberal leave policy.
Bell’s Launch program has three transitional living homes in York City serving six to 10 people each. Residents pay a portion of their income* for rent. Bell’s mental health services department receives basic funding to run the homes, providing a stable environment for individuals living with mental illness to work on individualized goals, i.e. employment, […]
The Russell and Eleanor Horn Foundation supports Bell through Adopt-a-Day gifts that cover the cost to run Bell Family Shelter for seven full days. We’re commemorating their generosity by designating the week of Valentine’s Day as their week, which this year is February 11 – 17. For more than 20 years, the Horn Foundation has […]
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 […]