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Lancaster city hired a social worker to join its police department in September 2019. In her first 18 months on the job, Leilany Tran referred more than 400 cases for social work, LNP | LancasterOnlineâs Dan Nephin reported Tuesday. To help with that workload, the department hired a second social worker, Grace Mentzer, earlier this year. Now-retired Capt. Sonja Stebbins first proposed using social workers in the department after studying the concept at Northwestern Universityâs School of Police Staff & Command.
The headline on Nephinâs article states: âHow social workers are transforming the city police department.â
And thereâs no doubt they are. Nephin details how Tran â and now Mentzer â have bolstered the effectiveness of the city police force and helped at-risk members of the community.
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ER doctor grows monkey tail beard for a good cause
Two Lancaster General Hospital come up with a fun way to raise money for the Lancaster County Food Hub Author: Alexis Gorenstein (FOX43) Updated: 10:36 PM EST February 19, 2021
LANCASTER, Pa. Doctors Bret Levy and James Medina are not monkeying around when it comes to helping their community. The two work in the Emergency Department at Lancaster General Hospital. The two came up with a fun way to raise money for the Lancaster County Food Hub, a non-profit that feeds and clothes those in need. Dr. Levy decided to grow a so-called monkey tail beard.