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Firearms, including homicides, suicides and unintentional injuries, are the leading cause of death for American children and teens.

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Will Kiefer said he feels his Lancaster mentoring program for at-risk youth is successfully serving those who want to be involved and those who must be because the county’s juvenile

Calling all muralists: The City of Lancaster Office of Public Art wants to see your work.

The Lancaster County board of commissioners on Wednesday signaled their intent to award federal pandemic recovery dollars to support 10 proposals submitted by community organizations and local governments, including funding

Kenneth Jackson-Kiefer met his adopted father, Will Kiefer, through the Bench Mark Program, a Lancaster city nonprofit Kiefer founded to provide fitness-based mentoring for the county’s at-risk kids.

Jonathan Berlingeri is a lead technician at Smokestack Masonry in East Lampeter Township, where he makes $32 an hour. But his path getting there wasn’t easy.

Bench Mark Program prepares its participants to enter the workforce by not only teaching them important skills but also by offering in-house job opportunities.

Bachmann has found that controlling breathing has been pivotal to help in recovery

Preparing meals for families of hospice residents, cleaning up a cemetery, and recycling work at a resource center are just a few of the projects Congregation Shaarai Shomayim will be