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JANUARY 27, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 40
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS IN THIS ISSUE!
Schreiber Announces Minority-Directed Scholarship n Jan. 15, the anniversary of the late Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, one local organization announced its most recent effort to promote diversity and inclusion, ideals to which King dedicated much of his life.
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“Throughout our history, Schreiber has always tried to provide services to some of the most vulnerable children in our community,” DeBord said. The Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development, 625 Community Way, Lancaster, has established a scholarship that will benefit graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds. Master’s-level students who have excelled in the field of speech-language pathology at Penn State University will be supported by the scholarship, and recipients will be offered externships at Schreiber, an option that
the organization expects to help it recruit and hire more minority candidates for therapy positions. Schreiber president James DeBord has led the creation of several initiatives committed to reducing disparities in care and to fostering an organization that better reflects the diverse populations it serves. These include connecting with national associations representing professionals of color to expand its hiring pool, conducting outreach in local school districts to affirm the professional aspirations of young people, strengthening clinical affiliations with historically black colleges and universities, and drawing on job-training programs that are equipped to attract people of color into every department and to its management team. “Throughout our history, Schreiber has always tried to provide services to some of the most vulnerable children in our community,” DeBord said. “Our mantra is we will serve every family who needs us, and we want every child we see to reach their fullest potential. But in the past - and even still today - we have not achieved the
Pathways Program Helps Youths Deal With Loss
BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
A program dedicated to helping individuals in transition has made its own move. The New Choices Career Development Program, most recently sponsored by the Lancaster County Career & Technology Center (LCCTC), will return to its founding organization, the YWCA Lancaster. New Choices was created in 1985 to help individuals develop essential job-seeking and work skills, and classes were held at the YWCA, 110 N. Lime St., Lancaster, for many years. Later, the program’s headquarters was moved to the PA CareerLink of Lancaster County
BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
Teens, if you are grieving the loss of a loved one and would like to meet with other young people who are going through the same thing, activities offered by the Coping Kids & Teens Program of the Pathways Center for Grief & Loss, the bereavement program for Hospice & Community Care, might be right for you. See Pathways Program pg 3
Schreiber Pediatric speech-language therapist Barb Miller worked with Markus Marks during a therapy session.
New Choices Returns To YWCA Lancaster
Deborah St. Onge
offices. Being back at the YWCA will help new and existing clients access services. “The program fits a particular niche within the YWCA’s program offerings to support economic independence and opportunity. We have lots of parents who use our child care services who are working but are low income and are looking for an opportunity and support to move forward in a career,” said YWCA Lancaster CEO Stacie Blake. “We expect New Choices will have many inquiries from folks getting back on their feet as well as from employers who want to fill critical roles quickly.”
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See New Choices pg 3
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