Student and Family Services

• United Way 2-1-1 Lancaster County resources
• COMPASS State resources
• Additional Resources

• L-S Community Closet Clothing bank for L-S students.
• Community Aid Lancaster's largest thrift store.
• 2-1-1 Local clothing assistance list.

Please contact the guidance department at your child's school for information about counseling services:

• Lampeter Elementary School Guidance
• Hans Herr Elementary School Guidance
• Martin Meylin Middle School Guidance
• Lampeter-Strasburg High School Guidance

• 2-1-1 Listing of local food pantries.
• FoodFinder location-based website and app for finding food assistance.
• Free and Reduced Lunch Program
• Power Packs

LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES

First Presbyterian Church of Strasburg
Location: 101 South Decatur Street Strasburg, PA 17579
Phone: 717-687-6030
Hours of Operation: Tuesdays and Fridays from 2-4 p.m.

Lampeter United Methodist Church
Location: 1101 Village Road. Lampeter, PA 17537
Phone: 717-464-4161
Hours of Operation: Tuesdays from 10 a.m. -12 p.m.; Thursdays from 6-8 p.m.; every 1st & 3rd Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Mission Church
Location: 651 Lampeter Road, Lancaster PA 17602
Phone: 717-393-9600
Hours of Operation:  Tuesdays: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.; Thursdays: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.; Saturdays: 9-11 a.m.

The District provides assistance for homeless students in accordance with the McKinney-Vento Act. For more information, please visit our homeless assistance page.

• 2-1-1 Local health care resources.
• COMPASS Pennsylvania Health and Human Services access.
• Lancaster County Career & Technical Center's Dental Clinic is open at the Willow Street CTC. This clinic provides low-cost dental care to patients without insurance.

• Child Protect Advocates for abused children.
• COBYS Family Services Counseling, adoption, and foster care. COBYS also provides a variety of parenting resources and support groups.
• Tenfold Helping families with housing and financial planning.
• Head Start Preschool Program Head Start is offers a free home-based program for 3-4 year olds from income-eligible families. The weekly program focuses on kindergarten readiness skills. If you would like more information on the Home Based Head Start program in L-S, please call 717-299-7302 or email headstart@caplanc.org.

• Internet Essentials Low cost internet from Comcast.
• LIHEAP Pennsylvania home heating assistance.
• Affordable Connectivity Program The ACP is an FCC program that helps families and households struggling to afford internet service.