Fact Sheet
Friendship Community is a
Christian nonprofit organization
that offers
residential services, training in daily living skills, and
social services to
people with developmental disabilities and their families.
Founded in 1972, through the efforts of
concerned parents and a local church group,
Friendship has the distinction of opening
Lancaster County's
first group
home for adults with developmental disabilities. Currently Friendship Community operates programs
in Lancaster
and Lebanon counties
in South Central Pennsylvania.
Chief Executive Director -
Dr. George B. Stoltzfus
Total served in residential programs - 130
Programs:
Group/Community Home Living - Friendship
operates 20 homes throughout Lancaster County in towns including: Ephrata, East
Petersburg, Lancaster, Leola, Lititz, Manheim, Millersville, New Holland and
Oregon. Friendship also operates one home in Lebanon County.
Apartment and Independent Living -
Friendship supports
40
individuals rent apartments and become independent and self-supporting members
of the community.
Supervision tailored to fit the needs of each person
is provided by Friendship Community staff.
Lifesharing Program
-
Friendship matches individuals with families interested in
sharing their homes and daily lives.
Friendship staff provides support to the individual
and
family.
Home Based Services -
A Friendship staff member provides in-home assistance and support to families.
Other
Services Include: Activity and Game
Nights, WORDD (Worship Opportunities Reaching the Developmentally Disabled), the
heART of Friendship visual arts
program, soda vending employment
program,
Family Support Fellowship, Respite Care and Private Pay Services.
Number of Staff
- 220 (Full & part-time)
Volunteers - 150
Annual Budget - total budget of $8.7 million.
Sources include
contributions, special events, foundations, businesses, churches, county, state
and federal contracts.
Income
State & county
contracts- $6,478,000 (supports 60% of the residents)
Donations- $607,000 (supports
40% of the residents)
Occupancy
income- $1,110,000
Other- $532,000
Expenses
Program- $7,087,000
Administrative- $827,000
Fundraising & Community Relations- $257,000
Lancaster County MH/MR Facts:
-35 Support Coordinators serve 80 people each
-They cover 1,900 people (1,200 have services)
-Number of people
with developmental disabilities waiting for services
-
Lancaster County: 806 (35 need emergency care, 250 will need services within two years and 250
in five years)
-
Lebanon County:
157
-
State of
Pennsylvania: 21,094
“For each person known
to the mental retardation system there is
another person
who is not registered and comprises a
Shadow Waiting List.” from the
PA Waiting List
Campaign.
Affiliations:
-
Anabaptist Disabilities Network (ADnet)
-
Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA
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Lancaster Christian Council on Disabilities (LCCD)
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Lancaster County MH/MR Providers
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Lancaster Conference of Mennonite Church USA
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The ARC of Lancaster County
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Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
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Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce
-
Pennsylvania Association of Resources – Autism &
Intellectual Disabilities
-
Mennonite Health Services
-
American Network of Community Options and Resources
(ANCOR)
-
Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania
-
Ephrata Chamber of Commerce
-
Downtown Ephrata
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Friendship
Community is a Christian ministry supporting people with developmental
disabilities.