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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 -
Gwen Schuit
Total served in residential programs - 135
Programs
Group/Community Home Living - Friendship operates 22 homes throughout Lancaster County in towns including: Ephrata, Akron, East Petersburg, Lancaster, Leola, Lititz, Manheim, Millersville, New Holland and Oregon. Friendship also operates two home in Lebanon County.
Lifesharing Program
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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
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 - 230 (Full & part-time)
Volunteers - 150
Annual Budget - total budget of $9.2 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 as of February 2009:
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Lancaster County: 841
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Lebanon County: 197
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State of Pennsylvania: 17,627
“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
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Anabaptist Disabilities Network (ADnet)
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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
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Pennsylvania Association of Resources – Autism &
Intellectual Disabilities
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Mennonite Health Services
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American Network of Community Options and Resources
(ANCOR)
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Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania
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Ephrata Chamber of Commerce
- Downtown Ephrata
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- FAQ About Friendship Community
- FAQ About the Provider of Choice List
- Admissions Application
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Annual Report Friendship Community's funding sources include state and county funds and gifts from churches, foundations, private donors, and businesses. 2008-09 Annual Report
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Fact Sheet handout
