Community Life Network

About Community Life Network

Community Life Network opened its doors in July of 2004, after 100 community leaders joined together in a Broad Based Community Advisory Meeting. By building upon the strength of services already available and coordinating them with the addition of various new services traditionally only available at the county level synergies and a logical flow of supports emerge to better promote the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.

The formulation of CLN incorporates into its design the means to move beyond entitlement programs to become fully self-supporting and move toward self-actualization.

Although much of our earlier work has been focused on the disadvantaged, our overriding goals are much broader. Community Life Network is working on proving more resources for the youth of Columbia. CLN is also beginning to get involved with beautification projects of this community rooted in history.

Past and Current Community Involvement

Broad Based Community Advisory Meetings to provide a forum in which concerns are identified and solutions begin to take shape

CLN partnered with the Columbia Area Ministerium to provide a Winter Shelter for the homeless of Columbia

Coordinated the publishing of the Columbia Directory of Health and Human Services; printed in-kind by Lancaster General Health.

Grant from the Highmark Foundation to assist with the new Taylor Elementary School playground.

Recipient of the Ah Ha grant from Lancaster County Community Foundation to teach students about different career paths and community involvement for Columbia Jr/Sr High School called the CSI Group (Careers, Services, Intelligence).

Power Packs provides ingredients and recipes for families in Park, Taylor and Our Lady of the Angels on free and reduced lunch programs, to ensure the proper nutrition of the students on weekends. During the 2012/2013 school year for 33 weeks meals were provided for 102 families a week and 267 children a week.

“Sometimes in life you run short of things and you always make sure you can provide for your child and the Power Pack Program helped being a single mother.” - Power Pack Parent