Leigh Ann Farling has watched ECHOS boom since she joined the team in 2017. In her roles at the agency, Leigh Ann has assisted ECHOS in a multitude of momentous achievements, working directly with clients, overseeing programs, and building community connections. Stated best by Leigh...
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A cherished member of the ECHOS team is moving on. This month, we said farewell to Destiny Harbison, our volunteer from AmeriCorps VISTA. Destiny explains that AmeriCorps VISTA is “most easily described as a domestic PeaceCorps.” She learned about AmeriCorps when she worked alongside members on a...
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Elizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach Services (ECHOS) today announced it received a $3,000 grant from Truist Foundation to furnish and outfit apartments designated to provide crisis housing. Crisis Housing Program client said, “They [ECHOS] were able to put me in touch with different agencies that could...
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Sometimes a natural disaster reduces a family’s home to bricks and splinters and they’re on the street unexpectedly. Other times, though, homelessness comes with some warning signs. Eviction notices are usually served around a month before the “get out” date. This gives people at risk of...
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Elizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach Services (ECHOS) is honored to receive a generous grant from the Elizabethtown Rotary Club. Their support provided a stackable washer and dryer for ECHOS Enrichment Center as it expands into a new building on the Community Place on Washington complex (anticipated...
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Elizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach Services (ECHOS) feels thrilled and honored to be a recipient of funding from TE Connectivity. TE Connectivity believes “every connection matters” and so do we. That’s why their support will be put toward our client advocacy services which connects people...
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ECHOS is honored to be a recipient in the Be Rich Campaign – LCBC Manheim Campus for the third year. LCBC’s Be Rich campaign “gives people the opportunity to unleash generosity and make a difference” (LCBC, 2020). Through giving and serving with non-profits, LCBC’s congregations...
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Each morning, ECHOS staff step onto the complex and pass construction crews hard at work. And each morning, as we pass these construction crews, excitement grows larger and larger! With the complex expansion now underway, we eagerly await what’s to come. What progress has already been...
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Last September, ECHOS held its first annual One Community, Many Neighbors Celebration to raise the necessary funds for continuing services. This year’s event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its place, ECHOS held its first-ever virtual fundraising event! ECHOS 30 in 3 Giving Event...
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