Neighborhood Engagement Lancaster

04/07/2026

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03/12/2026

The School District of Lancaster and the City of Lancaster are developing a Youth Violence Prevention Plan, and input from our community is important to making it meaningful and effective.

If you live or work in Lancaster City, please take a few minutes to complete the Youth Violence Prevention Survey. Your feedback will help the city better understand our community’s strengths, challenges, and opportunities so we can build strategies and partnerships that support young people and create safer, healthier neighborhoods.

This survey only takes a few minutes, and your answers are anonymous if you want them to be. Responses will only be used to inform community planning and engagement around youth violence prevention.

Enter your email at the end for a chance to win a $25 gift card! Emails are kept separately from survey responses.

Take the survey at https://engage.cityoflancasterpa.gov/en/projects/youth-violence-prev

Thank you for helping shape a safer future for Lancaster’s youth!

03/04/2026

Carry in comfort food, play some games, meet a neighbor, make a new friend. This weekend's Community Potluck hosted by Ben & Christy is joined by Aaron from to lead us toward common ground. It's the feast we all need!

02/25/2026

02/21/2026

New, decades-long analysis proves that public policies can improve children’s success in life by enabling them to grow up in resource-rich neighborhoods.

02/13/2026

The City of Lancaster Department of Neighborhood Engagement is officially launching our Civic Engagement Programs on February 14th, 2026 - including Love Your Block and Neighborhood Leaders Academy! 💪🏽🏡

These programs empower residents and students to lead change through mini-grants, leadership training, and hands-on civic engagement, turning community-driven ideas into real neighborhood impact.

Ready to make a difference on your block? Scan the QR code or visit the link below to learn more and get involved. Let’s build stronger neighborhoods together. ❤️

🔗 https://www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/neighborhoods/

02/11/2026

Please join us for Mayor Arroyo’s Town Hall Meetings.

Over the next few months, we will be hosting Town Halls in each quadrant of the city to ensure every neighborhood has the opportunity to connect directly with the Mayor and City leadership.

In addition to hearing updates from the Mayor, all City departments will be represented. Staff will be available to answer questions, provide information, and assist residents with services: including bill payments and other city related needs.

We look forward to seeing you and continuing the conversation in your neighborhood.

01/30/2026

🎉The 2026 Neighborhood Leaders Academy is Officially Underway!🎉

On January 22, 2026, the City of Lancaster’s Department of Neighborhood Engagement, alongside Mayor Jaime Arroyo, kicked off this year’s Neighborhood Leaders Academy at J.P. McCaskey High School—bringing civic leadership directly into the classroom.

Throughout the school year, J.P. McCaskey students meet monthly with city leaders to explore topics ranging from local government and civic responsibility to public safety and community engagement.

The academy culminates with students developing and pitching their own community-based projects to city and school district leaders, complete with a project vision, timeline, and budget. It’s real-world learning with real-world impact!

We’re proud of these students for stepping up, asking questions, and GETTING INVOLVED to help shape the future of the City of Lancaster, PA! 👏

01/24/2026

The City of Lancaster has declared a snow emergency, effective at 12 p.m. All vehicles must be removed from designated snow emergency routes by 1 p.m., or they may be ticketed and/or towed. Vehicles cannot return to snow emergency routes until the snow emergency has ended. Any vehicle left on a snow emergency route during the emergency will be towed.

Free parking in Lancaster Parking Authority garages will begin at 8:00 a.m. The Queen Street Station Garage, operated by Red Rose Transit, will offer free parking beginning at 12:00 p.m. We have not yet received confirmation that the Steinman Park Garage at 35 South Queen Street will be open to residents at no cost. We will update this post if that information changes.

Residents can sign up for Red Rose Alerts to get important messages sent to the contact method they choose, such as home or mobile phones, business phones, email, text messages, and more. Visit www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/alerts to sign up or update contact methods.

Visit www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/snow for a map of snow emergency routes, a list of free parking garages, and more information.

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La ciudad de Lancaster ha declarado una emergencia por nieve, con efecto 12:00 p.m. del 24 de enero de 2026. Todos los vehículos deben ser retirados de las rutas de emergencia designadas por nieve antes de las 1:00 p.m. del 24 de enero de 2026, o pueden ser multados y/o remolcados. Los vehículos no pueden volver a las rutas de emergencia por nieve hasta que la emergencia por nieve haya terminado. Cualquier vehículo que quede en una ruta de emergencia por nieve durante la emergencia será remolcado.

El estacionamiento gratuito en los garajes de la Autoridad de Estacionamiento de Lancaster comenzará a las 8:00 a.m. El garaje Queen Street Station, operado por Red Rose Transit, ofrecerá estacionamiento gratuito a partir de las 12:00 p.m. Aún no hemos recibido confirmación de que el garaje Steinman Park, en 35 South Queen Street, esté disponible sin costo para los residentes. Actualizaremos esta publicación si hay cambios.

Los residentes pueden suscribirse a las Alertas Red Rose para recibir mensajes importantes enviados al método de contacto que elijan, como teléfonos fijos o móviles, teléfonos de negocios, correo electrónico, mensajes de texto y más. Para inscribirte o actualizar los métodos de contacto, visita www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/es/alerts.

Para ver un mapa de rutas de emergencia por nieve, una lista de aparcamientos gratuitos y más información, visita www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/es/snow.

12/07/2025

12/03/2025

Make art with me in December!

December 7 you’re invited to my cozy home for teas, community, and art processing from 3-6PM. Please RSVP ASAP.

December 19 meet me at in Columbia from 6-8PM for collage making and community.

December 21 join me for a special Solstice celebration of the returning of the light as we dance and make to the heartfelt and powerful creation that is Rosalia’s newest album, LUX. Tickets are live now!

December 28 join me and my family and I as we sink into What We Know In Our Bones. I’ll be co-leading a ceremony of Dark and Light. Don’t miss it at Mulberry Arts from 3-6PM.