About Us
Growing a healthier community, together. We help weave together community assets –
people, places, and organizations. We want all people to thrive.
Our North Star
We envision the communities we serve as places where all people join together to build on community assets for current and future generations, and where all people have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Our name has changed to the Arras Foundation, but our commitment to the communities we serve remains steadfast.
Learn about our community commitment in this video message from Jodie Plyler, chair of the Board of Trustees.
Why “arras”? And why do we believe it reflects our mission and vision for a healthier community? Learn how an idea from community leader, Ashley Shannon, became the name of our foundation.
arras
noun:a diverse tapestry.
Our History
“For more than eighty years the assets which are now The Arras Foundation have transformed to best serve this community. Originating as a stately building on a hill overlooking West Meeting Street in Lancaster, the original hospital after about thirty years would change its name and rise to be the multi-storied building we see today. A half century after its founding the hospital’s assets would be sold to a for profit corporation. By that sale the not for profit hospital would become a private foundation and commit its assets to the health and wellness of the people served in the hospital’s geographic footprint. Now, twenty-five years later, that foundation has renamed itself to include all voices and work in collaboration with others to build a healthy community for the populace first served by the original hospital.”
Key Foundation Activities in our First 25 Years
Our Strategic Direction
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