• Speaking from the Heart (& Soul)

    Published On: November 27, 2024Categories: Article/NewsTags: , ,

    Heart & Soul celebrates success at Arras Foundation event. Although there may be discord in the community, as there might be in any small town or city, three groups in three areas are practicing unity and speaking of things like hope, connection, dreams and...

  • Discover Lancaster County | Foundation Reinvents Itself

    Published On: November 6, 2020Categories: Article/NewsTags: ,

    Lancaster’s leading philanthropy has been reinventing itself over the last few years, culminating with changing its name this summer. The former J....

  • The News & Reporter | Heart & Soul, blood, sweat and tears

    Published On: November 6, 2020Categories: Article/NewsTags: , ,

    By The News & Reporter, Brian Garner https://www.onlinechester.com/content/heart-soul-blood-sweat-and-tears Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 1:30 pm (Updated: November 4, 1:41 pm) The Fort Lawn...

  • The Lancaster News – Editor’s Column: A choice about what we venerate

    Published On: July 15, 2020Categories: Article/NewsTags:

    I am old enough to remember racially segregated water fountains side-by-side on Lancaster’s Main Street. The movie theater had a separate entrance that took black patrons up a narrow staircase to the balcony. Our doctor’s office had two waiting rooms – one with upholstered chairs and magazines for white families, one with flat wooden benches for black families.

  • Our Name

    Published On: July 10, 2020Categories: UncategorizedTags:

    We are changing our name to reflect our work in the community! The J. Marion Sims Foundation is now the Arras Foundation. Learn...