Be Part of Restoring Lives

Spread the love of Christ and support dignified living for those who need it most, all year round. 

Impact Stories

Ways To Help

Emergency Shelter
Emergency Shelter

Our trauma-informed services are designed to invite guests into deeper engagement, helping them develop a feeling of safety and love that will guide them into further internal work and life-change. Shelter guests find:

  • An environment of hope and healing for men, women and children experiencing homelessness
  • Nutritious food and encouraging community in our dining hall
  • Counseling, training, and a light course load to help give guests a hand up
  • Access to our computer lab and community resources to move forward with housing and a sustainable lifestyle
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Residential Programs
Residential Programs

In our Residential Programs, our guests receive individualized counseling and coaching, as well as a unique action plan and course load, all serving to help guests reimagine and redefine their future. This includes access to:

  • Personalized action plan and counseling to help guests discover areas of growth
  • Step Up vocational and career training
  • Chapel and small group discussions
  • Individualized course load for personal, academic and life growth
  • Residential living for deeper community building
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Community Clinic
Community Clinic

Water Street Health Services addresses all dimensions of health to find individualized solutions. Through our medical, dental, and behavioral health counseling practices we give patients the tools they need to overcome major health obstacles and pursue their life goals. Patients receive:

  • Treatment for chronic and recurring health challenges
  • Restored smiles that boost health and confidence
  • Behavioral health treatment giving patients hope and a brighter future
  • Effective health counseling to improve health management for years to come
  • Nurse care management to help navigate the complex medical system
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Community Food Bank
Community Food Bank

The Outreach Center, our Community Food Bank, provides groceries to thousands of individuals a week. We provide nutritious food in our shopping center to bridge the gap between living expenses and paying rent. In the end we want each person to experience God’s provision in their lives and know they are not alone in trying times.

Here guests find:

  • Fresh breads and produce
  • Non-perishable food items
  • Access to our Community Health Clinic (for qualified individuals and families)
  • A shopping experience that creates agency and upholds dignity
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Pre-K and Kindergarten Education
Pre-K and Kindergarten Education

Wonder Club classes focus on meeting kids at a critical time, when they first interact with education. This high-quality program serves primarily low-income families by offering:

  • A strong educational foundation to inspire a lifelong love of God and learning
  • Personal attention from teachers in small classroom settings
  • Support for children who may struggle with food insecurity and poverty related issues
  • Excellent training in language, number readiness, crafts, music, motor development and social skills
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Teen and Young Adults Ministries
Teen and Young Adults Ministries

Teen Haven sets middle school and high school students on a path of restoration so their identity is based not in what the world says of them, but on God’s love.

Compass is coming alongside young adults of Lancaster City to help them discover their mission and purpose. We play a key role in:

  • Providing a safe, fun, and nurturing environment
  • Mentoring youth to become leaders in our city, churches and schools through weekly bible studies and worship
  • Training students in career development and a biblical understanding of calling
  • Building relationships with adults and key role models
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"Before I came to Water Street, I was living a reckless life and I was heading nowhere. I was heading to my death if I continued on. But now that I found Water Street, I got something to live for."
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Our Core Mission

What we do

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. Isaiah 61:1

In the spirit of Gods word in Isaiah 61, we are called to walk alongside those who are most marginalized in our community, those experiencing homelessness or life at the poverty line.

Our Core Mission: In response to Christ’s love, we join with His mission to walk with our neighbors who are experiencing marginalization and poverty, trusting Him to transform lives and restore hope.

Emergency Shelter

Our trauma-informed services are designed to invite guests into deeper engagement, helping them develop a feeling of safety and love that will guide them into further internal work and life-change. Shelter guests find: 

Residential Programs

In our Residential Programs, our guests receive individualized counseling and coaching, as well as a unique action plan and course load, all serving to help guests reimagine and redefine their future. This includes access to:

Community Clinic

Water Street Health Services addresses all dimensions of health to find individualized solutions. Through our medical, dental, and behavioral health counseling practices we give patients the tools they need to overcome major health obstacles and pursue their life goals. Patients receive:

Community Food Bank

The Outreach Center, our Community Food Bank, provides groceries to thousands of individuals a week. We provide nutritious food in our shopping center to bridge the gap between living expenses and paying rent. In the end we want each person to experience God’s provision in their lives and know they are not alone in trying times. 

Here guests find:   

Pre-K and Kindergarten Education

Wonder Club classes focus on  meeting kids at a critical time, when they first interact with education. This high-quality program serves primarily low-income families by offering:

Teen and Young Adults Ministries

Teen Haven sets middle school and high school students on a path of restoration so their identity is based not in what the world says of them, but on God’s love. 

Compass is coming alongside young adults of Lancaster City to help them discover their mission and purpose. We play a key role in:

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Become a Part of Our Healing Community

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Automating your giving on a monthly basis helps give us a firm and predictable foundation to fight poverty and homelessness. 

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Volunteer

By donating your time, you can help impact lives and express love to those in need. 

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Donate

When you give to Water Street you are sending a message of support to those in need. 

What volunteers say

"I find joy at Water Street. God is definitely present in the relationships of His people, the residents, staff and volunteers. The good friends I have made there are precious to me. There’s a feeling of being in this together! Volunteering is a win/win experience. Water Street makes a difference!"
Sharon B.

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FAQs

Have a question?

We accept food at our main campus dock. For everyday essentials and clothing donations, please call Steve Kleckner, Distribution Logistics Director at (717) 358-2023 or skleckner@wsm.org to make a drop-off appointment. To find more information on suggested donation items visit our Donate Goods page. 

Call 2-1-1 to get connected to resources in our community, including Water Street. You can also call our Access Center directly at (717) 358-2030.

Create an account in our Volunteer Hub to find available hours and ways to get involved volunteering. More information is available if you visit our Volunteer page

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Donation hotline:

(717) 393-7709