Tri County Community Action

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Advocacy & Human Rights
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Education & Literacy

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1514 Derry StreetHarrisburg, PA 17104 United States

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https://www.cactricounty.org

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Poverty Simulation Volunteers (Carlisle)

Aug 29 - Aug 29 | 08:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Carlisle, PA 17013

A Poverty Simulation is a true-to-life role playing experience for groups and organizations to experience first-hand the challenges, decisions, and life of someone in poverty. We are looking for volunteers who can help act out various institutions that groups and organizations will interact with during the simulation. Groups will be faced with daily decisions ranging from how to get the kids to school on time, find or maintain employment, visit the assistance office or church, pay your bills, and keep a roof over your head...all in the span of a few hours. Each 15 minute period of time accounts for exactly one week, and within that week and the three that follow, groups will learn what poverty really looks like and how it can impact every daily decision to be made. Poverty Simulations are thought provoking and lead to powerful conversations, and they help us all realize that it takes a community to end poverty. Volunteers are needed to help with the following parts of the poverty simulation: Portraying one of our services. Our simulations portray people interacting with housing agencies, financial institutions, schools, community health centers, and infrastructure providers. Our volunteer actors will be briefed on their role prior to the event with instructions on how to effectively act out their part. Additional Details Please visit https://cactricounty.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=812338 to sign up!

Date Posted: May 13, 2025
Gardening at Sunflower Fields

Flexible Schedule | Harrisburg, PA 17110

The Sunflower Fields community garden provides residents with their own garden plot to grow their own food and flowers. This provides local food security, enhances individual health and ensures a supply of fresh, sustainable food to the community residents. This is not only a way for residents to stay healthy, it also enriches the community life in Sunflower Fields. Volunteers are needed to: Assist with garden chores like tilling soil, planting, weeding, turning compost, and watering Build and maintain small structures and fencing within the garden area Organize tool and garden shed Help clean garden plots and transform them into more attractive spaces Tidy up mulched spaces between garden beds Transfer plants and spread seeds in the meadow area Plant trees and shrubs in the food forest area Maintain garden plots of food This is a great volunteer opportunity for individuals or groups looking to make an impact in their local community! Signup by visiting: https://cactricounty.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=689611

Date Posted: May 13, 2025
Heart of the Community Garden Cleanup

Flexible Schedule | Harrisburg, PA 17104

Help us clean up the Heart of the Community Garden in Harrisburg! Interested in helping to keep Allison Hill beautiful? Join us in our efforts to keep the Heart of the Community Garden clean and tidy! This is the perfect opportunity for friends, families, or small professional groups looking to give back! We need volunteers who can : Clean up trash to restore the garden space Pick weeds & water plants Mow the grass (we have a lawn mower you can use). *If you are able to bring your own gardening gloves, that would be very appreciated, but not required! We are looking for volunteers to "adopt" the garden each week. You can choose the week that fits with your schedule and can volunteer as little or as much time as you'd like. Sign up by going to https://cactricounty.org/garden

Date Posted: May 13, 2025

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Mission Statement

The mission of Tri County Community Action (TCCA) is to build on the strengths and resources available, provide solutions for complex issues, and empower individuals, families, and communities to move out of poverty. Our vision is that we all live in a community free from poverty. Our promise is to change peoples’ lives, embody the spirit of hope, improve communities, and make America a better place to live. We care about the entire community and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.

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Tri County Community Action is your local community action agency, working in Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties in Pennsylvania.

We offer a comprehensive approach to individual, family, and neighborhood success, to include a wide range of programming - from budgeting, home ownership, parenting, and financial literacy education, to in-depth and wrap-around services such as early learning, child and youth development, long-term case management, and neighborhood planning and revitalization.

Everything we do is to support families, strengthen communities, and eliminate poverty!

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