In The News

Here, you can read some of the most recent news about Tabor, whether it's from an article in a local paper or recent developments that we're excited to share. Click on the headlines to read full stories.

2011 Announcements

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• 2010 NEWS

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• December
• Tabor receives two statewide honors

  The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has bestowed two honors upon Tabor.

• November
• Shelter seeing more families; coming winter is a concern
• October
• The house that Tabor Community Services Rebuilt
• September
• "Change of Seeds"
• August
• Six Nonprofit Executives to Build Leadership Skills

  Robert Thomas, Tabor Community Services
  Robert will have regular one-on-one consultations with a leadership consultant and participate in Harvard University Business School's Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management. The goal of his program focuses on entrepreneurial skills and better envisioning the potential future for his organization.

• June
• Triangle to get a makeover

  Awkward King Street intersection is set to become a plaza!

• Eastern Market to mark Refugee Day
• March
• CHOC 2010 Nonprofit Innovation Award Winner
• February
• Local Projects Honored By County
• January
• Falafel-ly good!

• 2009 News

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• December
• "An Ode to Joy"
• October
• "Green Festival set at Eastern Market"
• September
• "In Demand"
• "Plan targets renters hurt by economy"
• Tabor president Bob Thomas interviewed - "There's no place like home"
• August
• WGAL TV: 3 ways to avoid foreclosure with Tabor's manager for Financial & Homeownership Counseling

  Aired evening of Aug 14
  Read a summary by clicking the link above!

• June
• WGAL-TV: the VISTA story and Live from Eastern Market

  Aired evening of June 1

• Spring
• Family Aid

  The Lancaster County Community Foundation describes its partnership with Tabor for a Rental Assistance Microloan Program.

• May
• "Offbeat and organic, tasty and traditional Eastern Market opens for season with new features and old favorites"
• WGAL interview about Credit Card Bill

  Airing May 20, 11:00pm and May 21, 11 am
  WGAL interviewed Randi Shober, our Senior Counselor for Consumer Credit Counseling, about the Credit Card Bill that was passed today by the House and what it will mean to consumers.

• TLC stop on bike tour - "Baker bikes 1,500 miles to share bounty"
• April
• Tabor president Bob Thomas interviewed - "Many here struggling to pay rent"
• Matched Savings Accounts highlighted in Real Estate Blog - "Hope For A Home: Individual Development Accounts"
• March
• Tabor starts microloans - "More aid for families"
• WGAL "Project Economy" feature on Tabor's Mortgage services

  Aired Thursday, March 26th, 5-6:30 pm
  • related article: "WGAL, Tabor Team Up To Help Homeowners"
  During the regular news cast, several Tabor mortgage counselors and staff took phone calls and answered viewers' questions about mortgage problems. "Project Economy" was recently unveiled by WGAL as a new effort to help keep people better informed and to get the news and information they need.

• A WGAL interview with Tabor Senior Counselor Randi Shober - "How Will Credit Card Changes Affect Your Score?"

  March 17, 2009
  Aired March 17 & 18, 2009

• January - February
• WGAL feature: "More Local Homeowners Threatened By Foreclosure: Lancaster Company [Tabor] Expects 750 To Sign Up For Mortgage Counseling"
• Transitional Living Center on WGAL

  Feb 18, 2009
  State Senator Brubaker presented an American Flag that flew over the State Capital to the Veterans living at Veterans' Victory House!
  Veterans' Victory House is a program of Transitional Living Center.

• TLC helps those without rent protection - "Illegal rooming houses on rise?"
• Mortgage & Foreclosure Counseling - "Keeping roofs over their clients' heads"
• A Letter to the Editor by Bob Thomas, Tabor's president - "Help is here"
• 2008
• A new backyard!

  November 2008
  Volunteers landscaped a beautiful backyard for Beth Shalom residents, including a jungle gym and swingset for the kids, benches, and a garden that will be planted in the spring!

• Fairmount to Mamacita: from nuisance bar to unique restaurant - "Pizzeria opening on King Street," "Fairmount," "Team transforms ex-nuisance bar"
• Tabor's president - "Bob Thomas: In service to the community"
• Matched Savings' next step - "Grant is wish come true for local families"
• Reducing homelessness - "Finding a Home"
• A Place of Community - "CHOC full of hope"
• Knowing predatory lending - "Missing Links"
• 40 for Tabor, 125 for its Eastern Market office - "Lancaster County Landmarks Mark Big Birthdays"

• Avoiding Holiday Debt - "Spend too much and get a...HOLIDAY HANGOVER?"

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