Lancaster County Workforce Development Board

For 25 years, the Lancaster County Workforce Development Board has been at the forefront of connecting businesses, educators, and job seekers, helping all three thrive in our global economy. 

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Through our initiatives, including the PA CareerLink Lancaster County, Career Ready Lancaster!, and Workforce 2030, we provide essential support to local businesses, empower job seekers, and collaborate with educators to ensure our future workforce has the skills needed to succeed. While basic services are federally funded, they do not give us the opportunity to be creative and support our community with innovative projects.  It is through the generosity of donors like you that we can implement creative and impactful projects. Your support has allowed us to launch initiatives such as:

• Career Ready Lancaster!: Strengthening the partnership between business and education to meet the skills gap for the future workforce.
• Alice's Kitchen at the PA CareerLink Lancaster County: Supporting all those who enter the PA CareerLink with a food pantry completely by donation. 
• What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?: Inspiring the next generation to explore careers in manufacturing.
• RoboticWorx: Engaging students in STEM through hands-on robotics experiences.
• Industry Tours for Educators: Exposing the County's educators to high-priority occupations with real-life tours and experience. 

Why should I give? In Lancaster County, nearly 12.9% of the labor force is over 55 years old, with 23.1% of workers in the manufacturing sector nearing retirement age. This highlights the growing need for workforce development across various sectors. Employers and workforce developers MUST collaborate to equip the younger generation with relevant skills and encourage potential job seekers to pursue careers in these in-demand industries- and we must be creative while doing it to meet the business communities needs!

To continue offering creative solutions to workforce challenges, we need support from our community to keep the momentum going.