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Non-profit providing shelter to homeless individuals & families when no other shelter can be found
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11/04/2025

Community CARES Annual Celebration - Bright Future is one of our major annual fundraisers. We are so thankful for our event sponsors. A BIG THANK YOU to our Rest Sponsor - Members 1st!!

https://www.members1st.org/
https://www.facebook.com/Members1stFederalCreditUnion/

11/04/2025

Homelessness Isn’t Always What You Think

When people think of homelessness, they often imagine tents under highways or people sleeping on park benches.
But the reality is that homelessness often hides in plain sight.

It looks like a child in your neighborhood classroom who doesn’t know where they’ll sleep tonight.
It looks like a mother working two jobs and still spending nights in her car.
It looks like a family living week to week in a motel, trying to hold on until they can find a home they can afford.

At Community CARES, we see the hidden faces of homelessness every day—and we’re here to bring light, dignity, and hope to each one. 💛

You can help shine that light.
➡️ Donate • Volunteer • Share the truth.
🔗 www.morethanshelter.org

11/03/2025

Community CARES Annual Celebration - Bright Future is one of our major annual fundraisers. We are so thankful for our event sponsors. A BIG THANK YOU to our Resources Sponsor - M&T Bank!!!

https://www.mtb.com/personal
https://www.facebook.com/MandTBank/

11/01/2025

November is here, and that means winter is coming!

With severe weather shelter season approaching, demand will only increase.

Your donation creates immediate impact:
$25 = warm meal + overnight shelter
$50 = case management services
$100 = helps prevent family homelessness

Every dollar stays local, supporting Cumberland County residents from crisis to stability.

Will you be someone who cares when no one else will?
Donate today -> https://www.morethanshelter.org/

10/31/2025

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Hope you all have a Spooktaluar Day full of Tricks and Treats!!!

This past Saturday, Community CARES was invited to participate in a Trunk or Treat event at Carlisle United Methodist Church. We are so thankful for our Volunteer Anna and her friends, Ava and Llewellyn, who represented Community CARES at this event.

10/30/2025

Our annual Celebration is only ONE WEEK AWAY and we are sold out!!!
Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets and to all of our sponsors who made this possible!!!

If you are joining us, be prepared for a great evening!!!

See you there!!!

Linwood Estates
93 Encks Mill Rd
Carlisle, PA 17015

10/25/2025

All set up for Arktoberfest 2025 in Mechanicsburg!!!
Come check our tent out and learn more about Community CARES!!!

Think you know about us, come spin the wheel and find out!!!

10/23/2025

Community Spotlight: Our incredible team of 20 dedicated staff members work around the clock to serve our neighbors in need.

From case managers helping clients navigate housing applications to outreach workers connecting with people on the streets, every role makes a direct impact. Our Cumberland Street Reach program connects with dozens of individuals each week.

Behind every success story is a staff member who believed in someone when it mattered most.

Tag someone who works in community service and thank them for making our county stronger!

10/23/2025

: Older Adults Account for Nearly One-Fifth of the Nation’s Population Experiencing Homelessness

10/23/2025

Important update: PA DHS announced that due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, no SNAP payments will be processed after Oct 16, 2025 until the shutdown ends and funds are released to the state.

➡️ Learn more about this and the continued obligations: dhs.pa.gov/work

10/23/2025

Due to Federal Government Shutdown, Opening of the 2025-26 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Season Delayed to December: https://bit.ly/474wRMV

Due to the federal government shutdown, Pennsylvania must delay the opening of the 2025-26 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) season by one month, until December 3, 2025, because the Department of Human Services (DHS) has not yet received its federal allocation for 2025-2026 LIHEAP funds. Without action from the White House or the Republican-controlled Congress to reopen the federal government or release LIHEAP funding to states, DHS will be unable to open the LIHEAP season as previously scheduled on November 3, 2025.

LIHEAP is a federally funded program administered by DHS where benefits are distributed directly to a household’s utility company or home heating fuel provider on behalf of qualified Pennsylvanians who need help paying their home heating bills during winter months. On average, Pennsylvania receives more than $215 million every year for LIHEAP – in 2023, the Commonwealth received $216 million and in 2024, $229 million. Pennsylvania cannot backfill these costs.

“The LIHEAP Program helps more than 300,000 Pennsylvania families heat their homes during the colder months – and is especially critical for older adults and low-income families. Inaction from the Republican-controlled Congress now threatens access to this assistance,” said Human Services Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh. “I urge Congress and the White House to recognize the serious consequences that limiting heating assistance will have on the health and safety of people in Pennsylvania. Congress must come together for a solution that protects people most at risk.”

For immediate needs during the shutdown, Pennsylvanians can use PA Navigate at pa-navigate.org to help find resources. Local help is also available by calling 211 or visiting pa211.org.

10/21/2025

When crisis hits, we say yes.

Right now, 150 people find safety through Community CARES every day. Families. Veterans. Seniors. Working people who couldn't keep up with rising costs.

We provide emergency shelter, street outreach, prevention support, and case management, because when someone has nowhere else to turn, we're here.

But saying "yes" takes community. It takes you. Your generosity ensures that when someone needs help, we can say yes.

👉 Give today and help us keep doors open: https://www.morethanshelter.org/
Together, we keep doors open for every neighbor who needs a safe place to turn.

Address

50 W Penn St
Carlisle, PA
17013

Website

http://www.morethanshelter.org/

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Community CARES

Established in 2004 and headquartered in Carlisle, PA, Community CARES is a nonprofit 501(c) 3 charity, which strives to be an agent of change to end homelessness. They do this by collaborating with community organizations to address the unique needs of those experiencing homelessness and by equipping individuals and families to build independent, healthy and stable lives, through emergency shelters and supportive programming.