Lebanon County Commission For Women

Lebanon County Commission For Women

Lebanon County Commission For Women is located in Lebanon, PA.

History

Established March 20, 2003 by Lebanon County Commissioners Ed Arnold, William Carpenter, and Rose Marie Swanger, the Lebanon County Commission for Women (LCCW) was created to inform and advise the Commissioners on issues of concern to women in Lebanon County. The Commissioners approved the roster of members for the Commission and their first official meeting was held on July 16, 2003.

Our by-laws were adopted on November 12, 2003, establishing (among other things) that we are to meet six times annually. The Nominating Committee is charged with soliciting applications for possible Commission membership, reviewing applications, conducting interviews, and recommending applicants for consideration.

Our first project was to assess community services available to women and children in the County, so that we would become familiar with those services and perhaps identify some service gaps which we might be able to address. Using the Lebanon County Human Services directory as a basis, interviews were conducted with organizational leaders to ascertain contact information and services available by each organization.

The second project established was to begin researching women who have impacted the history of Lebanon County. The first fruits of that project were published in the Lebanon Daily News in March 2005, commemorating National Women’s History Month. Ex-officio Commission member Jo Ellen Litz did a superb job highlighting the first women elected to public office in Lebanon County ; the other two articles focused on the contributions of Sarah Tyson Rorer (America’s first dietician) and writer Ann Hark.

In May 2004, the Commission established committees, based on some of the information we discovered during our community services assessment. After deciding that housing and transportation needs were beyond our scope at present, committees were established for: advocacy, child care, education, financial literacy, health care and youth. These groups meet between regularly scheduled meetings of the Commission.

 

Contact

400 S. 8th Street
Room 207 Municiple Building
Lebanon, PA, 17042

Hours of Service:

M-F 8:00 AM-4:30 PM