In 1988, the United Way of York County and partner agency Family Services of York (now Pressley Ridge York), started an initiative called “Strengthening The Family”.
In 1988 and 1989, they sponsored a community program featuring family oriented topics of interest in York County with a goal of improving accessibility, outreach, and service to the public.
As a response to the success of the concept, the Family Issues Roundtable was established in 1990. Made up of various agency professionals and volunteers from non profits, governmental, and education sectors, the Roundtable planned programming that would be offered to the community on a more frequent basis. Quarterly breakfast programs were scheduled from the beginning in 1990.
Most of the programs in the early years were held at the former Olde York Valley Inn motel in Springettsbury Township and Holiday Inn Holidome and Conference Center of York.
Below is a list of some events Family Issues Roundtable has presented:
- Understanding Cultural Differences, 1991
- Managing Stress in the Workplace, 1992
- Step Families, 1993
- Building a Violence-Free Community, 1999
- HIV/AIDS in York/Adams Counties, 2005
- Creating a Safe Space for LGBTQ Youth, 2007
- Being Muslim in York County, 2012
- End-of-Life Issues, 2013
- Affordable Healthcare Act, 2014
- Children of Incarcerated Parents, 2015
- The Heroin Epidemic, 2016
- Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children Sexual Abuse: Prevent, Recognize, and React, 2016
- A Community Resource Fair, 2019
- Navigating the New Norm, 2020
- PIRC Webinar: Immigration Law 101, 2021
- The Chronicles of COVID (Zoom Webinar): Assisting Our Children with Coping with Anxiety, Depression, and Social Isolation, 2022
- Unaccompanied Migrant Children, 2023
- Grandparents’ Resource Fair, 2023
- Children Born Under the Influence: Interventions for Children & Their Families, 2024
- Walking Taco Lunch Resource Fair, 2024
- Panel Discussion: Domestic Violence & Immigration Concerns, 2024
The Committee continues to provide trainings that are relevant to current issues affecting our community members.