Rivers Edge Community Services

River's Edge Community Services is a faith-based human services organization serving neighbors along the Susquehanna River in York County, Pennsylvania. River's Edge Community Services - in conjunction with Group Cares -  biennially supports the Eastern York Workcamp Initiative.

We are organizing a community Workcamp in York, PA (to be held June 20 - 26, 2027), where up to 250 youth and leaders from across the country will come together to provide basic home repairs for older adults, people with low-income, and/or those who are disable. The projects include constructing wheelchair ramps, building porches, adding trailer skirting, and painting interiors and exteriors of homes.

During the Workcamp, all youth and adult volunteers will be accommodated at Eastern York High School, where they will sleep and eat. Eastern York Workcamp Initiative year-long volunteers are currently in the process of selecting the homes that will benefit from these repairs and preparing the required technical job site documentation for each project. A week before the Workcamp begins, volunteers will order and arrange the delivery of all materials needed for each service project. Construction project managers will oversee and support the work at designated job sites.

Contributions to River's Edge Community Services offset the cost of materials, with 100% of contributions directly funding these expenses.