Tag: Lawrence Community Center

  • Lawrence Community Center launches first-ever website

    Lawrence Community Center launches first-ever website

    The Lawrence Community Center, which has been described as a wonderful hidden gem, is aiming to shine a light on that gem through its first-ever website. The new website, www.lawrencecommunitycenter.org, was launched Jan. 24. Its goal is to acquaint Lawrence residents with the center at 295 Eggerts Crossing Road – down the street from Central…

  • Scouts collect thousands of pounds of food to benefit Lawrence Community Center

    Scouts collect thousands of pounds of food to benefit Lawrence Community Center

    PHOTO COURTESY OF KEVIN BULLARD Scouts from Lawrence Township Boy Scout Pack 28 and Troop 27 collected approximately 2,500 pounds of food and a few hundred pounds of assorted hygiene products to support the Lawrence Community Center with a “Scouting for Food” drive on Feb. 27. Pictured from left: Cody, Kaylee, Kristi Reading (committee chair,…

  • Panel discussion will address COVID-19’s affect on homelessness

    Panel discussion will address COVID-19’s affect on homelessness

    There have always been homeless and hungry families in Mercer County, but the combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic dislocation has brought more families seeking help to HomeFront, the Lawrence Township-based nonprofit that helps the homeless and the working poor. HomeFront is bringing together several experts to discuss COVID-19’s impact on homelessness and hunger…