The Lancaster Alliance is a group of CEO's/senior managers from 17 civic-minded major employers within the city and county. Originally, the Alliance was particularly focused on the areas of housing, education, and jobs. Today, their primary focus is on crime prevention and economic development.

The Lancaster Campaign was born out of the "visioning sessions" initiated by The Lancaster Alliance. The Lancaster Campaign is a program of The Lancaster Alliance.. The Lancaster Campaign implements initiatives relating to any one of the ten vision points that serve as the foundation to The Campaign effort.

Early in 1998, The Lancaster Campaign contracted with LDR International, Inc. to create a plan to "stimulate the economic revitalization of the City of Lancaster by developing a community supported vision and action agenda".

The process involved community participation, economic and market research, urban design and planning analysis, traffic and transportation assessment, strategic planning and packaging a final product. The end result is a plan for the City titled Lancaster's Economic Development Action Agenda, commonly referred to as the LDR Plan.

The plan focuses on three important areas of the city: North and South Prince Streets, Downtown, and South Duke Street. Nearly 60 projects and strategies were identified as important. This list was reduced to seventeen strategies, some of which include one or more projects.

In 2002, an Executive Summary LDR Update was released by The Campaign that outlined the strategies in the LDR Plan and the progress to date since the plan's adoption.

The Lancaster Campaign is a volunteer driven, community revitalization organization for the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Our mission calls for "a sustained, comprehensive effort to achieve: community consensus; proactive initiatives for significant improvement; broad-based volunteer participation; and positive public image building for the city and community of Lancaster."

In January 1996, The Lancaster Alliance, a group of CEO's/senior managers from 17 major employers, attempted to remedy the lack of a clear and unified vision by sponsoring a series of "visioning sessions" aimed at obtaining some consensus on the future direction of the City of Lancaster. More than 100 people attended the sessions representing the following "communities": private sector, government, education, religious, health care, human services, non-profits, arts & culture, retail, legal & judicial, senior citizens, neighborhood activists, and city residents.

In each of the six sessions, a draft vision was presented to the attendees and served as a basis for discussion on the future of the city. Each session ended with an "endorsement" of the vision statement (including whatever changes each group had recommended). The final, ten-point vision statement is attached and has served as the foundation for all revitalization efforts to date.

The final, ten vision points serve as the foundation for all revitalization efforts of The Lancaster Campaign.

Our office is located on 44 N. Queen Street Lancaster, PA 17603. Our office phone number is 717-391-9534 and fax number is 717-399-8355. Please see the Contact Us page.

There are many ways in which you can get involved. One way to get involved is to volunteer. For example, read to children or participate in an upcoming Keep Lancaster Beautiful event. You could also donate needed goods and services. For example, The Book Challenge is always looking for books to donate to Lancaster Day Care, Community Action Program, Boys/Girls Clubs, and other preschool and childcare centers. Monetary donations made payable to The Lancaster Campaign are always needed for the 13 elementary schools in the School District of Lancaster to purchase library quality bound books for the libraries.  Keep Lancaster Beautiful can always use trash bags, latex & cloth gloves, lawn care tools, etc. Monetary donations to The Campaign's Revitalization Initiatives or to a specific initiative are also very helpful. Donations of all sizes assist in spurring positive change in the City. You can also be involved by keeping yourself informed about the community around you. You can make a positive difference in the community in a variety of ways!

The Book Challenge is an action group of The Lancaster Campaign.  In 1999 The Lancaster Campaign's Book Challenge that partnered with the School District of Lancaster to reach the goal of having 9 of 10 children reading grade level by the year 2004.  The 5-year plan of The Book Challenge includes enabling all aspects of the community to make a difference in reading outcomes.

Destination Downtown! is an action group of The Lancaster Campaign that focuses on initiatives that enhance the Downtown, making Downtown a destination. The committee was established when the Hotel and Convention Center were first proposed in order to get the Downtown ready for the Hotel and Convention Center.. Destination Downtown! has continued implementing projects and programs that result in a betterment of Lancaster City's downtown.

Keep Lancaster Beautiful (KLB), an affiliate of the national Keep America Beautiful, Inc. was unveiled in Lancaster City in September 2002. The Lancaster Campaign has been instrumental in providing opportunities for the organization's incubation. The mission of Keep Lancaster Beautiful is to have a positive sustainable impact upon the lives of Lancaster's residents improving the quality of the environment, beautifying our landscape, and fostering pride in our communities making them places of choice.

To achieve positive sustainable impact in Lancaster City, KLB specifically divides our objectives into four (4) main components: Education, Litter Prevention, Beautification, and Research & Advocacy. Each of the components is essential as we strive to improve Lancaster City neighborhoods.

The Economic Development Action Group (EDAG) is a primary emphasis of the work undertaken by the Lancaster Campaign and is thus a standing committee. The group is comprised of individuals that recognize the importance of the economic revitalization effort for the City. They serve in numerous capacities as an advisory committee tasked with providing insight and guidance in those issues pertinent to the development of the city. A critical component that frames the mission and charge of members is found in the LDR Plan, which is a blueprint for stimulation of those concerns imperative to a vital and vibrant Lancaster. EDAG supports projects in the city, such as Clipper Magazine Stadium, that will serve as a catalyst for increased economic development in the City.

The Wayfinding System for the City of Lancaster was developed and integrated by The Lancaster Campaign. The Wayfinding system is a multi-level signage system that incorporates a common look throughout the various signage types. Wayfinding entails coordinated and unified signage to make the city more usable, friendly, and findable. In Lancaster, the Wayfinding system includes the following components: Gateways Signs, Vehicular Directional Signs, Arrival Signs, Street Signs, and upcoming Pedestrian Wayfinding Signs.