Crispus Attucks Association, Inc. provides services for everyone regardless of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age or sex. Copyright 2005 Crispus Attucks Association, Incorporated. All rights reserved.
 
The Crispus Attucks Association of York, Pennsylvania is a comprehensive non-profit entity that provides education services, human services, community development, and affordable housing that enhance the quality of life for a diverse population.
 
Emancipation Proclamation Celebration

Saturday, September 20, 2008
2:00—5:00 p.m. at Martin Library
Featuring York native Vienna Carroll and community members presenting an adaptation of her play Singin’ Wid a Sword in Ma Han’ and the presentation of the Goodridge Freedom Awards.  Tickets $30 each. The second annual Goodridge Freedom Awards will be presented for business excellence, emerging leader, and lifetime achievement.

 

“...all persons held as slaves...shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free…”
Abraham Lincoln
in the
Emancipation Proclamation
Issued September 22, 1862; Effective January 1, 1863
 
 
 

 

  
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Founded in 1931, the Crispus Attucks Association takes its name from the great African-American, Crispus Attucks, the first person to die in the Revolutionary War. Today, CA is a multipurpose center and fulfills the following mission statement by offering a full range of services to people from all walks of life: The Crispus Attucks Association of York, Pennsylvania is a comprehensive, non-profit entity dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for a diverse population. We educate, train, and provide personal, social, and economic opportunities while providing affordable housing, revitalizing and developing the community. We respect and value differences and strive to change disharmony into harmony, obstacles into opportunities, disadvantages into possibilities, and challenges into solutions. We develop leaders for tomorrow from the children, youth, families, and adults we serve today.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

September 4, 2008
Day of Action
Annual county-wide volunteer opportunity sponsored by the United Way of York County. For more information or to register please contact the Volunteer Center at 717-846-4477.

September 20, 2008
Emancipation Proclamation Celebration
Martin Library @ 2-5 p.m. See Home page for more information.

October 15, 2008 - March 14, 2009
Giant A+ Program
Use your Giant BONUSCARD and support CA. See Donate page for details.

November 24, 2008
Cultural Thanksgiving
Join fellow community members for a Thanksgiving dinner CA style. See the Events page for details.