For 93 years, Crispus Attucks York (CAY) has led the community in providing social services and wholistic support to help all people learn, work, and thrive. Now, they are expanding their purview to include historical and cultural education through their newest endeavor – the Crispus Attucks History and Culture Center. The 19,450-square-foot award-winning facility, set to open in 2025 with a construction budget of $12.5 million, will honor, celebrate, preserve, and educate the living history and traditions of African Americans within CAY as well as the greater York community and beyond.

Over the past year, the quiet phase of the capital campaign to raise funds for the building has already reached $5.7 million thanks to the generosity of various corporate, foundation, and individual donors, as well as a total of $6 million PA Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) funds. To mark the official beginning of the public phase, CAY held a kickoff event on January 24th, attended by both dignitaries and community members ready and willing to support this historic project. Through this phase of the campaign, CAY’s goal is to raise a total of $150,000.