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A Part of America's Poverty-Fighting Network

Tri County Community Action has been helping people and changing lives throughout Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties for over 50 years. Offering a comprehensive approach to individual, family, and neighborhood success, Tri County Community Action provides a myriad of programming and initiatives around early childhood and family development; employment, education and financial empowerment; housing security; and community development - all to create strong families and thriving communities.

Tri County Community Action’s Promise is to care about the entire community and acknowledges that even today, structural inequities leave some behind. At Tri County Community Action, we are committed to fostering a culture of belonging, and making all communities a better place to live.

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    PAT Program Participant

    I enjoy the [PAT] program because I get to connect with the people who work at Tri County Community Action and other parents.

Our Impact This Year

Everything we do is aimed at disrupting and permanently breaking the cycle of poverty for everyone living in our community. 

Did you know that right now, 51,419 of your neighbors, friends, co-workers, and family members are economically insecure? 

Last year, 38% of the people we helped were working and providing the sole source of income for their households - 63% were women, and 51% of households had children in the home. These were and are hard-working, caring, and productive members of our community - they are YOU - and we helped 31,664 of you stabilize, sustain, and take steps toward economic independence. 

December 31, 2025

Creating Stability: Merideth’s Growth and Change with Lisa Guyer

Lisa Guyer, Housing Security Coordinator, works in low-income communities to assist residents with any obstacles they may face. Each month, Lisa provides a newsletter with information and helpful programs for the neighbors. One month, she focused on scams, which became very relevant for Merideth, a resident who struggles with mental health issues.

Merideth had begun talking online to someone she thought was interested in a relationship with her. However, once she started to trust this person, they started to ask her for money. After sending money, she realized she had fallen for a scam, like one of the ones that Lisa had shared in her monthly newsletter.

Merideth decided to consult with Lisa to get some assistance.  Lisa helped her set up a budget to ensure that she could afford to pay all of her bills each month, including her rent, payments on her furniture, and more. Merideth has been meeting with Lisa consistently to check in and update Lisa on how she is doing.

Lisa says, “Within 5 minutes of showing up to my office, Merideth is there to talk with me about her progress on her finances.” She even helped Lisa decorate her office for the holidays. This allows Merideth to get some socialization, something that she was lacking before she moved into her current housing community. Lisa also helps reassure Merideth when she is hyper-fixated on certain issues.

Lisa hosts monthly programs and events for residents to get advice, resources, and a chance to connect with others, and Merideth consistently shows up to these programs! Stories like Merideth's are why Lisa does what she does. She says that she “loves what she does, being there for the residents, and being a part of a team that is there for people in their times of need.” We look forward to seeing how Merideth continues on her journey to self-sufficiency.

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