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Causes: Homeless & Housing, Homeowners & Tenants Associations
Mission: Our caring communities and services assist individuals, families and children in realizing their potential and enjoying the highest possible quality of life through the traditions of freemasonry.
Programs: Continuing care retirement community: provided a wide variety of healthcare and residential services to an aggregate elderly resident population averaging approximately 2,820 throughout the year at five different campuses. Completed construction of a veterans memorial and significant renovations to the retirement living clubhouse at the sewickley location at a cost of approximately 4. 2 million. Completed the second phase of significant renovations to the grand lodge hall at the elizabethtown location at a cost of approximately 6. 5 million. Continued a project to construct 72 retirement living cottages at the elizabethtown location with a projected cost of approximately 28. 5 million. This project will be complete by mid-2018. Provided charity care and care not fully reimbursed by medical assistance totaling approximately 28. 2 million.
children's home: provided a homelike atmosphere and financial support for a resident population averaging approximately 35 children throughout the year at the children's home free of charge.
community service: provided home assistance to people not residing in one of masonic villages' five locations. The cost of this program was 95,443. Awarded scholarships totaling 130,780 to local students who attend or will attend higher education institutions and to qualifying familes for child day care services operated an outreach program that provided information and referral services to people needing help with various aspects of long-term care, including governmental programs available, selecting a long-term care facility, insurance, transportation, and counseling. The cost of this program was 787. Contributed approximately 2,231,000 to the masonic library and museum of pennsylvania (a national historic landmark) and approximately 358,000 to the pennsylvania masonic youth foundation (both are 501(c)(3) charitable organizations), providing funding to help them fulfill their respective missions. Provided meeting and conference facilities at no cost or reduced cost for use by several not-for-profit and community organizations.