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York City proclaims January 2025 National Poverty Awareness Month, highlights Community Progress Council services
Summary
Council read a proclamation designating January 2025 as National Poverty Awareness Month and heard remarks from Community Progress Council about integrated services and outcomes for York-area families.
York City Council on Jan. 21 proclaimed January 2025 as National Poverty Awareness Month and invited residents to support the Community Progress Council, which the proclamation cited for providing services to nearly 14,000 people last year in York County.
Robin Bridal, chief executive officer of the Community Progress Council, thanked council for the recognition and described the agency’s whole-family coaching approach. Bridal said Community Progress Council assigns a coach to families to help them set and meet goals, and that about 60–65% of the 14,000 people served last year were York City residents. She said families engaged in intensive coaching averaged an income increase of about $6,060 in the past year and emphasized the organization’s 60th anniversary.
Councilors thanked the agency and acknowledged its role in delivering services during periods of extreme cold. The proclamation text in the meeting cited U.S. poverty measures and local self-sufficiency metrics, and asked residents to support the organization’s work to help families achieve economic stability.
Community Progress Council representatives in the chamber included board members Betsy Buckingham and Jenna Jansen. Council encouraged residents to contact CPC for services and noted the city’s ongoing partnership with the organization.
