Launch Pad

142,056 children entered the foster care system due to child abuse in 2019. Learn more about how to prevent child abuse at https://www.childwelfare.gov/to/preventing/preventionmonth/ #ChildAbusePreventionMonth #ThrivingFamilies

We’re ready for some cooking volunteers! If you’ve reached out and offered to help already...contact us. We are finally ready! If you want to have a great time helping us not burn stuff...contact us. If you have a favorite recipe that you’ve been wanting to pass on or want to rescue a grilled cheese from potential destruction or maybe just really like bossing people around in the kitchen....contact us. Launch Pad provides the food, you provide hands-on instruction and encouragement. Proficiency with fire extinguisher helpful but not required. Short term and occasional volunteers welcome. [email protected] or Lia at 717-422-8385

Something’s cooking at the Launch Pad! Here’s some of what we learned (and ate) this week.

Move in day at the Launch Pad! We had a young man join our community today. Thank you to the Newville community for accepting us, our donors for supporting us and volunteers for making our shabby building into a home. Thank you all for making this moment a reality.

Did you know January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month? These staggering statistics display how this issue impacts our youth aging out of the foster care system and how important it is that we provide better support for them.

We’ll be here until 8 pm, come on by for cocoa, cookies and a free family photo in front of our lights! Merry Christmas!

Just an another awesome Big Spring graduate being awesome... and spreading some Christmas cheer! Video brought to you by the talented Nathan Brant (Big Spring HS '91) as he reads the original "Twas the Night Before Christmas" Take it away Nathan! ... Merry Christmas to all!!

Hey Newville Friends! We appreciate all your support and kindness through this year. We have been so blessed by this community and we want to pay a little back and spread some Christmas joy. This event is 100% free of charge. It's our gift to you!... Stop by the Launch Pad at 31 E Main St Newville on December 26th or December 28th from 6 pm-8 pm for hot chocolate and Christmas cookies and FREE Christmas pictures of your kids, your parents, your entire family, your dog or just YOU! We'd love to meet more of our neighbors so Bethany and I will be there to meet and greet. If your family has anyone that is vulnerable to COVID and wish for a private appointment, send an email through our Facebook page. Everyone welcome. Pictures will be posted on Facebook for download or sent via email for those without Facebook. Plenty of parking in the back of the building and we will be practicing social distancing. Hope to see you there! Please SHARE! This event takes place outside so dress warm! Merry Christmas to All! Lia

Our Silent Night window display is complete! May the miracle of Christmas fill all hearts with joy. Come visit at 31 E Main St, Newville

Come visit us and 20+ other native Pennsylvania creatures at 31 E Main St, Newville, PA. Merry Christmas! Love, the PA Groundhog.

Come visit Newville for some Christmas cheer. Great decorations throughout the borough. This display is at 31 E Main St, Newville, PA

Merry Christmas! Come visit us at 31 E Main St Newville! It's an easy drive with great decorations on the Newville Road (641) between Carlisle and Newville. Window will be complete by dusk 12/18. Stop by!... Decorations donated by the Frey family and Fourlas family.

Learn more about youth experiencing homelessness from the National Network for Youth. https://nn4youth.org/learn/

Join us today in wearing red to raise awareness for youth experiencing homelessness. #Iwillbeyourvoice

Did you know November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month? Check out some of these statistics to see how this issue impacts our youth aging out of the foster care system.

Looking for some fun Friday night plans?? Come out and join us for a night at the Drive-In and support an amazing organization! The Rotary Club of Mechanicsburg-North has given countless hours of volunteer renovation work at the Launch Pad. They also do so much to help so many other organizations that are serving our community. We are looking forward to being able to give back to an organization that has given so much to the Launch Pad!

Here’s a video for everyone that likes demolition as much as Gary.

Diller Mennonite Church spent the evening moving furniture, appliances and helping us ready the apartments. They also demolished old shelves in the basement, cleaned our carport, saved an old sewing machine and installed new lights. Big WOW to the amount of work this group got done in a few hours. Thank you! Great to spend time with you all.