Community Organizations
Local Organizations:
Below you will find information about non-profit community organizations & services in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County:
Senior Organizations / Programs
- Active Seniors Walking Group- 8am Tuesdays and Thursdays, April - October. Call Doug Hoffman (717) 579-8785 or Linda Shakespeare (717) 469-0045 for more info. Click here for a copy of the 2024 Active Seniors Walking Calendar.
- Alzheimer Support is a free service that assists East Hanover families who have loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Through our free search tool and database of Alzheimer’s care facilities, families in need of care for their loved ones can locate licensed care homes and communities in the East Hanover area that are best equipped to provide care for their loved ones.
- Autumn Leaves - Social group for ages 50+.Call 717-469-7514 for more information.
- Autumn Leaves Transportation Services - Monday-Friday transportation for EHT residents ages 60+ or individuals with a disability. Call (717) 469-7514 for more info.
- Shellsville Senior Center - Meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 12:30 pm. Social time with coffee, cookies and pastries in the morning. Lunch served at 11:30 am. RSVP to the office at 717-469-7514 two days before you plan to attend, to receive a lunch, suggesed donation is $1.00/day.
Individuals with Disabilities
- Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association (CATRA)
- Hope Springs Farm - Day program for adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism
Children/Teens
- Cub Sout Pack 362 - Meet Thursdays from 6-7 pm at Shells Church in Grantville. For more information, contact Angie Gonzales at (717) 370-1497
- Girl Scouts - Contact member services 1-800-692-7816 or memberservices@gshpa.org
- Lower Dauphin Communities that Care - Non-profit established to promote the positive development of children.
- Manestreamers - 4-H Horse and Pony Club for ages 8-18.
- PECAN, Inc - Progressive Education of Children in the Arts Network , referral system for children interested in arts. Call (717) 919-4587 for more info.
- Scout BSA Troop 262 Grantville - Meet Sundays from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. For more information, contact Scoutmaster Doug Baker at (717) 903-5441 or heybaker@hotmail.com
Other Services
- Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank
- Dauphin County Library System
- East Hanover Historical Society - Contact Beverly Wyld, (717) 832-2381, bawyld@verizon.net
- East Hanover Lions Club
- Eshleman-Pankake-Wolf VFW Post 9639 (376 N. Crawford Rd, Shellsville
- Grantville Area Food Pantry
- One - Room School House Alumni Association - Call Crist Espenshade (717) 469-1099 for more info.
Environmental / Animal
- Horse-Shoe Trail Conservancy
- Humane Society of Harrisburg
- Manada Conservancy - Your Local Land Trust.
- PAWS - No-kill animal shelter and spay-neuter group.
- Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club