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From finding friends to passing classes, freshman year can be a challenge. Chances are good that navigating the student loan maze will be part of that challenge, as well. Applying for your very first student loan? Don’t wade blindly in the murky waters of financial assistance.

LANCASTER, PA - Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning (LDHL) will increase the number of interest-free college loans available to Lancaster County students from 500 to 600 for the 2017-2018 academic year. Each loan is valued at $1,700. “The average college graduate...

Paying for college is far from easy in today’s economy, and interest-bearing loans only weigh students down. Knowing you’ll need to surrender your savings to interest accrued in addition to what you borrowed often feels as if you’re walking around in wet clothes with...

Looking for a last-minute holiday gift idea? Give the gift of a brighter future by donating towards interest-free student loans.

Finals week is the most dreaded period of a college student’s semester. Exams, papers, presentations…it’s a living hell. You’re uncertain you’ll survive to reap the benefits of the much anticipated, month-long winter break, the light at the end of a seemingly endless...

College enrollment trends might seem like stats that don’t really impact your life. But if you’re considering college or your teenager is starting the process, some trends—and how to overcome them—are worth knowing about. Enrollment in college peaked in 2010, when...

November 18, 2016 To our friends and future leaders, The ExtraGive is here! The single largest day of online giving in Lancaster County has finally arrived, and we need YOUR help to beat our fundraising effort from last year. YOU have the power! You already know the...

Before you head to your local high school football game this Friday, swing by the Extraordinary Give website and help support your team’s prodigies. What is the Extraordinary Give? Each November, the Lancaster County Community Foundation and its sponsors and partners...

Please join us in belatedly welcoming Amy Ezard Heth to our organization. She joined the LDHL team as an assistant administrator in May, and ultimately replaced Barbara Mank as our part-time administrator in July, when Barbara retired. A graduate of Manheim Township...

If you’re like many college students, you swallow each student loan like it’s a nasty medicine: you know it’s going to taste bad, but you also know it’s necessary. Yet, carrying too much student debt might actually hurt you in ways you don’t realize. Here’s what the...