Endowment Funds at Hospice & Community Care

Herberge QuiltThe Herberge Endowment Fund, A Hope Chest for the Care of the Amish Community, is an endowment fund that helps support uncompensated care. The Herberge Endowment Fund, A Hope Chest for the Care of the Amish Community, provides hospice care for Amish patients and for others in the community who do not have insurance or who have limited financial resources.

The word herberge is German for a place to stay and rest. Traditionally, Amish girls fill a hope chest with homemade linens and quilts to use for their future homes. The anonymous donors who initiated the Herbage Endowment Fund wish for their gift to benefit future generations of Amish families who need hospice care.

To create or donate to an endowment fund, or to learn more about planned giving, please contact Amy Lewis at (717) 735-8729 or alewis@hospicecommunity.org.